1. Edexcel GCE Advanced Subsidiary English Language and Literature Paper 2 (8EL0/02) June 2016, 1 hour 30 minutes, total 50 marks, two sections: Section A and Section B 2. Section A: prose fiction extract analysis, choice among eight questions on themes including Society and the Individual, Love and Loss, Encounters, and Crossing Boundaries 3. Focus on detailed literary and linguistic analysis of extracts from classic and modern novels: The Great Gatsby, Great Expectations, A Single Man, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, A Room with a View, Wuthering Heights, Wide Sargasso Sea, Dracula 4. Questions emphasize author′s use of language, literary techniques, thematic significance within entire novel, and relevant historical/cultural contexts 5. Section B: unseen poetry analysis (not visible in excerpt), requiring critical evaluation, interpretation of language, form, and structure, and personal response 6. Exam skills target critical thinking, textual engagement, literary terminology knowledge, contextual awareness, and coherent essay writing for AS English Literature students