Refreshed anthology for AS and A Level English Language and Literature
27 August 2021
This update was originally published on 5 July 2021.
Printed copies of the refreshed Anthology (version 3) are now available for you to order from the English Language and Literature qualification page. To view the order form, please click the Start button at the bottom of the screen. The digital version is also available for you to view and download from Interchange.
In October 2020, we informed you we'd be refreshing the Anthology of Texts for AS and A Level English Language and Literature qualifications (H074/H474).
We can now confirm our refreshed anthology (version 3) will be available for first teaching in September 2021 with first assessment for AS Level in June 2022 and first assessment for A Level in June 2023.
Our current anthology (version 2.1) will continue to be used for current year 12 students until the final assessment date of June 2022.
Both versions of the anthology will be available to download from Interchange, and from the Planning and Teaching > Anthology of texts section of our English Language and Literature qualification web page. We'll let you know when this becomes available.
What has changed in the latest anthology?
In version 3 of the anthology, we have replaced five text extracts:
- David Frost: The Frost Tapes – Frost / Biden Bonus Interview, 1987 replaces Russell Brand Evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee, 2012
- This American Life ‘Three Miles’, 2015 replaces Female Police Officer: Working Story, 2016
- Maggie O’Farrell: Extract from I am, I am, I am, 2017 replaces Craig Brown: Obama Buys Ice-cream, 2009
- Malaka Gharib: I Was Their American Dream, 2019 replaces Marjane Satrapi: Persepolis – ‘Kim Wilde’, 2000
- This Morning: Nadiya Hussain Talks Food, Family and Fame, 2019 replaces Jamie Oliver: TV Show – Speaking to Camera, 2001
For further details on our choice of new extracts, please read our latest blog.
We will let you know once the printed versions of the anthology are available to order.
If you have any queries about this update, please call our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998, or email us at english@ocr.org.uk.
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