OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official OCR A Level English Literature H472/02 Comparative and Contextual Study mark scheme from the June 2025 exam series. This downloadable PDF contains the examiner-approved marking guidance, assessment-objective breakdowns, comparative-analysis criteria, contextual-analysis expectations, unseen-passage commentary guidance, and level descriptors used by OCR examiners during the 2025 marking process.

Use this mark scheme to master OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2 topics including comparative literary analysis, contextual interpretation, dystopian fiction, Gothic literature, American Literature 1880–1940, women in literature, and the immigrant experience. The document provides detailed examiner guidance for texts including The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, Dracula, The Bloody Chamber, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mrs Dalloway, Sense and Sensibility, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Call It Sleep. It explains exactly how OCR awards marks across AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4, and AO5 for both unseen critical appreciations and comparative essays, helping students understand top-band literary analysis, contextual evaluation, and comparative argument structure. Pair it with the matching OCR H472/02 June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard practice and accurate self-marking. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade OCR English Literature revision.

This document is designed for OCR A Level English Literature students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including Year 13 students, retake candidates targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, private candidates, and home-schooled students studying comparative and contextual literature. It is especially valuable for candidates aiming to improve OCR-specific comparative-analysis technique, contextual interpretation, unseen-passage analysis, and literary essay structure across multiple thematic pathways.

It is also essential for English Literature teachers, sixth-form colleges, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting revision at home. The mark scheme can be used for examiner-style assessment, timed mock marking, comparative-literature workshops, AO1–AO5 performance tracking, contextual-analysis exercises, and identifying weaknesses in literary interpretation before the 2026 OCR English Literature examinations.