OCR As English Literature Paper 1 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official OCR AS Level English Literature H072/01 Shakespeare and Poetry pre-1900 mark scheme from the June 2025 exam series. This examiner-approved PDF contains detailed level descriptors, assessment-objective guidance, indicative content, examiner commentary and marking principles used to assess candidate responses in the live OCR examination.

This OCR H072/01 June 2025 mark scheme includes full examiner guidance for Shakespeare texts such as Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Richard III, Coriolanus and Measure for Measure, alongside Poetry pre-1900 commentary for Chaucer, Milton, Coleridge, Tennyson and Christina Rossetti. The document explains how OCR rewards AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 and AO5 skills, including dramatic analysis, verse-form interpretation, contextual understanding and literary argument development. It also contains detailed Level 1–6 descriptors, assessment-objective weighting grids and indicative interpretations for every question in the paper. Pair it with the matching OCR H072/01 June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and timed essay practice. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, mobile-friendly and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net.

This document is designed for Year 12 OCR AS Level English Literature students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including resit candidates, independent learners and home-schooled students seeking examiner-level insight into Shakespeare and Poetry pre-1900 assessment standards.

Teachers, tutors, sixth-form English departments and revision-course providers can use this examiner mark scheme to deliver assessment-objective workshops, timed-marking exercises, comparative-analysis lessons and model-essay training sessions. It is especially valuable for students aiming to achieve Level 5 and Level 6 responses in OCR literary-analysis essays.