How many wider reading? 'Love Through the Ages' AQA A2

How many pieces of wider reading should we use in question 1 and 2? My teacher said the essay should be around 30% wider reading. Would 2 pieces of wider reading for question 1 (e.g two poems compared to each extract), and 2 pieces for question 2 (of each genre, e.g a novel and a play) be enough?This is with the intent to secure an A/A* grade.

Thank you.

PS: what's everyone using for wider reading?

How many pieces of wider reading should we use in question 1 and 2? My teacher said the essay should be around 30% wider reading. Would 2 pieces of wider reading for question 1 (e.g two poems compared to each extract), and 2 pieces for question 2 (of each genre, e.g a novel and a play) be enough?This is with the intent to secure an A/A* grade.

Thank you.

PS: what's everyone using for wider reading?

It's probably more better if you choose at least 4-6 wider reading, usually 2 poems, 2 dramas and 2 prose. That's literally it to be honest. I remember our teachers said to us is that if section A were to compare poems, then for Section b (even though u can refer to all 3 genres), just stick to the two remaining ones for your wider reading).

When i studied the exam, i did way too many. Things were like DH Lawrence poems, Pride and Prejudice, Ruth, A Streetcar Named Desire (as a class), a Woman of No Importance (as a class).

Also try and split your text of three generations; Jacobean>Victorian>Modernism or Medieval, Enlightenment, Post-Modernism; etc etc.

How would you go about last minute wider reading? In class we just bought in some extracts from other books and went through them as a class but I'm really panicky. Should I have a few quotes or would it be better to have a thorough understanding of the texts instead? I feel so ill prepared for this exam as well as my AS resit for it.