tips on English literature A-level essay

Hey everyone, I hope you're good, I was wondering if there are any tips in essay writing for the top marks? Im at b+c grade but unsure on how to improve to get an A. I've asked teachers but they dont give clear answers, so any examples will be appreciated, thank you !

Heed all the relevant assessment objectives (AOs). You're rarely holistically assessed (unless you're with AQA). You don't want to waste space on the page, and you want your essay to focus on the task. You should have already done this when you were in secondary school, but it's more important than ever in sixth form.

When AO2 is assessed, try and combine language, structure and form into one point (or at least two out of the three), and look for patterns. This is more sophisticated than the analysis requirements at GCSE.

Do your best to integrate context if it isn't already an AO3 habit, because this is practically demanded at A Level. The same is true for any textual comparisons (AO4).

In terms of structure, your essays don't have to be shockingly different from those at GCSE. Their content just has to be more elaborate, but you don't have to necessarily forsake that 'winning formula'.

I'm with AQA, what do you mean by holistically assessed? Also thank you for the rest of the advice, ill take it into consideration !

If you're holistically assessed, the examiner takes all the AOs into consideration.