A-level English

Hi, I’m a year 12 English literature student and have experienced a couple initial assessments however, my teacher has picked up on my structure, I followed PETAL (Point, evidence, technique, analysis and link -context and question-), for this structure I was also taught to front load my context and to organise my paragraph openings through History, writer, text whilst constantly referring back to my contextual opening throughout my writing to reinforce the writer’s intentions. This, I believe, further encouraged me to achieve a grade 8 in my GCSEs, however my current teacher - I’ve changed schools - has said that I should not front load my context, but I now seem too focused on not doing that, that I screw up my essay, is there a set structure that is followed at A-level, potentially and anagram that I could follow to achieve high marks?
Thank you

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Adam_jar

At A-level, there isn't a single rigid structure, but it’s more about making sure you focus on a clear argument. You can still use the basic PETAL structure, but maybe try focusing more on your analysis and integrating context where it naturally fits, rather than front-loading it