The Areas of Exploration are broad conceptual lenses which can be addressed in many different ways, for instance in choice of text, in points of comparison or contrast, or in the way a unit of work is put together.  At times, you might find yourself addressing each 'area' in isolation, but it is more likely that they will overlap, providing different ways of thinking about literary works that will, ideally, encourage students to think more critically as well as imaginatively about the value or reading, writing and talking about literature.