English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1: Literary genres Written examination (closed book) 2 hours 30 minutes 75 marks 40% of A Level Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second drama text and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900 - Section A: one passage-based question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) - Section B: one essay question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) - Section C: one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts and genres (open-book) Written examination 3 hours 75 marks 40% of A Level Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose text; one poetry and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900. The exam will include an unseen passage. - Section A: one compulsory question on an unseen passage (25 marks) - Section B: one essay question on set text (25 marks) - Section C: one essay question which connects two texts (25 marks) Non-exam assessment: Theory and Independence Coursework 20% of A Level Study of two texts: one poetry and one prose text, informed by study of the Critical Anthology Two essays of 1,250–1,500 words, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspects of the Critical anthology