English Language and Literature

Assessment

Component 1: Poetry and Prose - open text exam following the study of an Anthology of pre1914 poetry and a novel. Component 2: Drama - closed text exam following the study of a Shakespeare play and a play written after 1900. Component 3: Non-Literary Texts - unseen extracts exam following the study of spoken English; closed text exam based on the study of a non-literary text. Component 4: Non-exam assessment - 3,500 words. Critical study of a prose genre and also 2 pieces of individual creative writing related to that genre.