English Language

Assessment

Unit 1 – Examination in June in Year 13. - One exam, lasting 2 hours 30 minutes. Section A contains three compulsory questions based on Textual Variations and Representations requiring analysis and comparison of unseen data. - Section B focuses on Children’s Language Development with a choice of two questions using unseen data. - 40% of A Level. Unit 2 – Examination in June in Year 13. - One exam, lasting 2 hours 30 minutes. Section A contains a choice of two essay questions on Language Diversity and Change. - Section B contains two compulsory questions based on Language Discourses, including a directed writing response. 40% of A Level. Unit 3 – Non-exam assessment. Two sections: a language investigation and a piece of original writing supported by a commentary. 20% of A Level.