English Language

Assessment

Paper 1 (40% of final grade) ● Meanings and Representations (2 hours 30 mins) o Two texts linked by a theme (could be anything at all - cars, cooking, and Clip n Climb have all come up in recent years!) to analyze in detail and compare (1 hour 30 mins) ● CLA o A choice of essay debate question on either CLA speaking or CLA Reading/Writing (1 hour) Paper 2 (40%of final grade) ● AS and A Level content (2 hours 30 mins) o Any of the 6 content areas mentioned above can be tested through a choice of essay debate questions. These require you to choose one area apply the theory you have learned and consider its strengths and weaknesses concerning that particular area of language use. o In addition to this, you will read a pair of texts on a language issue (such as gender, change, etc) and write a comparative analysis of them o Finally, you will write an article based on these two texts. NEA - Non-Examined Assessment (coursework) (20%of final grade) ● You will conduct a language investigation on a topic of your choice based on your Y12 study of language ● You will write a short piece on a topic of your choice, in a style of your choosing, based on a style model. You will then write a short commentary comparing the two