English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1 – 2 ½ hours – closed book – 40% Literary Genre: Comedy (Twelfth Night; The Importance of Being Earnest; Poetry Anthology) This unit introduces the comic genre in dramatic play-script. You will study three texts: Twelfth Night; The Importance of Being Earnest and some poetry from the AQA Anthology. You will engage with the way Comedy affects the audience, the writer’s craft, and acting as a commentary on the real world. Paper 2 – 3 hours - open book – 40% Texts and Genres (William Blake – Songs of Innocence and Experience, The Kite Runner, The Handmaid’s Tale) In texts and genres, you will study political and social protest literature through the ages, from Blake’s work during the Industrial Revolution to the modern era. Coursework- You will study two texts independently: one poetry and one prose text. Informed by the study of the Critical Anthology, you are required to write two essays of 1,250–1,500 words each.