English Language and Literature

Assessment

The course at Caludon is a two-year linear course with all examinations completed at the end of the second year of study. Paper 1: Telling Stories (40% of A-level/100 marks) Remembered Places and Poetic Voices prose Assessed by a written exam: 3 hours Section A – Remembered Places. This section is closed book. One compulsory question on the AQA Anthology: Paris (40 marks) Section B – Imagined Worlds. This section is open book. One question from a choice of two on The Handmaid’s Tale (35 marks) Section C – Poetic Voices. This section is open book. One question from a choice of two on Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry (25 marks) Paper 2: Exploring Conflict (40% of A-level/100 marks) Writing about Society and re-creative writing based on set texts Assessed by an open book written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes Section A – Writing about Society. One piece of re-creative writing using The Great Gatsby (25 marks) Critical commentary (30 marks) Section B – Dramatic Encounters. One question from a choice of two on A Streetcar Named Desire (45 marks)