English Literature

Assessment

Paper One: Love Through the Ages: 40% of total A Level, 3 hours. Section A: Shakespeare: one passage-based question with linked essay (closed book). Section B: Unseen poetry: comparing two unseen poems. Section C: Comparing two texts that have been studied in class (open book). Paper Two: Texts in Context: 40% of total A Level, 2½ hours. Section A: Set Texts: One essay on a set text that has been studied in class (open book). Section B: Unseen Prose. Section C: Comparing two further set texts that have been studied in class (open book). Non-Examination Unit: 20% of total A Level 2500 word essay comparing two texts of the student’s choice; one of which must have been written pre-1900.