English Language and Literature

Assessment

Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts: Paper 1 – One hour exam – Anthology of texts, worth 16% of the marks. Paper 2 – Two hour exam – The language of poetry and plays. Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience and Shakespeare’s Othello, worth 32% of the marks. Paper 3 – Two hour exam – Reading as a writer, writing as a reader. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and creative writing task, worth 32% of the marks. Independent study: analysing and producing texts – comparison of non-fiction writing and creative writing task, coursework, worth 20% of the marks.