English Literature

Assessment

Considerable emphasis is placed upon class discussion. Independent study is encouraged. Opportunities for student presentations are frequent and popular. Exams are taken at the end of Year 13. Year 12: ’Othello’, ‘Death of a Salesman’, The poetry of Keats. Year 13: ‘The Kite Runner’, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, The Poetry of Blake, Unseen extracts. Final examinations: Exam 1: 2 hours 30 minutes • closed book • 75 marks • 40% of A-level Exam 2: 3 hours • open book • 75 marks • 40% of A-level Non-exam assessment: • 50 marks • 20% of A-level • assessed by teachers This consists of two essays totaling 3000 words. Each of these essays will respond to a different text.