English Literature

Assessment

Unit 1: Drama 30% Tragedy Section A: One essay question on William Shakespeare’s Othello incorporating critical interpretations from wider reading. Total marks: 35 Section B: One essay question on Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Total marks: 25 Unit 2: Prose 20% Science and society One essay comparing Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Total marks: 40 Unit 3: Poetry 30% Modern Poetry Section A: One essay comparing a poem from the Poems of the Decade anthology to an unseen poem. Total marks: 30 The Medieval Period Section B: One essay on a selected extract from Geoffrey Chaucer’s ‘The Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale’ and an extract selection of your choice. Total marks: 30 Unit 4: Coursework 20% One comparative essay on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and a text of your choice incorporating critical interpretations. Total marks: 60