English Literature

Assessment

Three Units: two by examination and one by coursework Unit 1: Love Through the Ages (Examination: 3 hours) Section A: Shakespeare – one play text Section B: Unseen Poetry – AQA Poetry Anthology Section C: Comparing Texts – comparison of two texts (poetry and prose) Unit 2: Texts in Shared Contexts: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day (Examination: 2 hours 30 mins) Section A: Set Texts – one prose text Section B: Contextual Linking – one poetry text and one drama text Non-Examined Assessment Unit: Independent Critical Study (Coursework) Comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900.