The course covers a wide range of texts from across genres and historical periods including novels, plays and poetry. The coursework unit at A level also allows for independent text choices. The course builds on and develops skills used at GCSE English but you will find it more demanding. You will have to start considering how contextual information affects the way we read a text (for example how Shakespeare’s plays reflect the worries and controversies of Elizabethan London) – and relate your ideas to how other people have analysed the text in the past.
GCSE, OCRN or BTEC equivalent exam entry requirement of 5+ 9 – 4 grades (A* – C in the legacy system).
Paper 1: Literary genres Written examination (closed book) 2 hours 30 minutes 75 marks 40% of A Level Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second drama text and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900 - Section A: one passage-based question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) - Section B: one essay question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) - Section C: one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts and genres (open-book) Written examination 3 hours 75 marks 40% of A Level Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose text; one poetry and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900. The exam will include an unseen passage. - Section A: one compulsory question on an unseen passage (25 marks) - Section B: one essay question on set text (25 marks) - Section C: one essay question which connects two texts (25 marks) Non-exam assessment: Theory and Independence Coursework 20% of A Level Study of two texts: one poetry and one prose text, informed by study of the Critical Anthology Two essays of 1,250–1,500 words, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspects of the Critical anthology
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Park Road, Ware, SG12 0DP |
The course covers a wide range of texts from across genres and historical periods including novels, plays and poetry. The coursework unit at A level also allows for independent text choices. The course builds on and develops skills used at GCSE English but you will find it more demanding. You will have to start considering how contextual information affects the way we read a text (for example how Shakespeare’s plays reflect the worries and controversies of Elizabethan London) – and relate your ideas to how other people have analysed the text in the past.
GCSE, OCRN or BTEC equivalent exam entry requirement of 5+ 9 – 4 grades (A* – C in the legacy system).
Paper 1: Literary genres Written examination (closed book) 2 hours 30 minutes 75 marks 40% of A Level Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second drama text and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900 - Section A: one passage-based question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) - Section B: one essay question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) - Section C: one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts and genres (open-book) Written examination 3 hours 75 marks 40% of A Level Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose text; one poetry and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900. The exam will include an unseen passage. - Section A: one compulsory question on an unseen passage (25 marks) - Section B: one essay question on set text (25 marks) - Section C: one essay question which connects two texts (25 marks) Non-exam assessment: Theory and Independence Coursework 20% of A Level Study of two texts: one poetry and one prose text, informed by study of the Critical Anthology Two essays of 1,250–1,500 words, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspects of the Critical anthology