Unit 1: Love Through the Ages Students answer questions on Shakespeare's text and unseen poetry. The Shakespeare plays on offer include Othello and The Taming of the Shrew. Students are also required to compare a prose text with poetry from an AQA anthology. Prose texts include, amongst others: Wuthering Heights, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, The Great Gatsby and A Room with a View. Unit 2: Texts in Shared Contexts Students have to answer on a set text, an unseen extract and also have to compare and contrast two other set texts. Students study one prose, one poetry and one drama text, one of which must be written post-2000. Candidates study one of the following two topics: WW1 and its Aftermath or Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day/ Unit 3: Texts Across Time This is an NEA module consisting of one extended essay of up to 2,500 words. It is a comparative critical study of two texts on a theme, one of which must have been written before 1900. Candidates are expected to show independent study skills, and one of the texts must be studied with minimal guidance and will not be taught in normal class time.