English Literature

Assessment

PAPER 1 – Love Through the Ages • Written Exam: 3 Hours • Open Book, Section C only • 75 Marks • 40% of A-Level Questions: • Section A: Shakespeare one passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks) • Section B: Unseen Poetry compulsory essay question on two unseen poems (25 marks) • Section C comparing texts one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) PAPER 2 – Texts in Shared Contexts • Written exam 2 hours 30 minutes. • Open Book • 75 Marks • 40% of A-Level Questions: • Section A: one essay on set text (25 Marks) • Section B: Contextual Linking - One compulsory question on an unseen prose extract (25 Marks) - One essay question linking two texts (25 Marks)