Unit 1: Love through the ages: Study of a variety of texts: one Shakespeare play, one prose text and one AQA anthology of love poetry through the ages (pre-1900). Unseen love poetry. Unit 2: Texts in a shared context: For this unit students will study either the literature of WW1 and its aftermath or texts from Modern Times: literature from 1945 to the present day. Study of three texts: one prose, one poetry, and one drama, of which one must be written post-2000. Examination will include an unseen prose extract. Unit 3: Non-exam assessment: independent critical study on texts across time: Students are required to produce a 2,500 word extended critical essay on texts of their choice.
• A minimum of five GCSE grades 9 to 5, with at least grade 5 in English and Mathematics. • GCSE grade 6 in English Literature and grade 6 English Language.
Paper 1: Love through the ages 40%: Students are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of various texts on the theme of ‘Love through the ages’: one play, two unseen love poems, and one prose text compared with some set text poems. Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts 40% : Students are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of the literature of WW1 and its aftermath or Modern Times. Paper 3: Non-exam assessment essay 20%: Students produce a 2,500 word extended critical essay on texts of their choice.
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Unit 1: Love through the ages: Study of a variety of texts: one Shakespeare play, one prose text and one AQA anthology of love poetry through the ages (pre-1900). Unseen love poetry. Unit 2: Texts in a shared context: For this unit students will study either the literature of WW1 and its aftermath or texts from Modern Times: literature from 1945 to the present day. Study of three texts: one prose, one poetry, and one drama, of which one must be written post-2000. Examination will include an unseen prose extract. Unit 3: Non-exam assessment: independent critical study on texts across time: Students are required to produce a 2,500 word extended critical essay on texts of their choice.
• A minimum of five GCSE grades 9 to 5, with at least grade 5 in English and Mathematics. • GCSE grade 6 in English Literature and grade 6 English Language.
Paper 1: Love through the ages 40%: Students are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of various texts on the theme of ‘Love through the ages’: one play, two unseen love poems, and one prose text compared with some set text poems. Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts 40% : Students are assessed on their knowledge and understanding of the literature of WW1 and its aftermath or Modern Times. Paper 3: Non-exam assessment essay 20%: Students produce a 2,500 word extended critical essay on texts of their choice.