English Literature

Assessment

Component 1: Drama (external, 30% of qualification) •Written examination, lasting 2 hours. •Open book – clean copies of the drama texts can be taken into the examination. •Total of 70 marks available – 40 marks for Section A and 30 marks for Section B. •Two sections: students answer one question from a choice of two on their studied text for both Section A and Section B. •Section A – Shakespeare: one essay question, incorporating ideas from wider critical reading. •Section B – Other drama: one essay question. Component 2: Prose (external, 20% of qualification) •Written examination, lasting 1 hour 15 minutes. •Open book – clean copies of the prose texts can be taken into the examination. •Total of 40 marks available. •Students answer one comparative essay question from a choice of two on their studied texts. Component 3: Poetry (external, 30% of qualification) •Written examination, lasting 2 hours. •Open book – clean copies of the poetry texts can be taken into the examination. •Total of 60 marks available – 20 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B. •Two sections: students answer the question on the unseen poem and one question from a choice of two on their studied text. •Section A – Unseen Poetry: one essay question on an unseen modern poem written post 2000 (AO1, AO2 assessed). •Section B – Prescribed Poetry: one essay question (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 assessed). Coursework (internal, 20% of qualification) •one extended comparative essay referring to two texts •advisory total word count is 2500- 3000 words