English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1: Love Through the Ages • 3 hours; 75 marks; 40% of A Level • Section A: Shakespeare - one passage-based question with linked essay • Section B: Unseen poetry - compulsory essay on two unseen poems • Section C: Comparing texts - one essay question linking two texts Non-exam Assessment: Independent critical study, texts across time, 50 marks, 20% of A Level, assessed by the teacher and externally moderated. A comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900. This takes the form of a 2500-word essay. Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts • 2 hours 30 minutes; 75 marks; 40% of A Level • Section A: Set texts- one essay question on set text • Section B: Contextual linking - One compulsory question on an unseen extract. - One essay question linking two texts.