English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1 - Literary Genres 2 hours 30 minutes closed book, 40% of A Level, 75 marks Section A: One passage-based question on set Shakespeare text. Section B: One essay question on set Shakespeare text. Section C: One essay question linking two texts. 3 hours open book, 40% of A Level, 75 marks Paper 2 - Texts & Genres 3 hours open book, 40% of A Level, 75 marks Study of 3 texts. Section A: One unseen Crime passage. Section B: One essay question on a Crime text. Section C: One essay question on two Crime texts. Coursework – Theory and Independence 50 marks 20% of A Level Study of two texts: one poetry and one prose text, informed by study of the Critical Anthology (students have a free choice of one poetry and one prose text). Two essays of 1250-1500 words.