English Literature

Assessment

A level Paper 1: Literary Genres. 40% of A Level; 2½ hours. This exam will be focused on three brilliant comedy or tragedy texts, such as The Importance of Being Earnest, Twelfth Night and a collection of poetry. A level Paper 2: Texts and Genres. 40% of A Level; 3 hours. This paper will focus on political and social protest writing or crime writing. Texts could include fantastic modern fiction such as Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, a classic play such as A Doll’s House and a ‘collection of poetry by William Blake’. A-level Coursework: Two 1500-word essays. 20% of A Level. You will study two texts, such as Fahrenheit 451 and ‘the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy’. You will write a 1500-word essay about each one, linking each text to a different literary theory such as feminism and Marxism.