English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1: Pre-1900 Drama & Poetry (40%) 2 hours 30 minutes written exam Two essay questions on Hamlet One essay question from a choice of six comparing The Duchess of Malfi and Paradise Lost Books IX & X Paper 2: Comparative & Contextual Study - American Literature 1880-1940 (40%) 2 hours 30 minutes written exam One essay question on an unseen extract from an American novel or short story One essay question from a choice of three comparing The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath and any wider reading Non-examined Assessment (NEA) (20%) Two coursework essays, internally assessed and externally moderated 1000-word essay analysing the poetry of Yeats 2000-word essay comparing two post-1900 texts (one drama and one prose), one of which will be post-2000