As an A Level English Literature pupil, you will learn to evaluate literary texts from a range of genres and time periods. You will also learn to assess these texts in terms of their literary, historical and cultural contexts as well as to compare them with one another. You will hone your abilities to express your ideas in discussion and to communicate them on paper.
A Level English at Framlingham College is very much a Literature, rather than a Language, course. If you have enjoyed and been successful at GCSE or IGCSE English Literature, then there’s a good chance the same will be true of A Level.
Paper 1: Love Through the Ages - Shakespeare and Poetry Study of three texts: one poetry and one prose text, of which one must be written pre-1900, and one Shakespeare play. Examination will include two unseen poems. Assessed: Written exam: 3 hours 75 marks 40% of A Level Section A: Shakespeare: one passage-based question with linked essay. Closed book. (25 marks) Section B: Unseen poetry: compulsory essay question on two unseen poems (25 marks) Section C: Comparing texts: one essay question linking two texts. Open Book (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day. Study of three texts: one prose, one poetry, and one drama, of which one must be written post-2000. Examination will include an unseen extract. Open Book. Assessed: Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 75 marks 40% of A Level • Section A: Set texts. One essay question on set text. Open Book (25 marks) • Section B: Contextual linking: One compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 marks) One essay question linking two texts. Open book (25 marks) Non-examination assessment: Independent critical study: • Texts across time: • Comparative critical study of two texts – one is studied by all and the second is your choice as a pupil (One must be written pre-1900) • One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography • 50 marks • 20% of A Level • Assessed by teachers and moderated by examination board
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| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Suffolk |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day £10,869 - £28,486; Boarding £27,838 - £38,556 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | College Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, IP13 9EY |
As an A Level English Literature pupil, you will learn to evaluate literary texts from a range of genres and time periods. You will also learn to assess these texts in terms of their literary, historical and cultural contexts as well as to compare them with one another. You will hone your abilities to express your ideas in discussion and to communicate them on paper.
A Level English at Framlingham College is very much a Literature, rather than a Language, course. If you have enjoyed and been successful at GCSE or IGCSE English Literature, then there’s a good chance the same will be true of A Level.
Paper 1: Love Through the Ages - Shakespeare and Poetry Study of three texts: one poetry and one prose text, of which one must be written pre-1900, and one Shakespeare play. Examination will include two unseen poems. Assessed: Written exam: 3 hours 75 marks 40% of A Level Section A: Shakespeare: one passage-based question with linked essay. Closed book. (25 marks) Section B: Unseen poetry: compulsory essay question on two unseen poems (25 marks) Section C: Comparing texts: one essay question linking two texts. Open Book (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day. Study of three texts: one prose, one poetry, and one drama, of which one must be written post-2000. Examination will include an unseen extract. Open Book. Assessed: Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 75 marks 40% of A Level • Section A: Set texts. One essay question on set text. Open Book (25 marks) • Section B: Contextual linking: One compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 marks) One essay question linking two texts. Open book (25 marks) Non-examination assessment: Independent critical study: • Texts across time: • Comparative critical study of two texts – one is studied by all and the second is your choice as a pupil (One must be written pre-1900) • One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography • 50 marks • 20% of A Level • Assessed by teachers and moderated by examination board