English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1: Love through the ages Study of three texts: The Great Gatsby, Othello, and Love Poetry before 1900. Examination will include two unseen poems. • Written exam: 3 hours • Open book in Section C only • 75 marks • 40% of A-Level Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts Option 2B: Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day. Study of three texts: A Streetcar Named Desire, Feminine Gospels, and The Color Purple. The examination will include an unseen prose extract. The examination will include an unseen prose extract. • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • Open book • 75 marks • 40% of A-Level Non-exam assessment: Independent critical study: texts across time Comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900. One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography. • 50 marks • 20% of A-Level • assessed by teachers • moderated by AQ