English Literature

Assessment

Component 1 Shakespeare (Hamlet) Drama and poetry pre-1900 (Paradise Lost and A Doll’s House) Written examination. Closed text. 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) Component 2 Close reading of an unseen text in chosen topic area (The Gothic) Comparative and contextual study from chosen topic area (Dracula and The Bloody Chamber) Written examination. Closed text. 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) Component 3 Literature post-1900 (for example, Mrs Dalloway, A Streetcar Named Desire and Of Mutability) Non-examined assessment: critical piece OR re-creative writing piece with commentary (20%)