English Literature

Assessment

The first unit encourages students to explore aspects of a central literary theme as seen over time, using set texts and unseen material, including one Shakespeare play and one anthology of love poetry. The second unit enables students to explore aspects of literature connected through a period of time - either World War I and its aftermath or Modern Times (literature from 1945 to the present day). Assessment is by two examinations and one piece of coursework - an extended essay of 2,500 words, with bibliography, consisting of a comparative critical study of two texts by two different authors. At least one of the texts must have been written pre-1900.