English Literature

Assessment

The course has three assessed elements: Paper 1: Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 – exam is worth 40% of the A level In Section 1: Shakespeare – pupils study Hamlet In Section 2: Drama and poetry pre-1900, pupils study: John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi and John Milton’s Paradise Lost Books 9 & 10. Paper 2: Comparative and Contextual Study – exam is worth 40% of the A level Depending on the teaching set, pupils will study: • The Gothic – Angela Carter: The Bloody Chamber and Other Studies and Bram Stoker: Dracula or • Women in Literature – Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility and Virginia Woolf: Mrs Dalloway. Coursework: Literature Post-1900 – worth 20% of the A level This component encourages individual study, interest and enjoyment of modern literature. Pupils study three literary texts, chosen by their teacher. There are two tasks: 1. Close reading or re-creative writing with commentary – both must be based on one literary text 2. Comparative essay which must be based on two literary texts.