English Literature

Assessment

Component 1 – Shakespeare and Drama and Poetry pre-1900. Students currently study Hamlet, and compare the Selected Poetry of Christina Rossetti with Henrik Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House. Component 2 – Close reading in a chosen topic area and comparative and contextual study from a chosen topic area. Students currently study dystopian fiction. George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are the starting points for comparative study. Component 3 – Non-exam Assessment. Students produce two essays on post-1900 texts: one close reading, and one comparative.