English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1 Literary Genres Option 1B: Aspects of tragedy Study of three texts: Othello, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Death of a Salesman Written exam, closed book 75 marks, 40% of A-Level Section A: one passage-based question on Othello (25 marks) Section B: one essay question on Othello (25 marks) Paper 2 Texts and Genres Option 2A: Elements of crime writing Study of three texts: Atonement, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Brighton Rock Written exam, open book 75 marks, 40% of A-Level Section A: one compulsory question on an unseen passage (25 marks) Section B: one essay question on set text (25 marks) Section C: one essay question on The Tess Section C: one essay question which of the D'Urbervilles and Death of a Salesman (25 marks) connects two texts (25 marks) + Non-exam assessment: theory and independence. Two essays of 1250-1500 words, each responding to a different text and linking it to a different method of literary criticism. 50 marks, 20% of A-Level. The NEA is assessed by teachers and moderated by AQA.