English Literature

Assessment

Examination unit: Literary genres: Comedy (2 hours 30 minutes - Written paper – 40% of A Level) You will study three texts, including a play by Shakespeare, a second play and one text written before 1900. Examination unit: Texts and genres: Crime writing (3 hours - Written paper – 40% of A Level) You will study three texts, including a novel published after 2000, a collection or extended work of poetry and a further text written before 1900. Coursework unit: Theory and Independence (20% of A Level - two essays of approx. 1500 words) You will choose one poetry and one prose text to read and study, before writing a critical response incorporating your understanding of a range of critical and literary theory