A Level English Literature

Assessment

Year 12 (AS) Paper 1: Love through the ages: Shakespeare and Poetry. Study of two texts: one Shakespeare play and one AQA anthology of love poetry through the ages (pre-1900 or post-1900) Assessed • written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • closed book • 50 marks • 50% of AS level Questions Section A: Shakespeare. One passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks) Section B: Poetry. One question on printed poem (25 marks) e through the ages: prose Paper 2: Love through the ages: Prose Study of two prose texts. Examination will include an unseen prose extract Assessed • written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • open book • 50 marks • 50% of AS level Questions Section A: Unseen prose. One compulsory question on unseen prose extract (25 marks) Section B: Comparing prose texts. One comparative question on two prose texts (25 marks) Year 13 (A Level) Paper 1: Love through the ages Study of three texts: one poetry and one prose text, of which one must be written pre-1900, and one Shakespeare play. Examination will include two unseen poems Assessed • written exam: 3 hours • open book in Section C only • 75 marks • 40% of A-level Questions Section A: Shakespeare: one passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks) Section B: Unseen poetry: compulsory essay question on two unseen poems (25 marks) Section C: Comparing texts: one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts 2: Texts in shared contexts Choice of two options: Option 2A: WW1 and its aftermath Option 2B: Modern times: literature from 1945 to the present day Study of three texts: one prose, one poetry, and one drama, of which one must be written post-2000 Examination will include an unseen prose extract Assessed • written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • open book • 75 marks • 40% of A-level Questions Section A: Set texts. One essay question on set text (25 marks) Section B: Contextual linking • one compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 Paper 3: Non-exam assessment: Independent critical study: texts across time Comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900 One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography Assessed • 50 marks • 20% of A-level • assessed by teachers • moderated by AQA