English Literature

Assessment

Paper 1 Title: Literary Genres Option 1A: Aspects of tragedy Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text (Othello) a second drama text (Death of a Salesman) one further text of which one must be written pre-1900 (selection of Keats’ poetry) Assessment: (Closed book) written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of A-level Maximum Marks available: 75 marks Information regarding Assessment: Section A: One passage-based question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) Section B: One essay question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) Section C: One essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2 Title: Texts and Genres Option 2A: Elements of crime writing Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose text (Atonement) one poetry text which must be written pre-1900 (Browning, Crabbe, Wilde) one further text (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) Exam will include an unseen passage Assessment: (Open book) written exam: 3 hours 40% of A-level Maximum Marks available: 75 marks Information regarding Assessment: 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 which connects two texts (25 marks) Non-exam assessment Title: Theory and Independence Study of two texts, one poetry and one prose, informed by the study of the AQA Critical Anthology which has accessible extracts on the following critical methods and ideas: narrative theory feminist theory Marxist theory eco-critical theory post-colonial theory literary value and the canon post-colonial theory literary value and the canon Assessment: (by teacher) 20% of A-level moderated by AQA Maximum Marks available: 50 marks Information regarding Assessment: Two essays of 1250 -1500 words, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspect of the Critical Anthology. One essay can be re-creative. The re-creative piece will be accompanied by a commentary.