1 - English Literature HL

Assessment

External Assessment: Paper 1: Guided literary analysis 35% 2 hours and 15 minutes Two unseen texts from four possible forms (prose, poetry, drama and non-fiction). Candidates answer a guiding question on both unseen texts. Paper 2: Comparative essay 25% 1 hour 45 minutes Choice of four general comparative questions. Candidates answer one question using two texts from the course. Higher Level essay: 20% 1200-1500 words One literary essay on a text studied during the course. Internal assessment: Individual oral 20% 15 minutes A 10 minute presentation comparing two extracts from two texts (one in translation) on the question: Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of two of the works that you have studied 5 minutes questions from teacher.