1 - English Language & Literature HL

Assessment

External Assessment: Paper 1: Guided textual analysis 35% 2 hours and 15 minutes Two non-literary passages, from two different texts types, each accompanied by a question. Candidates write an analysis of each of the passages. Paper 2: Comparative essay 25% 1 hour 45 minutes Choice of four general comparative questions. Candidates answer one question using two literary works from the course. Higher Level essay: 20% 1200-1500 words Students submit an essay on one non-literary text or a collection of non-literary texts by one same author, or a literary text or work studied during the course. Internal assessment: Individual oral 20% 15 minutes A 10 minute presentation comparing two extracts, , one literary and one non-literary. Followed by 5 minutes of questions by the teacher, to the following prompt: Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of two of the texts that you have studied.