English Literature - A Level

Assessment

Love through the ages You will be studying “Love Through the Ages” which means you will be analysing and enjoying literature based around the fascinating topic of Love. You will study Shakespeare’s Othello, where jealousy leads to murder. You will also be studying The Great Gatsby where the American Dream is always within their reach but never within their grasp. There will also be poetry from the greatest lovers of their time: Shakespeare; Blake; Keats; Rosetti. Texts in shared contexts You’ll study modern literature too! You get to read some brilliant Carol Ann Duffy poems. You’ll be studying a Streetcar Named Desire, the story of a woman destroyed by desire. NEA (Coursework) Finally, you’ll be reading Frankenstein, that terrifying gothic classic and comparing it thematically to a modern novel of your choice. How will the course be assessed? Paper 1: Love through the ages – 3 hour exam – 40% of A-level: Shakespeare, Prose and Poetry Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts – 2 hours – 40% of A-level: Poetry, Play and Prose Controlled assessment of 2,500 words: comparison of two novels 20%