English Literature

Assessment

Component 1: Love through the ages (40% of A-level: 3 hour written examination) Students will study the theme of love through three texts: one poetry and one prose text, of which one must be written pre-1900, and one Shakespeare play. They will also respond to two unseen poems in the examination through a range of passage based and essay style questions. Aspects of Love through the Ages may include: love and loss, romantic love, social conventions and taboos. Component 2: Texts in shared contexts (40% of A-level: 2 hour 30 minute written examination) This paper allows students to explore aspects of literature connected through a period of time from one of the following options: • Option 2A: WW1 and its Aftermath • Option 2B: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day The examination requires students to answer an essay style question on an unseen passage and complete a comparative task. Component 3: Independent Critical Study –Texts across time (20% of A-level: Comparative critical study, internally assessed) Students will complete a comparative critical study of two texts, at least one of which must have been written pre-1900, including academic referencing and a bibliography.