English Literature

Assessment

Component 1: Poetry (30% of A-level) 2 hour exam • Section A – Poetry pre-1900 John Donne: Selected Poems • Section B: Poetry post-1900 • Philip Larkin: The Whitsun Weddings & Carol Ann Duffy: Mean Time Component 2: Drama (30% of A-level) 2 hour exam • Section A: Shakespeare - ‘King Lear’ • Section B: Drama – John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi & Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire Component 3: Unseen Texts (20% of A-level) 2 hour exam • Section A: Unseen Prose: 1918-1939. • Section B: Unseen Poetry Component 4: Coursework (20% of A-level) • 2500-3500 word essay. On Chesil Beach: Ian McEwan compared to a prose text of your choice.