English Language and Literature

Assessment

• 3 summer examinations at the end of your second year. 80% of the A Level 1. Poetry and Prose – Anthology of pre-1914 & The Color Purple 2. Drama – King Lear & Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 3. Non-Literary Texts – Unseen Spoken Language Texts & In Cold Blood • Non Examined Assessment (Coursework) 20% of the A level 1. A comparative essay on The Handmaid’s Tale & 1984 2. Dystopia – literary and non-literary creative writing