English Literature

Assessment

A2 Paper One: (40% of A Level) Assessed by a written examination) • Pre-1900 Poetry • Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier • Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare A2 Paper Two: Texts in Shared Contexts : study of three texts from 1945 to the present day. Assessed by written examination. (40% of A Level). • Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy • The Color Purple by Alice Walker • A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams A2 Non-Exam Assessment: Texts across Time: comparative critical study of 2 texts, at least one of which must have been written pre1900. Assessed by 1 extended essay (2,500 words) and a bibliography (20% of A Level).