English Literature

Assessment

In the new specification there are two exam components and one coursework component: Exam 1: Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 (40% of A Level) -Shakespeare's Hamlet You will write: one critical analysis of an extract and one whole text question -Ibsen's A Doll's House -Rossetti's Selected Poems You will write: one comparative essay Exam: Comparative and Contextual Study (Dystopia) (40% of A Level) -George Orwell's 1984 -Aldous Huxley's Brave New World -A wide range of dystopian stories and extracts You will write: one unseen critical analysis of a piece of dystopian prose and one comparative essay about dystopian texts. Coursework: Literature Post-1900 (American Voices) (20% of A Level) Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire A prose text of your choice (as long as it is post-1900 and American) Juan Felipe Herrera - 'The 5 Elements' in Half of the World in Light You will write: a comparative essay of Williams and your chosen text and a critical analysis of one of Herrera's poems.