English Language & Literature (A Level)

Assessment

Year Two: Two externally assessed components and one internally assessed component. Paper 1: Telling Stories Section A (Remembered places) – Paris Anthology Section B (Imagined worlds) – The Handmaid’s Tale Section C (Poetic voices) – Duffy’s ‘Mean Time’ Paper 2: Exploring Conflict Section A (Writing about society) – The Great Gatsby Section B (Dramatic encounters) – A Streetcar named Desire Non-exam assessment: Making connections A personal investigation that explores a specific technique or theme in both literary and non-literary discourse