English Literature - A level

Assessment

EDUQAS A Level English Literature Specification (2015 onwards) Component 1: Poetry Written exam: 2 hours 30% of the qualification Section A: Poetry pre-1900( open book, clean copy) Christina Rossetti Selected Poems Section B: Poetry post-1900 (open book, clean copy) Phillip Larkin The Whitsun Wedding, Carol Ann Duffy Mean Time Component 2: Drama Written exam: 2 hour 30% of the qualification Section A: Shakespeare (closed book) King Lear or The Tempest or Hamlet Section B: Drama (closed book) e.g. A Streetcar Named Desire—Tennessee Williams, The Duchess of Malfi—John Webster Component 3: Unseen text Written exam: 2 hours 20% of the qualification Section A: Unseen prose One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen passage of prose Section B: Drama One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen poem, or poetry extract. Component 4: Prose Study—Coursework 20% of the qualification One 2500-3500 word assignment based on the reading of two prose texts from different periods, one pre-2000 and one post-2000, nominated by the centre.