English Literature
We would expect students to have met the expectations for entry to 6th form and to have a grade 5 in English Literature. We welcome conversations with individual students about their suitability for the course.
Some introductory videos from the English Literature subject teachers:
FEED YOUR BRAIN: A short film that documents the experience of A Level Literature study in the Beverley Joint Sixth Form. from codhead on Vimeo.
Paper 1: Literary Genres:
Choice of two options:
Option 1A: Aspects of Tragedy
Option 1B: Aspects of Comedy
Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second dram text and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900
Assessed
- written exam 2 hours 30 minutes
- closed book
- 75 marks
- 40% of A-level
Questions
Section A: One passage-based question on a Shakespeare text (25 marks)
Section B: One essay question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks)
Section C: One essay question linking two texts (25 marks)
Paper 2: Texts and genres
Choice of two options:
Option 2A: Elements of crime writing
Option 2B: Elements of political and social protest writing
Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose text; one poetry and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900
Exam will include an unseen passage.
Assessed
- written exam 3 hours
- open book
- 75 marks
- 40% of A-level
Questions
Section A: One compulsory question on an unseen passage (25 marks)
Section B: One essay question on set text (25 marks)
Section C: One essay question which connects two texts (25 marks)
Non-exam assessment: Theory and Independence
Study of two texts: one poetry and one prose text, informed by study of Critical anthology
Two essays of 1250 – 1500 words, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspect of the Critical anthology
One essay can be re-creative. The re-creative piece will be accompanied by a commentary.
Assessed
- 50 marks
- 20% of A-level
- Assessed by teachers
- Moderated by AQA
If you have any further queries about this subject please email enquiries@beverleyj6.co.uk