OCR Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 – 40% This offers students the opportunity to engage in close reading and pay attention to Shakespeare’s use of language. Students will answer a two-part question; the first part will focus on an extract from their chosen Shakespeare play (to exhibit close textual analysis despite this being a closed text exam) and the second part will be an essay question that will assess their wider knowledge of the play as a whole. In the second section students will have to apply a combination of one drama text and one poetry text to a set of non-text specific but literary questions. Comparative and Contextual Study – 40% Consists of a close reading (unseen exercise) and a comparative essay. The paper will be split into different topic areas. Chosen topics include: American Literature 1880-1940, The Gothic, Dystopia, Women in Literature and The Immigrant Experience. Students will have free choice of texts (from a list of core set texts and suggested set texts) from within their chosen topic area. For the first part of this exam students will approach an unseen prose extract, from within their chosen topic area. The inclusion of this ‘supported unseen’ helps promote wider reading throughout the course because the more familiar a student is with literature from within their topic area, the more confident they will be about approaching the unseen in the examination. The second part of the exam will offer students a choice of three questions of which they must answer one question on the set texts they have studied in their chosen topic area. Coursework – 20% Students study three texts from across the genres of poetry, drama and prose. Task one offers a choice between a critical piece and a recreative piece with a commentary and Task two is a ‘linked texts’ essay focusing on connections and comparisons between two texts.
Name: English Literature Qualification title: GCE A Level in English Literature Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Internal examinations during the course and external examinations at the end of 2 years of study. Awarding Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations Created 20160919 14:11:37 Updated 20160919 15:11:01
Writing equipment and if textbooks are required students will be asked to pay a deposit with the exception of those on 16-19 bursary. Students may be given an opportunity to purchase revision guides and to attend lectures or participate in visits. Equipment required Writing equipment and if textbooks are required students will be asked to pay a deposit with the exception of those on 16-19 bursary. Students may be given an opportunity to purchase revision guides and to attend lectures or participate in visits.
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