Course Content: Love Through the Ages AS students must take assessments in both of the following papers, in the same series. The aim of this topic area is to encourage students to explore aspects of a central literary theme as seen over time, using unseen material and set texts. Students should be prepared for Love through the ages by reading widely in the topic area, reading texts from a range of authors and times. Although not an exhaustive list of aspects of Love through the ages, areas that can usefully be explored include: romantic love of many kinds; love and sex; love and loss; social conventions and taboos; love through the ages according to history and time; love through the ages according to individual lives (young love, maturing love); jealousy and guilt; truth and deception; proximity and distance; marriage; approval and disapproval. Paper 1: Two Sections: Shakespeare and Poetry. Shakespeare's Othello. Poetry, a study of pre 1900 poetry. Paper Two: Prose Section A Unseen Prose - Students will respond to an unseen prose extract in the exam. Students will study a range of unseen prose extracts to help them prepare for this question on the paper. Section B Comparing Studied Prose. Students will study two novels: Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' and Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'. They will be required to answer one of two questions that compare a theme in the two novels.
Name: AS Level English Lit Qualification title: GCE AS Level in English Literature A Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Exam Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20161005 14:30:29 Updated 20161005 14:30:29
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