WELCOME TO
English Literature at Wigston College
What is the course all about?
Click here to meet your teacher:
Miss Bent
Over the A Level course, you will explore:
– Different types of writing
– Times
– Unseen materials
– Looking at writing from different types of perspectives, for example, feminists, political, etc.
– Different authors
Paper 1: Love through the ages
Study of three texts: one Shakespeare play, a novel and the pre-1900 AQA Anthology of love poetry through the ages.
Assessment:
– 3 hour exam
– 3 questions
– 25 marks each
Questions:
– Section A: Shakespeare. One passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks)
– Section B: Unseen Poetry. Two poems to be compared (25 marks)
– Section C: Novel and Poetry. Statement style question focusing on the anthology and novel studied.
Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts – The Struggle for Modern Identity
Study of one prose, one poetry and one drama text.
Assessed:
— 2.5 hour exam
– 3 questions
– 25 marks each
Questions:
Section A: Poetry set text. Choice from 2 statement based questions (25 marks)
Section B: Unseen Prose extract. Link to theme of modern identity (25 marks)
Section C: Prose and Drama. Statemet based question comparing texts (25 marks)
