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ENGLISH (A)

ENGLISH LITERATURE (A)

EXAM

PAPER1 30% 1hr 45mins

A)    Unseen Non-Fiction and Media

(Reading)

 B)    1/3q on Writing to argue, persuade or advise

(Writing)

EXAM

PAPER 1 70% 1hr 45 mins

A)    1q on Post 1914 Prose:

Short Stories from Anthology

 B)    1q on Pre and Post 1914 Poetry

comparative from anthology

Duffy and Armitage

+ pre 1914 poems 

EXAM

PAPER 2 30% 1hr 30 mins

A)    1/2q on Different Cultures Poetry

(Reading)

 B)    1/3q Writing to inform, explain or describe linked to poems

(Writing)

COURSEWORK

SPEAKING AND LISTENING 20%

A)     Group

B)     Drama-focused

C)    Extended individual

COURSEWORK 20%

READING

A)     SHAKESPEARE 5%

 B)     PROSE 5%

WRITING

A)     MEDIA 5%

B)     ORIGINAL WRITING 5% 

COURSEWORK 30%

 A)     SHAKESPEARE 10%

B)     PROSE PRE 1914 10%

C)    DRAMA POST 1914 10%