Year 13 Curriculum - English
English Literature A-Level AQA Specification A (2 year course)
Core Content:
4.1 Love through the ages
4.2 Texts in shared contexts. Option A: WW1 and its aftermath
4.3 Independent critical study: texts across time
Paper 1: Love through the ages
What’s assessed?
Study of 3 texts: Shakespeare: “Othello”, Prose: “Wuthering Heights” and an anthology of post 1900 Poetry.
Exam will include 2 unseen poems
Assessed:
Written exam: 3 hours
Open book in Section C only (Wuthering Heights and post 1900 poetry)
75 marks; 40% of A-level
Questions:
Section A: Shakespeare; a passage based question with linked essay (25 marks).
Section B: Unseen Poetry: essay question on 2 unseen poems (25 marks).
Section C: Comparing texts: essay question linking 2 texts (25 marks).
Paper 2: Texts in shared contexts:
What’s assessed?
Study of 3 texts on WW1 and its aftermath: Prose, Poetry and Drama.
Possible titles are: Prose “Regeneration”, Drama “My Boy Jack” and Poetry Anthology. These will be confirmed towards the end of Year 12.
Exam will include an unseen extract.
Assessed:
Written exam:2 hours and 30 minutes
Open book
75 marks; 40% of A-level
Questions:
Section A: 1 compulsory question on set text eg: “Regeneration” (25 marks).
Section B: 1 compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 marks) and 1 essay question linking 2 texts eg; “My Boy Jack” and the Poetry Anthology (25 marks).
Non-exam assessment: Independent critical study: texts across time:
Comparative critical study of 2 texts,at least 1 written pre 1900.
One extended essay of 2,500 words and a bibliography
50 marks; 20% of A-level
Assessed by teachers; moderated by AQA.
You will be required to read widely around both topics.