The
Specification for AS and A Level at a Glance
AS Specification |
|
| 1 hour |
30% of the total AS marks 15% of the total
A Level |
| The Modern Novel |
Cold
Mountain [Charles Fraser] |
| 1 text: 1 question: closed book |
|
|
| 1 hour |
30% of the total AS marks 15% of the total A Level |
| Shakespeare Written Unit |
Henry V |
| 1 text: coursework |
|
|
| 2
hours |
40%
of the total AS marks 20% of the total A Level |
| Texts in Context |
‘Tis Pity She’s
a Whore [pre-20th Century Drama - Ford] High
Windows - by Philip
Larkin [Poetry] |
| 2 texts: 2 questions: open book |
|
A2
Specification
|
|
|
| 2
hours |
15%
of the total A Level |
| Texts
in Time |
Hamlet
- Shakespeare [pre-1770
Drama], Songs of Innocence and Experience - Blake [pre-1900 Poetry] |
| 2
texts: 2 questions - 1 pre 1770 Drama; 1 pre-1900 Poetry; closed
book |
|
|
|
| |
15%
of the total A Level |
| Literary
Connections Written
Unit |
Waterland
- Graham Swift, The
Remains of the Day - Kazuo
Ishiguro, Snow Falling on
Cedars - David Gutterson,
or own choice of text. |
| Comparison
of 2 texts [at least 1 prose]: coursework |
|
|
|
| 3
hours |
20%
of the total A Level |
| Reading
for Meaning |
Texts
will concentrate on the respresentation
of World War One in poetry, prose or drama genres. |
| 2
compulsory questions: unprepared texts |
|
* Copies of the set texts are provided by the Department.
However, students wishing to annotate any text either for
open book exams, closed book exams or coursework must purchase
their own copies. Generally, we recommend that you do this,
especially for open book exam texts.
Core Plan for Year 12
DA |
DMS |
EV |
DA |
Autumn Term 1 |
| High
Windows – Philip
Larkin [open book exam] Unit 3 |
Henry
V – Shakespeare [coursework] |
Autumn Term 2 |
| Continue
as above |
Continue
as above |
Spring 1 |
| Cold
Mountain – Charles
Fraser [closed book exam] Unit 1 |
Complete
coursework essay
‘Tis
Pity She’s a Whore – John Ford [open book
exam] Unit 3 |
Spring 2 |
| Continue
as above |
Continue
as above |
Summer 1 |
| Unit
1 test: Cold Mountain & Unit
3 test: High Windows and ‘Tis Pity She’s
a Whore |
Summer 2 |
Introductory
work on Unit 4 texts [see
linked reading list]
Introduction
to Unit 5 |
Begin
work on Unit 6 texts [concentrating
on literature about war, the First
World War, in particular.
See linked reading list] |
NB
There are five 1 hour lessons per week. Each group will be
taught by two tutors: -
Either DA and EV or DMS and DA
