Wednesday 22 October 2008

The Outline of The Course for AS English Lit.

The Exam Board is Edexcel.

Unit 1 Explorations in Prose and Poetry

AO1
Articulate creative, informed and relevant responses to the poems, using appropriate terminology and concepts (poetic terms and ideas) and using clear, accurate written expression (10% of the final exam)

AO2
Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analysing the ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in the poems.
(10% of the final exam)

AO3
Explore connections and comparisons between the poems that are informed by interpretations of other readers. (5% of the final exam)

Section A: Unseen poetry/ prose, short answer response (AOs 1-2)
Section B: Poetry essay response (AOs 1-3)
Section C: Prose essay response (AOs 1-3)

(You will study and analyse a novel and a novella for section C.)
100 marks (combined)


Unit 2 Explorations in Drama – “Hamlet”
In addition to the other assessment objectives there is this one:

AO4
Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the historical and social contexts in which literary texts are written and received.

2000-2500 words maximum, including quotations.

Two responses: an explorative study and a creative response
Teacher assessed, internally standardised and externally moderated.


80 marks (combined)

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