1. What is AS Level English Lit? EXCITING CHALLENGING STIMULATING REWARDING NEW DISCUSSION BASED INSPIRING

2. Breakdown of the AS Course Paper 1: Love Through the Ages: Shakespeare and Poetry Othello by William Shakespeare and the AQA Anthology of Love Poetry through the Ages (Pre-1900) Closed Book Exam: 1 hour 30 minutes 50 % of AS Course  Section A: Shakespeare (Othello). One passage-based question (25 marks)  Section B: Poetry (15 poems). One question on printed poem (25 marks) Paper 2: Love Through the Ages: Prose Study of two prose texts : A Room with a View by E.M Forster and Atonement by Ian McEwan and practice unseen extracts Open Book Exam: 1 hour 30 minutes 50 % Section A: Unseen Prose. One compulsory question on unseen prose extract (25 marks) Section B: Comparing Prose Texts. One comparative question on two prose texts you’ve previously studied (25 marks)

3. Breakdown of the A2 course Paper 1: Love through the Ages Study of three texts: one poetry (AQA Anthology of Love Poetry through the Ages Pre-1900) and one prose: A Room with a View by E.M Forster. Examination will include two unseen poems Exam (Closed in section A & B, Open in section C): 3 hours 40%  Section A: Shakespeare’s Othello: One passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks)  Section B: Unseen Poetry: Compulsory essay question on two unseen poems (25 marks)  Section C: Comparing Texts – Prose and poetry: One essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Paper 2: Texts in Shared Context Study of three texts: one prose A Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, one poetry (Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy) and one drama A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams) Examination will include an unseen extract Open Book Exam: 2 hours 30 minutes 40%  Section A: Set Texts. One essay question on set text Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy (25 marks)  Section B: Contextual Linking i. One compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 marks) ii. One essay question linking two texts – prose and drama (25 marks) Non-exam assessment: Independent Critical Study: Texts across Time Comparative critical study of two texts from Victorian Literature (Compulsory study of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman with wider reading of Victorian Literature) One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography (50 marks) 20% Non-exam assessment: Independent Critical Study: Texts across Time Comparative critical study of two texts from Victorian Literature (Compulsory study of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman with wider reading of Victorian Literature) One extended essay (2500 words) and a bibliography (50 marks) 20%

4. What we expect of YOU. Love of ReadingLove of Reading HonestyHonesty DedicationDedication IndependenceIndependence To be pro-activeTo be pro-active Enthusiasm to explore literature!Enthusiasm to explore literature!

5. Summer Reading By September 1 st, you must have... 1. Read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 2. Completed Quotation log for Rebecca 3. Read The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald 4. Complete Quotation log for The Great Gatsby This is your proof of commitment to English Literature at AS Level. Failure to complete this work means that you will not be ready for the course and therefore may not be admitted.