Exam Requirements
 
Brief Summary of Course Requirements
 
AS Requirements: 4 texts in total
 
Paper 1                        A Shakespeare play:
                                                Two questions: one passage-based and one essay
                                                                        (CLOSED TEXT)
Paper 2                        One poetry text and one prose text:
                                                Two essay questions
                                                                        (OPEN TEXT)
Paper 3                        Coursework:
                                                One text leading to two essays (1500-2000 words in
                                                                        total)
A2 Requirements: 5 texts in total
 
Paper 1                        One poetry text and one drama text:
                                                Two essay questions
                                                                        (CLOSED TEXT)
Paper 2                        The Synoptic Unit
                                                One passage based question on an ‘unseen’ passage
                                                One essay on two set texts
                                    In this unit candidates need to have a broad grasp of the topic
                                    beyond that of the two set books
                                                                        (CLOSED TEXT)
Paper 3                        Coursework
                                                One essay of 3000 words on one text, with reference
                                                to other relevant reading
 
                                  Or an exam on one text, involving one essay and one passage-                                                based question (OPEN TEXT)