GCE English Literature – AS & A Level

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Aquinas follow the CCEA revised specification for English Literature.  It is divided into the following modules at each level as follows:

AS (Advanced Subsidiary)

This is taken at the end of the Lower Sixth Year and comprises of two units of work:
Module 1: The Study of Drama (Shakespeare and one post-1900 dramatist); internal assessment – 2 coursework pieces, one on each play studied.
Module 2: Study of Poetry Written after 1800 and Study of Prose 1800-1945; 2 hour examination: two questions, one per selected text/pair of texts.

This is taken at the end of the Lower Sixth Year and comprises of two units of work:Module 1: The Study of Drama (Shakespeare and one post-1900 dramatist); internal assessment – 2 coursework pieces, one on each play studied.Module 2: Study of Poetry Written after 1800 and Study of Prose 1800-1945; 2 hour examination: two questions, one per selected text/pair of texts.
A Level (Advanced GCE)
This is taken at the end of Higher Sixth Year and it comprises of a further two units of work:
Module 3: Study of Poetry 1300-1800 and Drama; 2 hour examination (closed book). Two questions, one on a poetry text, one on a pair of drama texts.
Module 4: Study of Prose-theme based. The study of two post-1900 novels. 2hour exam/ open book. Close analysis of given extract from one of the texts and second question on both texts.
The course is intensive and requires a lot of reading and independent study. The texts you will study depend on the individual teacher and a student guide to this course is available on the CCEA website at www.ccea.org.uk.