Eduqas A-Level English Literature
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17 study areas
About the specification2 topics
Poetry7 study areas
- Component 1: Poetry13 objectives
- Component 1: Poetry - Section A: Poetry pre-1900 (open-book, clean copy)9 objectives
John Donne: Selected Poems
Appendix B: Prescribed poems for study - Component 1, Section A part (i): Poetry pre-1900 - John Donne, Selected Poems, (Penguin Classics)40 objectivesJohn Keats: Selected Poems (to 2021)
Appendix B: Prescribed poems for study - Component 1, Section A part (i): Poetry pre-1900 - John Keats, Selected Poems, (Penguin Classics) (For assessment to 2021 only)16 objectivesWilliam Blake: Poems selected by Patti Smith (from 2022)
Appendix B: Prescribed poems for study - Component 1, Section A part (i): Poetry pre-1900 - William Blake, Poems selected by Patti Smith (Vintage) (For assessment from 2022)53 objectivesChristina Rossetti: Selected Poems
Appendix B: Prescribed poems for study - Component 1, Section A part (i): Poetry pre-1900 - Christina Rossetti, Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)30 objectivesSection B: Poetry post-1900
Component 1: Poetry - Section B: Poetry post-1900 (open-book, clean copy)11 objectives
Drama3 study areas
Unseen Texts3 study areas
- Component 3: Unseen Texts3 objectives
Section A: Unseen prose
Component 3: Unseen Texts - Section A: Unseen prose9 objectivesSection B: Unseen poetry
Component 3: Unseen Texts - Section B: Unseen poetry4 objectives
Prose Study1 topic
Prose Study (Non-exam assessment)
Component 4: Prose Study20 objectives- Non-exam assessment10 objectives
Assessment and exam guidance
Assessment Objectives
Articulate informed, personal and creative responses to literary texts, using associated concepts and terminology, and coherent, accurate written expression
Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts
Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received
Explore connections across literary texts
Explore literary texts informed by different interpretations
Exam Structure
Poetry
2h
Duration
120
Marks
30%
Weighting
Drama
2h
Duration
120
Marks
30%
Weighting
Unseen Texts
2h
Duration
80
Marks
20%
Weighting
Prose Study
Not stated
Duration
80
Marks
20%
Weighting
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