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The WJEC Eduqas A level in English literature encourages you to develop your interest in and enjoyment of literature and literary studies as you:
This specification is based on a conviction that the study of literature should encourage enjoyment of literary studies based on an informed personal response to a range of texts. It provides you with an introduction to the discipline of advanced literary studies and presents opportunities for reading widely and for making creative and informed responses to each of the major literary genres of poetry, prose and drama.
This specification offers three components in discrete genres of study: poetry, drama and prose to allow you to focus on the conventions and traditions of each genre in turn. A further component offers unseen prose and poetry to allow you to focus separately on applying the skills of literary analysis acquired during the course as a whole.
Component 1: Poetry—Written examination: 2 hours (30% of qualification)
Section A: Poetry pre-1900 (open-book, clean copy)
One two-part question based on the reading of one pre-1900 poetry text from a prescribed list: John Donne
Section B: Poetry post-1900 (open-book, clean copy)
One question from a choice of two based on the reading of two post-1900 poetry texts: Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes
Component 2: Drama—Written examination: 2 hours (30% of qualification)
Section A: Shakespeare (closed-book) One two-part question based on the reading of one Shakespeare play: Hamlet.
Section B: Drama (closed-book)
One question from a choice of two based on the reading of a pair of plays: one pre-1900 and one post-1900: A Streetcar Named Desire and The Duchess of Malfi
Component 3: Unseen Texts—2 hours (20% of qualification)
Section A: Unseen prose
One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen passage of prose, taken from one of two prescribed periods for study
Section B: Unseen poetry
One question from a choice of two, analysing an unseen poem or poetry extract
Component 4: Prose Study—Non-examination (20% of qualification)
One 2500-3500 word assignment based on the reading of two prose texts from different periods, one pre-2000 and one post2000, nominated by the centre and discussed with students.
Minimum Grade 5 in GCSE both English Literature and English Language
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