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Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level 2 0 1 5 A level English Literature launch event

Click to edit Master title style Agenda • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level 1. The changes • Third level 2. Our approach – Fourth level » Fifth level 3. Our draft specification 4. Supporting you through the changes 5. Contact information

Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level The changes

Changes to all A Levels Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles • In new A level the AS level will be a separate, linear qualification and the grade will not contribute to the overall A – Second level level Grade • Third level • The content of the AS can be a subset of the A level content – Fourth level to allow co-teachability with the A level » Fifth level • HE/ Russell Group involvement in subject content. Tim eline 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 7 Current Summer series Summer series Final AS and A2 specification as normal as normal examinations New Specifications in First teaching First AS First A level specification centres examinations examinations

Click to edit Master title style Changes to subject criteria • Click to edit Master text styles • 20% coursework at A level – no AS coursework – Second level • 8 texts – reduced from 12, to facilitate in-depth reading • Third level and move away from ‘secondary texts’ – Fourth level • 6 reduced to 4 at AS » Fifth level • Changes to dates ranges: post-1990 becomes post- 2000; greater emphasis on pre-1900 texts (3 out of 8) • Unseen assessment will be a compulsory requirement • Less emphasis on comparison in favour of ‘connections’

Changes to Assessm ent Objectives Click to edit Master title style AS/ A • Click to edit Master text styles level % – Second level AO1 Articulate informed, personal and creative responses to literary 20-30 • Third level texts, using associated concepts and terminology, and coherent, – Fourth level accurate written expression » Fifth level AO2 Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts 20-30 AO3 Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of 20-30 the contexts in which literary texts are written and received AO4 Explore connections across literary texts 10-15 AO5 Explore literary texts informed by different interpretations 10-15

Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level Our approach

Click to edit Master title style Our focus for English Literature • Click to edit Master text styles • A clear subject vision underpinning the specification content – Second level • Third level • Co-teachable AS and A level – Fourth level • Selecting engaging texts, themes and content » Fifth level • Maintaining the current A level standard – no ‘recalibration’ • Holistic mark schemes which have been trialled to ensure they’re as clear as possible • Holistic assessment – equal coverage of assessed AOs

Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level Our specification

Click to edit Master title style Key principles • Click to edit Master text styles • The text at the heart of the subject – Second level • Clear focus on each of the three main genres • Third level – Fourth level • Meaningful comparisons » Fifth level • A clear and distinctive approach to criticism • Maximum choice and flexibility • Tasks which maximise the benefits of coursework, but are appropriate to its reduced weighting

Click to edit Master title style A and AS level at a glance • Click to edit Master text styles Component Assessment Weighting Method – Second level A level • Third level – Fourth level 1 – Drama Examination 30% » Fifth level 2 – Prose Examination 20% 3 – Poetry Examination 30% 4 – Coursework Coursework 20% AS level 1 – Drama and Poetry Examination 60% 2 – Prose Examination 40%

Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level A Level English Literature

Click to edit Master title style Content: Com ponents 1 and 2 Com ponent 1 : Dram a Com ponent 2 : Prose • Click to edit Master text styles Students study: Students study: – Second level • Third level • One Shakespeare play • Two prose texts from a chosen • One other drama from the theme, including at least one pre- – Fourth level categories of either tragedy or 1900 text. » Fifth level comedy. Students also study essays and critical commentary related to their selected Shakespeare play. Students preparation is supported by “Shakespeare Critical Anthology: Comedy” or “Shakespeare Critical Anthology: Tragedy”

Click to edit Master title style Com ponents 3 and 4 Com ponent 3 : Poetry Com ponent 4 : Coursew ork • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level Students study: Students study: • Third level • a selection of poetry from a post- • a free choice of tw o texts linked – Fourth level 2000 collection by theme, movement, author or » Fifth level period. and Chosen texts may be selected from • a range of poetry from: poetry, drama, prose or literary non- fiction. either a literary period or a named poet from within a literary period.

Click to edit Master title style Texts: Dram a Tragedy: • Click to edit Master text styles Shakespeare: Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, Anthony and Cleopatra – Second level Other drama: The Duchess of Malfi, A Streetcar Named Desire, Doctor • Third level Faustus, The Home Place – Fourth level OR » Fifth level Com edy: Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure Other drama: Waiting for Godot, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Pitmen Painters, The Rover Texts m ay be selected from w ithin or across sub-categories, selecting one tragedy and one com edy, or tw o texts from the sam e category.

Click to edit Master title style Prose them es • Click to edit Master text styles • Childhood – Second level • Colonisation and its aftermath • Third level • Crime and Detection – Fourth level » Fifth level • Science and Society • Women and Society • The Supernatural

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Poetry texts Click to edit Master title style Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011 . • Click to edit Master text styles The Medieval Period The Victorians (1350-1500) (1837-1900) – Second level OR OR Geoffrey Chaucer Christina Rossetti • Third level – Fourth level The Metaphysical Poets » Fifth level Modernism (1600-1690) (1900-1939) OR OR John Donne T.S.Eliot The Romantics The Movement (1780-1830) (1950-1970) OR OR John Keats Philip Larkin Please see the appendix 5 of the A level specification for the list of poem s to be studied for each anthology.

Assessm ent Click to edit Master title style Overview of assessm ent • Click to edit Master text styles 1 Paper length: 2 hours and 15 minutes 30% , – Second level Section A: Shakespeare 60 marks • Third level One essay question from a choice of two on the studied – Fourth level Shakespeare text. (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO5 assessed) Section A » Fifth level 35 marks Section B: Other drama One essay question from a choice of two on the studied drama text. (AO1, AO2, AO3 assessed) Section B 25 marks 2 Paper length: 1 hour 20% , One essay question from a choice of two on the studied prose text. (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 assessed) 40 marks

Assessm ent Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles Overview of assessm ent 3 Paper length: 2 hours and 15 minutes 30% , – Second level 60 marks Section A: Contemporary Poetry • Third level One essay question from a choice of two comparing an unseen Section A – Fourth level modern poem and one named poem from the studied collection 30 marks » Fifth level (AO1, AO2, AO4 assessed). Section B: Poetry Collections Section B One essay question from a choice of two on the studied poetry 30 marks period or author. (AO1, AO2, AO3 assessed) 4 Coursework 20% , One extended comparative essay referring to two texts (2500- 60 marks 3000 words) (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4, AO5)

Click to edit Master title style • Click to edit Master text styles – Second level • Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level AS Level English Literature

Click to edit Master title style Content • Click to edit Master text styles Com ponent 1 – Poetry and Com ponent 2 – Prose Dram a – Second level Students study: Students study: • Third level – Fourth level • A selection of poetry from a post- • tw o prose texts from a chosen » Fifth level 2000 collection. theme, including at least one pre- 1900 text. • one chosen drama from a prescribed list (either tragedy or comedy).