English Literature (OCR)
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in English Literature and Language
Essential: 6 in English Literature and Language
Board
OCR
Outline of the Course
Year 12: ‘The Bloody Chamber’ by Angela Carter; ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley; ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker; A wide selection of unseen extracts on the theme of Gothic (Teacher A)
Coursework: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams
‘Paradise Lost’ by John Milton (Teacher B)
Year 13: Coursework: prose and poetry post 1900
‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare; A wide selection of unseen extracts on the theme of Gothic (Teacher A)
‘The Duchess of Malfi’ by John Webster (Teacher B)
Assessment
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Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
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1 |
Examination: Two essay questions: one on ‘Hamlet’ and one comparing ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ and ‘Paradise Lost’ |
2 hours 30 minutes |
40% |
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2 |
Examination: One essay comparing ‘The Bloody Chamber’ and ‘Frankenstein’ and one essay on an unseen extract on the theme of Gothic |
2 hours 30 minutes |
40% |
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3 |
Coursework: One 1,000 word essay on a close reading of ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. |
4 weeks |
20% |