Literature in English (9695) AS and A Level

Aims

The syllabus aims to develop:

• Appreciation of and informed personal response to literature in English in a range of texts in different forms, and from different periods and cultures.

• The interdependent skills of reading, analysis and communication.

• Effective and appropriate communication.

•Wider reading and an understanding of how it may contribute to personal development.

Assessment objectives

Candidates must demonstrate:

AO1: The ability to respond to texts in the three main forms (Prose, Poetry and Drama) of different types and from different cultures.

AO2: An understanding of the ways in which writers’ choices of form, structure and language shape meanings.

AO3: The ability to produce informed, independent opinions and judgements on literary texts.

AO4: The ability to communicate clearly the knowledge, understanding and insight appropriate for literary study.

AO5: The ability to appreciate and discuss varying opinions of literary works [A Level only].

Scheme of Assessment