Intro to a level lit yr 12

 2 hours
 50 marks
 50%
 You answer two questions: one question from each
section (so one question from poetry and one from
prose)
 An essay question and a passage-based question
are set on each text
 In all answers, you must show understanding of
the text and an informed independent opinion;
you must communicate these clearly and
appropriately

 Questions will test your understanding of:
- The ways in which writers’ choices of form,
structure and language shape meanings
- The language and style of texts
- The effective use of narrative methods
- How parts of the text relate to the work as a
whole
Texts are not allowed in the exam

- 30 poems by Wilfred Owen
- 34 poems by Ted Hughes

- Half of a Yellow Sun, by
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- A Passage to India, by E.M.
Forster
- 24 stories from Stories of
Ourselves

 2 hours
 50 marks
 50%
 You answer two questions on two plays
 An essay question and a passage-based
question are set on each text
 In all answers, you must show understanding
of the text and an informed independent
opinion; you must communicate these clearly
and appropriately

 Questions will test your understanding of:
- The ways in which writers’ choices of form,
structure and language shape meanings
- The language and style of texts
- The effective use of narrative methods
- How parts of the text relate to the work as a
whole
- The dramatic qualities of play texts
Texts are not allowed in the exam

- A Man for All Seasons, by Robert
Bolt OR Absurd Person Singular,
by Alan Ayckbourn
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by
Shakespeare

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 judgments on literary texts
AO4: The ability to communicate clearly the knowledge,
understanding and insight appropriate to literary
study

 Grades A-E (+U)
 Bands 1-5 (+6)
 Very loosely, it follows:
1 = A
2 = B
3 = C
4 = D
5 = E
6 = U

 Band 1 (22-25) = excellent work
 Band 2 (18-21) = proficient work
 Band 3 (14-17) = competent work
 Band 4 (10-13) = solid work
 Band 5 (6-9) = work of a basic standard
 Band 6 (0) = unrateable

Intro to a level lit yr 12

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