On the English Language and Literature course you will be asked to undertake various assessments. Some of these will be externally assessed, such as the Paper 1 and Paper 2 exams, and the Higher Level Essay ; some will be internally assessed, such as the Individual Oral. Within these official assessments, you will undertake a variety of practice, formative and summative tasks to help prepare you for your official assessments. Find out all about these assessments on the following pages.