Assessment

At Higher Level you will undertake 2 internal assessments that will be externally moderated and 2 external exams at the end of your second year.

Internal

Individual Oral (40 marks - 20%)

High Level Essay (coursework) (20 marks - 20%)

External =

Paper 1 (40 marks - 35%)

Paper 2 (20 marks - 25%)

Summary

Paper 1:

• 2 unseen non-lit texts. Analyse both. 2hr 15min - 40 Marks - 35%

Paper 2:

• Comparative Essay- Compare 2 literary works (not used for IO or HL Essay) - 4 unseen questions - Choose 1. 1hr:45 - 20 Marks -25%

Individual Oral (IO) :

• 10 minutes talk time - 5 minutes of questions = 15 minutes

• 40 Marks - 20%

• Prepare 2 passages (1 literature and 1 non-lit body of work) that have been covered in class. Connected by a global issue (GI).

Prompt: "Examine the ways in which a global issue of your choice is presented through content and form of two of the texts you have studied".

• Can't choose text that has been used for another assessment

HL Essay

• Coursework of 1200/1500 words. 20 marks. 20%.

• Based on 1 text - Literary or non-literary covered during course - can choose 2 - i.e 2 adverts by same author, 2 poems by same poet. But at least 1 should be covered in class.

• Can't choose text that has been used for another assessment.

At Standard Level you will undertake 2 internal assessments that will be externally moderated and 2 external exams at the end of your second year.

Internal

Individual Oral (40 marks - 30%)

External =

Paper 1 (20 marks - 35%)

Paper 2 (30 marks - 35%)

Summary

Paper 1:

• 2 unseen non-lit texts. Analyse one. 1hr 15min 20 Marks - 35%

Paper 2:

• Comparative Essay- Compare 2 literary works (not used for IO or HL Essay) - 4 unseen questions - Choose 1.

Individual Oral (IO) :

• 10 minutes talk time - 5 minutes of questions = 15 minutes

• 40 Marks - 30%

• Prepare 2 passages (1 literature and 1 non-lit body of work) that have been covered in class. Connected by a global issue (GI).

Prompt: "Examine the ways in which a global issue of your choice is presented through content and form of two of the texts you have studied".

• Can't choose text that has been used for another assessment