| Assessment Component | Weighting | Timing | Type of Text |
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Paper 1: Guided Literary Analysis The paper consists of two passages, from two different literary forms, each accompanied by a question. Students will be asked to choose one of the passages and write an analysis of it focusing on the technical or formal aspect of the question proposed or another similar aspect of the student's choice. (20 marks) |
35% | 1 hr 15 mins |
Unseen, two different literary forms |
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Paper 2: Comparative Essay The paper consists of four general questions. In response to one of those questions, students will be asked to write a comparative essay based on two works studied in the course. (30 marks) |
35% | 1 hr 45 mins |
Any two works studied (with the exception of those used for the individual oral assessment) |
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Individual Oral This component consists of a prepared individual oral. Students will be asked to discuss two of the works studied in relation to a global issue present in both. The delivery of the oral must not take more than 15 minutes. |
30% | 15 mins |
A work originally written in the language studied and one studied in translation. |
| Know, Understand and Interpret |
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This assessment objective will determine the extent to which you are aware of the ideas and attitudes portrayed in the literary works you have studied, how far you can explain their meaning and how satisfactorily you can use such knowledge and understanding to come to relevant conclusions. This objective will be assessed in all the components by criterion A. |
| Analyse and Evaluate |
| This objective will determine the extent to which you can break down the works you are exploring into their component parts to discover how meanings and implications are constructed. It also requires you to consider whether these component parts are fit for purpose and how they work to achieve a particular aim. This objective will be assessed in all the components by criterion B. In paper 2, this objective will also assess how far you have identified and evaluated the relationships and/or similarities and differences between different texts. |
| Communicate |
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The assessment objective which addresses communication exists in all the components in the criteria related to focus and organisation (criterion C) on the one hand, and use of language on the other (criterion D). |