Sixth Form Prospectus - September 2013 entry - Poynton High School

Examination Board
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Assessment AS Full A level
AS
Unit 1 (LT1) Poetry and Drama: January and/or 60% 30%
June Examination (2½ hours, 2 questions)
Unit 2 (LT2) Prose Study and Creative Reading, 40% 20%
Internal Assessment (3,000 word folder)
A2
Unit 3 (LT3) Period and Genre Study Internal Assessment 20%
Unit 4 (LT4) Poetry and Drama 2, January and/or June 30%
Examination (2½ hours, 2 questions)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 5 grade Cs or above at GCSE level, including a C or above
in this subject.
Staff Contact: Mr A Graham, Mr R Hardman, Mr S Hoyle
Course Description
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AS
Unit 1 (LT1) Poetry and Drama: January and/or June Examination (2½ hours, 2 questions)
In section (a) of this unit students will study in depth one core poetry text (post-1900) and study for
wider reading a designated ‘partner’ poetry text e.g. Heaney and Sheers, Larkin and Abse. In section
(b), candidates will study one post-1900 drama text ‘Broken Glass’ by Arthur Miller.
Unit 2 (LT2): Prose Study and Creative Reading, Internal Assessment (3,000 word folder)
In section (a) of this unit candidates will study a prose text from a list of 1800 – 1945 authors such as
Fitzgerald, Hardy or Austen. They will be expected to read other texts by this author or from the same
period to illuminate their reading of the core text and then produce a 1,500 word essay. Section (b)
of this unit requires them to write creatively in the same style as their studied author(s) e.g. create a
Fitzgerald-inspired short story of 750 words accompanied with a 750 word commentary. Again, this will
require them to complete additional reading and research.
A2
Unit 3 (LT3) Period and Genre Study Internal Assessment
In this unit students will study three texts of different types and periods, linked by a theme or genre e.g.
War in Literature. They will then produce a 3,000 word essay that explores the three texts. The focus of
this unit is independent reading and research.
Unit 4 (LT4) Poetry and Drama 2, January and/or June Examination (2½ hours, 2 questions)
For section (a) of the examination students will study in depth one pre-1800 poetry text e.g. ‘Songs of
Innocence and Experience’ by Blake, ‘Paradise Lost’ by Milton. In section (b), students will study one
Shakespeare play in depth and a designated ‘partner’ text for wider reading e.g. ‘Measure for Measure’
and ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ by Webster.
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