The aims of all subjects in studies in language and literature are to enable students to: 

1.      engage with a range of texts, in a variety of media and forms, from different periods, styles, and cultures 

2.      develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, presenting and performing 

3.      develop skills in interpretation, analysis and evaluation 

4.      develop sensitivity to the formal and aesthetic qualities of texts and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meanings 

The paper consists of two non-literary passages, from two different text types, each accompanied by a question. Students write an analysis of each of the passages. 

The paper consists of four general questions. In response to one question students write a comparative essay based on two literary works studied in the course.

Students submit an essay on one non-literary body of work, or a literary work studied during the course. 

 

Supported by an extract from both one non-literary body of work and one from a literary work, students will offer a prepared response of 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of questions by the teacher, to the following prompt: