English Assessment Summary Year 12 & 13

Y12 Assessment Summary for Parents Date 1

9/9/14 - 24/10/14

Topic/Task Unit 1/ELLA 1 Preparation-novel/ play text (Integrated Analysis and Text Production)

2

3/11/14 – 19/12/14

Type of Assessment

Unit 1/ELLA 1 Preparation-novel /play text

Informal assessment (novel)

Formal assessment

Informal assessment (play text)

Mock Examination on Unit 1/ELLA 1

4

19/1/15 – 27/3/15

Unit 2-ELLA 2 Preparation- modern Informal assessment (modern novel and language unit (Analysing novel) Speech) Informal assessment (language unit)

Up to exam dates!!!

Preparation for formal Examinations-

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Informal assessment (play text)

5/1/15 – 16/1/15

13/4/15 – 22/5/15

Standardised

Informal assessment (pre 19th century novel)

3

5

Weighting

Unit 1 Examination (15th May)

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Unit 1-50% (75 marks)

Unit 1/ELLA 1 and Unit 2/ELLA 2 6

1/6/15 – 21/7/15

Formal Examinations-

Unit 2Examination (2nd June)

Unit 2/ELLA2

Preparation for A2

Unit 2-50% (75 marks)

Informal assessment ( set text)

Unit 3/ELLA 3 (Comparative Analysis)

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nb: timings are subject to variation as the classes are split between two teachers

formal assessment and examination each make up 50% of the AS assessment total( if the student continues on to A2 Unit 1 and Unit 2 count for 25% each of total A level.)

Y13 Assessment Summary for Parents Date 1

9/9/14 - 24/10/14

Topic/Task Unit 4-Comparative Analysis

Type of Assessment Informal assessment

Weighting

Standardised 

through Independent Study 2

3/11/14 – 19/12/14

Unit 4-Comparative Analysis through Independent Study

Informal assessment

Unit 3- Comparative Analysis and Text Adaptation 3

5/1/15 – 13/2/15

Unit 4-First draft of comparative analysis coursework to be completed by 9/1/15 (which must be submitted, along with the final draft, to the exam board.)

Formal assessment

20%

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(coursework 60 marks)

Unit 3- Comparative Analysis and Text Adaptation- exam preparation Informal assessment 4

23/2/15 – 27/3/15

Unit 4-Subsequent drafts ( as many Formal assessment as necessary) Final draft of coursework

20% (coursework 60 marks)

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Unit 3- Comparative Analysis and Text Adaptation

5

13/4/15 – 22/5/15

Preparation for Unit 3Comparative Analysis and Text Adaptation.

Informal assessment Informal assessment 

Two questions: one an unseen analysis, one on a set text 6

1/6/15 – 21/7/15

Unit 3-Comparative Analysis and Text Adaptation.

Examination (11th June)

30% (100 marks)

Two questions: one an unseen analysis, one on a set text.

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nb: timings are subject to variation as the classes are split between two teachers

independent coursework and examination make up 20% and 30% of the A2 assessment total respectively (AS marks are carried over to make up the remaining 50%.)