Assessment Objectives

Candidates are required to:
(a) demonstrate an understanding of texts by giving a critical and detailed response using relevant and appropriate textual evidence;
(b) show how meaning is conveyed through the use of language, structure, form, point of view, and other literary devices;
(c) compare and contrast texts in relation to language, structure, form, issues, and themes;
(d) demonstrate an awareness of the social, cultural, and historical backgrounds of the texts and the different approaches to their interpretation;
(e) relate texts to their personal experiences and their own social, cultural, and historical backgrounds;
(f) present their argument in clear, effective, and well-organised prose.