Not interchangeable with AQA or Edexcel. Component 1 reading is 20th century fiction, Component 2 pairs 19th and 21st century non-fiction in the same paper, and creative writing must be narrative rather than descriptive.
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Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing
80 marks · 40 per cent
Section A: Reading (40 marks)
One unseen 20th century literary prose extract, 60 to 100 lines
Section B: Prose Writing (40 marks)
One of four titles. Must be narrative or recount, not purely descriptive
Component 2: 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading and Transactional Writing
80 marks · 60 per cent
Section A: Reading (40 marks)
Two unseen non-fiction texts, one 19th century and one 21st, 900 to 1200 words