Creative Writing Details

In the first year: Unit 1: Writing On Demand - 40% of AS, 20% of A Level - 2 hour written examination, 60 marks Students will answer two questions from a choice of four. Both will involve the production of texts based on practical writing scenarios. Unit 2 – Exploring Creative Writing - 60% of AS, 30% of A Level Coursework, internally assessed and externally moderated by AQA 90 marks. Students will submit two creative pieces of work (max 3000 words) and a reflective commentary (max 1500 words). Work-shopping is an important part of class work and students should not feel timid about sharing work and ideas. Tasks are geared towards ‘real world’ writing. There is no prescribed list of text types. Types of writing may include, but are not limited to: journalism in its many forms: e.g. articles, columns; writing online: e.g. blog entries, web page content; persuasive writing: e.g. writing a pitch, editorial; reviews: e.g. reviewing an event or product; entries in compendia: e.g. online encyclopaedias, synopses; creative non-fiction: e.g. travel writing, autobiography.