A Level English Literature, from the exam board AQA, aims to build on skills gained at Key Stage 4. Specifically, it aims to encourage students to: • read widely and independently, both set texts and others that they have selected for themselves; • engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them; • develop, and effectively apply, their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation; • explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretation of them. During the course, students will complete three units of study: • Literary Genres: Tragedy - A Shakespeare play, a second drama text and one further text pre-1900; • Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing - a post-2000 novel, one collection of poetry and one further text pre-1900; • Non-Exam Assessment: two essays of 1,250-1,500 each, on a different text - one poetry and one prose.
At least Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature.
This course is split into 3 examination units: • Paper 1 will be a written examination - Literary Genres. 2 hours 30 minutes, closed book, 40% of A Level. • Paper 2 will be a written examination - Texts and Genres. 3 hours, open book, 40% of A Level. • Non Examined Assessment: Theory and Independence. 20% of A Level. In addition to these externally assessed pieces of work, students will receive on-going assessment and feedback during the course.
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| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cumberland |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Red Lonning, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8UG |
A Level English Literature, from the exam board AQA, aims to build on skills gained at Key Stage 4. Specifically, it aims to encourage students to: • read widely and independently, both set texts and others that they have selected for themselves; • engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them; • develop, and effectively apply, their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation; • explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretation of them. During the course, students will complete three units of study: • Literary Genres: Tragedy - A Shakespeare play, a second drama text and one further text pre-1900; • Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing - a post-2000 novel, one collection of poetry and one further text pre-1900; • Non-Exam Assessment: two essays of 1,250-1,500 each, on a different text - one poetry and one prose.
At least Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature.
This course is split into 3 examination units: • Paper 1 will be a written examination - Literary Genres. 2 hours 30 minutes, closed book, 40% of A Level. • Paper 2 will be a written examination - Texts and Genres. 3 hours, open book, 40% of A Level. • Non Examined Assessment: Theory and Independence. 20% of A Level. In addition to these externally assessed pieces of work, students will receive on-going assessment and feedback during the course.
