English Literature

Course summary

You will study two units in this course: ‘Aspects of Tragedy’ and ‘Elements of Crime Writing’. Each unit will be taught by a different English A Level Literature Specialist. These unitsinclude a variety of literary texts, including Shakespeare’s “Othello” and “Richard II”, Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, Agatha Christie’s “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd” and Ian McEwan’s “Atonement” – as well as a range of gripping poems, written by George Crabbe, Oscar Wilde and Robert Browning. You will also prepare a folder of coursework that includes a response to an independently selected poetry and prose anthology/text.