English Literature

Course summary

English Literature is all about the exploration and analysis of literature that has shaped and continues to shape society. Over the two year course you will study a range of novels, poetry, and plays and learn how to form critical opinions on these texts. See below for an overview of the course: Year 12 Frankenstein and Never Let Me Go – Science and society The Handmaid’s Tale and The Road – Dystopia Poetry – Christina Rossetti and Poems of the Decade Year 13 A Streetcar Named Desire and Othello - Tragedy