English Literature
Course summary
Great literature is about life: love, hate, death, revenge, jealousy, friendship, murder, gossip, flirtation, loyalty, betrayal, politics, crime, fate, science, art, ambition, paranoia, dreams, fear, hopes, fantasy, reality. The list, of course, is endless and encompasses every area of human existence because great literature is really about the human condition – what it is to be a human being on this planet. To adapt a famous quotation: if you’re bored of literature then you’re bored of life. Coursework This component encourages individual study, interest and enjoyment of modern literature. Students study three literary texts, which must include one prose text, one poetry text, and one drama text. All texts must have been first published or performed after 1900, and at least one must have been first published or performed after 2000. There are two tasks: - Close reading or re-creative writing with commentary – both must be based on one literary text - Comparative essay – must be based on two literary texts. Career Opportunities: Career opportunities with English Literature A Level or an English degree are diverse: from publishing to recruitment; from law to journalism. Universities and employers regard this A Level very highly and value the skills that it nurtures: namely analysis, insight, creative and fluent use of the English language.
Entry Requirements
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| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 5 gcse qualifications at grade 4.0 or above | — |
As published by the school
At least five grade 9–4 at GCSE or equivalent at L2 In addition the required entry criteria for each of the courses they wish to study in the Sixth Form, some of the courses offered may require a higher GCSE grade in a particular subject or subject
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Assessment
Two exams, both of which are worth 40% each of the final mark. Two pieces of coursework, with combined scores that count for 20% of the final mark. Paper 1, currently we study a Shakespeare play for Part A, while, for Part B, we study Drama and Poetry pre-1900 Paper 2, we study American Fiction 1880-1940 for an unseen question in Part A; while, for Part B, we cover two novels as part of a comparative and contextual task.
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