English Literature
Course summary
This is a stimulating course that will enable you to engage with challenging texts and ideas. Discussion plays a large part in lessons and you will be expected to read widely around the subject, beyond just the set texts. You will develop the ability to organise your thoughts, ideas and materials, to analyse texts and interpret their meaning, and to develop the skills to write in an articulate manner. You are also taught to become creative thinkers, critically observing the world around you.
Entry Requirements
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| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 6 gcse qualifications at grade 6.0 or above | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
English Language | Grade 5 in English Language | — |
English Literature | Grade 7 in English Literature | — |
As published by the school
6 GCSEs at grade 6+ including a grade 6 in English Language and Mathematics. In addition, all courses have specific GCSE entry requirements which are stated in the course description for each subject.
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Assessment
Component 1: Drama & Poetry pre-1900 (written exam – 40%) You will study three texts – one Shakespeare play, one drama text and one poetry text – from the lists below. Shakespeare: • Coriolanus • Hamlet • Measure for Measure • The Tempest • Twelfth Night Drama text: • Marlow: Edward II • Webster: The Duchess of Malfi • Goldsmith: She Stoops to Conquer • Ibsen: A Doll’s House • Wilde: An Ideal Husband Poetry text: • Chaucer: The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale • Milton: Paradise Lost Books 9 & 10 • Coleridge: Selected Poems • Tennyson: Maud • Rossetti: Selected Poems Component 2: Comparative & Contextual Study (written exam – 40%) You will study at least two complete texts from one of the following topics: • American Literature 1880-1940 • The Gothic • Dystopia • Women in Literature • The Immigrant Experience Component 3: Literature post-1900 (coursework – 20%) You will study three pieces of literature (one prose text, one poetry text and one drama text) one of which must have been published or first performed in 2000 or later. You will submit a close reading, critical analysis on one of the texts and a comparative essay on the other two.
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