A Level - English Literature

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Course Summary

Subject: English Literature

Course Title: A Level - English Literature

Course Types: Sixth Form

Course Level: A-Level

Course Description

Studying for this specification encourages students to develop an interest in and enjoyment of literature, through reading widely, critically and independently, across centuries and genre.

The department also runs a range of Learning Outside the Classroom with recent trips including visits to:

The Globe, London
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford
The Manchester Exchange Theatre
The Liverpool Playhouse

Exam

We will follow the AQA A Level English Literature B specification. Students will follow the AS course in Year 12 and the A Level course in Year 13 if they opt to.

A Level English Literature also has a Non Examined Assessment in the form of controlled assessment which constitutes 20% of the final course percentage . Students write two assessments each worth 10% : one on narrative theory and one of feminist literary theory.

Paper 1 - Literary Genres, Tragedy: Richard II and King Lear. (2.5 Hours). Closed book exam. 40% of marks available
Paper 2 - Political and Social Protest writing. (3 Hours).
Section A - Unseen
Section B and C - Harvest by J. Crace, The Handmaid’s Tale by M. Atwood, Songs of Innocence and Experience by W.Blake

Possible Destination