WHY STUDY ENGLISH LITERATURE?

The study of literature gives you the opportunity to interpret texts, ideas and the world around us. It allows you to develop essay writing and analytical skills, whilst engaging with contextual issues and global themes. You will be able to broaden your horizons and your love of literature.

Assessment

Paper 1: Aspects of Tragedy

40 % of A Level

Exam: 2 hours 30

Othello, Death of a Salesman and Selected Poems by Keats

Paper 2: Elements of Political and Social Protest

40 % of A Level

Exam: 3 hours

The Handmaid's Tale, The Kite Runner, and Songs of Innocence and Experience

Non-exam assessment

20% of A level

Students will produce two pieces of coursework on two texts (one poetry and one prose) of your choice applying critical theories such as Marxism, Feminism, Narrative Theory and Ecocriticism