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Subject: English Literature
Subject: English Literature
Examination Board: Edexcel
Examination Board: Edexcel
Controlled Assessment: 20%
Controlled Assessment: 20%
Examination: 80%
Examination: 80%
Paper 1: Drama- Exam 30%
Paper 1: Drama- Exam 30%
Paper 2: Prose- Exam 20%
Paper 2: Prose- Exam 20%
Paper 3: Poetry- Exam 30%
Paper 3: Poetry- Exam 30%
Specific entry requirements: Grade 6 in English Language and a Grade 7 in English Literature, or Grade 7 in English Language and a Grade 6 in English Literature, and a grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics.
Specific entry requirements: Grade 6 in English Language and a Grade 7 in English Literature, or Grade 7 in English Language and a Grade 6 in English Literature, and a grade 4 in GCSE Mathematics.
What will you study?
What will you study?
In Year 12 you will analyse a range of literary texts. This will involve the exploration of Romantic verse, where a selection of poems from key Romantic poets will be closely examined. Within this unit you will learn about the Romantic movement, the background of key poets and the transitional period in which the poems were written, in order to understand and analyse the poems in detail. For drama, you will focus on the post war American play by Tennessee Williams, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, where you will also apply context to the play and begin to analyse literature written for the stage. For the prose unit, you will develop your comparative skills by looking at the similarities and differences between Mary Shelley’s 1818 version of ‘Frankenstein’ and Margaret Atwood’s 1985 ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’. The focus of this unit will be on science and society, again with a key focus on language analysis and application of contextual factors which affect the novels. At the end of the course, you will select your own two texts to compare around a question of your choice. This controlled assessment encourages creativity, independence and also ownership similar to that of a dissertation or research project at university.
In Year 12 you will analyse a range of literary texts. This will involve the exploration of Romantic verse, where a selection of poems from key Romantic poets will be closely examined. Within this unit you will learn about the Romantic movement, the background of key poets and the transitional period in which the poems were written, in order to understand and analyse the poems in detail. For drama, you will focus on the post war American play by Tennessee Williams, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, where you will also apply context to the play and begin to analyse literature written for the stage. For the prose unit, you will develop your comparative skills by looking at the similarities and differences between Mary Shelley’s 1818 version of ‘Frankenstein’ and Margaret Atwood’s 1985 ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’. The focus of this unit will be on science and society, again with a key focus on language analysis and application of contextual factors which affect the novels. At the end of the course, you will select your own two texts to compare around a question of your choice. This controlled assessment encourages creativity, independence and also ownership similar to that of a dissertation or research project at university.
In Year 13 you will revise the content explored in Year 12, finish the controlled assessment and further explore drama and poetry through the exploration of Shakespeare’s tragic play ‘Othello’ as well as comparing modern poetry with unseen. For both Shakespeare and the controlled assessment units, you will start to apply critical theory to your understanding of the texts in order to develop or challenge your own argument.
In Year 13 you will revise the content explored in Year 12, finish the controlled assessment and further explore drama and poetry through the exploration of Shakespeare’s tragic play ‘Othello’ as well as comparing modern poetry with unseen. For both Shakespeare and the controlled assessment units, you will start to apply critical theory to your understanding of the texts in order to develop or challenge your own argument.
What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?
What Super Curricular opportunities are there linked to this subject?
- Small group intervention offered early on in the course to help with key analytical skills
- In the lead up to exams, after school support and intervention classes
- University trips, where possible
- Lecture opportunities on context covered in the A Level exam, where possible
- Theatre opportunities on drama texts, where possible
What can this course lead to?
What can this course lead to?
- Journalists research, write and present stories, features and articles across a range of media platforms – newspapers, magazines, television, radio and internet
- Publishing books, magazines and online publishing, generalist or specialist (including academic publishers)
- Editorial roles - business, production and marketing
- Education- teacher in secondary or primary schools (teaching qualification needed on top)
- University lecturer (further education needed)
- Web content manager
- Writer
- The Law
- Civil servant - working with government
English literature has a lot of transferable skills which suit most jobs. Most importantly, the course develops a student's analytical skills and critical thinking.
English literature has a lot of transferable skills which suit most jobs. Most importantly, the course develops a student's analytical skills and critical thinking.
KS5 Student Handbook
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