Literary Study (20%)
Textual Analysis (20%)
Portfolio (30%)
Dissertation (30%)
Course Details:
The main aims of the course are to enable pupils to develop the ability to:
read, write, talk and listen in complex and sophisticated contexts, as appropriate to purpose and audience
understand, analyse, evaluate, and make connections between complex and sophisticated literary texts
create and produce written texts as appropriate to purpose, audience and context, through the application of knowledge and understanding of complex and sophisticated language
This course enables candidates to:
understand, analyse and evaluate previously-studied complex and sophisticated literary texts. This is assessed by a question paper.
understand, analyse and evaluate an unseen complex and sophisticated literary text. This is assessed by a question paper.
apply language skills in the creation of texts. This is assessed through the portfolio–writing.
conduct independent reading, plan, research and write a piece of extended critical investigation on an aspect of literature. This is assessed through the project–dissertation.