Are you interested in the techniques employed by authors to create characters and situations and how texts reflect our lives and relationships, then this course is for you. You will read, study and enjoy modern novels and plays, some Victorian texts, some Shakespeare and review a wide range of writing. Additionally, we will discuss texts in performance, how they work on stage and screen and not least in imagination. The texts covered include various themes and theoretical perspectives such as: dramatic tragedy, social and political protest writing, feminism and Marxism. Word texts covered comprise: Othello; The Great Gatsby; Richard II, The Kite Runner, William Blake poems, A Dolls House, and your own coursework texts.
Students studying three A Levels will be expected to have a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 6 and three GCSEs at grade 5/4, including English Language and Mathematics at grade 5/4 or above. Or eight GCSEs at a minimum of grade 5.
There are two exams, one for each module. Paper 1: (40%) Aspects of Tragedy three questions in response to two plays and a prose. Paper 2: (40%) Elements of political and social protest writing three questions in response to a play, prose and an unseen passage. Non-exam assessment: (20%) You will also produce two essays, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspect of the critical anthology.
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Bolton |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Town Centre Campus, Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5BU |
Are you interested in the techniques employed by authors to create characters and situations and how texts reflect our lives and relationships, then this course is for you. You will read, study and enjoy modern novels and plays, some Victorian texts, some Shakespeare and review a wide range of writing. Additionally, we will discuss texts in performance, how they work on stage and screen and not least in imagination. The texts covered include various themes and theoretical perspectives such as: dramatic tragedy, social and political protest writing, feminism and Marxism. Word texts covered comprise: Othello; The Great Gatsby; Richard II, The Kite Runner, William Blake poems, A Dolls House, and your own coursework texts.
Students studying three A Levels will be expected to have a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 6 and three GCSEs at grade 5/4, including English Language and Mathematics at grade 5/4 or above. Or eight GCSEs at a minimum of grade 5.
There are two exams, one for each module. Paper 1: (40%) Aspects of Tragedy three questions in response to two plays and a prose. Paper 2: (40%) Elements of political and social protest writing three questions in response to a play, prose and an unseen passage. Non-exam assessment: (20%) You will also produce two essays, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspect of the critical anthology.