OVERVIEW A fully integrated course which links directly to the skills learned at GCSE, you will draw on the established academic fields of stylistics, linguistics, narratology and creative writing through a contemporary approach to studying a range of literary and non-literary discourses and texts, with emphasis on precise linguistic analysis. You will explore point of view and genre in prose fiction, voice and identity in poetry and interaction and conflict in drama. You will study the representation of place in an anthology of nonliterary texts (including spoken language, media texts and new technologies) and develop your own writing through textual intervention work.
A minimum of a grade 6 in both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.
ASSESSMENT Paper 1 40% of overall qualification: Telling Stories: 3 questions, one on each of the anthology (non-literary texts), prose (open book) and poetry (open book). Paper 2 40% of overall qualification: 3 questions - creative writing, critical commentary (open book) and a drama text (open book). Non-Exam Assessment (Coursework) 20% of overall qualification: A personal investigation that explores a specific technique or theme in both literary and non-literary discourse (2500 - 3000 words).
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Walsall |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RF |
OVERVIEW A fully integrated course which links directly to the skills learned at GCSE, you will draw on the established academic fields of stylistics, linguistics, narratology and creative writing through a contemporary approach to studying a range of literary and non-literary discourses and texts, with emphasis on precise linguistic analysis. You will explore point of view and genre in prose fiction, voice and identity in poetry and interaction and conflict in drama. You will study the representation of place in an anthology of nonliterary texts (including spoken language, media texts and new technologies) and develop your own writing through textual intervention work.
A minimum of a grade 6 in both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.
ASSESSMENT Paper 1 40% of overall qualification: Telling Stories: 3 questions, one on each of the anthology (non-literary texts), prose (open book) and poetry (open book). Paper 2 40% of overall qualification: 3 questions - creative writing, critical commentary (open book) and a drama text (open book). Non-Exam Assessment (Coursework) 20% of overall qualification: A personal investigation that explores a specific technique or theme in both literary and non-literary discourse (2500 - 3000 words).