English Language and Literature
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School - Lincolnshire
01673866900
Lincoln Road, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB
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Course summary

This course is designed to allow students to investigate the way the two disciplines of language and literature work together. Students will read a wide range of literary and non-literary works such as poetry, novels, short stories, Shakespeare plays, journalism, letters, and transcribed conversations. The textual studies require a wide range of literary and linguistic approaches to analyzing how language works and also provide opportunities to craft their text transformations as part of the exams. To explore the texts fully, students will use a range of analytical approaches and will be introduced to key linguistic concepts and terminology. Through the coursework units, students can develop their investigative skills exploring how language works through selecting their own area of study. The staff’s approach will be to encourage students to develop individual, sensitive, and imaginative responses through group discussion, small group work, practical investigations, whole-class teaching, and individual tutorials.

Entry requirements

40 points in their 9 best GCSE subjects or equivalent qualifications. (Where 9 subjects have not been studied, the school reserves the right to consider entry; this will be dependent on actual exam results, not predictions, and students must still achieve the minimum individual subject requirements.) A minimum of 2 grade 6s in GCSE subjects or grades of the same standard in equivalent qualifications. Grade 6 in English Language and Grade 6 in English Literature

How you'll be assessed

Three units: two by examination and one by coursework. Unit 1: Telling Stories (Examination: 3 hours) Section A: Remembered Places -AQA Anthology: Paris Section B: Imagined Worlds – one prose text Section C: Poetic Voices – poetry set text Unit 2: Exploring Conflict (Examination: 2 hours 30 mins) Section A: Writing About Society – re-creative task Section B: Dramatic Encounters – drama text Non-Examined Assessment Unit: Making Connections (Coursework) A personal investigation exploring a theme or technique in both literary and non-literary texts.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLincolnshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressLincoln Road, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB