English Literature
St Peter's School - Cambridgeshire
01480459581
St Peter's Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7DD
Course summary

It is literature which for me opened the mysterious and decisive doors of imagination and understanding. To see the way others see. To think the way others think. And above all, to feel. Salman Rushdie, Do you love reading? Do you enjoy delving into the past and discovering new worlds? Do you want to debate different meanings rather than settling for just one? Intrigued? Then A-level English Literature might be perfect for you! The course aims to further inspire a love of literature by introducing you to a wide selection of prose, poetry and drama, including F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and William Shakespeare’s Othello. The overarching theme of Love Through the Ages will offer plenty of opportunities for you to develop your research skills and explore the social and cultural differences between 14th-century Venice, Victorian England and 1920s New York. The course will also encourage you to become an independent and critical reader by teaching you to evaluate language, structure and form, discuss different representations of love and interrogate the writer’s purpose.

Entry requirements

- Grade 6 or above in GCSE English Literature - To qualify for the Sixth Form we require all students to have at least 5 grades 4 or equivalent in a range of subjects.

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1 = 40% of A-level Section A - William Shakespeare, Othello (25 marks) Section B - Unseen Poetry (25 marks) Section C - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby and Pre-1900 Poetry (25 marks) Paper 2 = 40% of A-level Section A - Carol Ann Duffy, Feminine Gospels (25 marks) Section B - Unseen Prose (25 marks)? Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Arthur Miller, All My Sons (25 marks) NEA = 20% of A-level? Comparative study of two texts (50 marks)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressSt Peter's Road, Huntingdon, PE29 7DD