English Literature

Course summary

What will we study? ● In Year 12 you will explore the Paper 'Love through the Ages. For this paper, you will explore: "Othello," "The Great Gatsby' and an anthology of poetry. This will be 40% of your A Level. ● In Year 13 you will explore the Paper 'WW1 and its Aftermath. In this paper, you will explore: "Birdsong," "The Wipers Times' and a collection of poetry. This is also 40% of your A Level. Additionally, you will complete a piece of coursework in which you compare a theme across two literature texts. Possible themes are: ● The struggle for identity ● Crime and punishment ● Minds under stress ● War and conflict ● Representations of race and ethnicity ● Representations of sexuality representations of women/men ● Representations of social class and culture. For your NEA, you can choose any theme you would like to explore across two texts. There have been a range of texts studied historically, including: Lolita, The Yellow Wallpaper, Mrs Dalloway, Dr Faustus, War and Peace, and The Woman in White. This component is worth 20% of your A Level.