A Level English Language and Literature gives you the opportunity to strike the balance between English Literature and English Language, focusing on the craft of writing in a range of modern texts. You will study the stylistic features of novels, plays, poetry, blogs, journalism and travel writing. Throughout this course, we will enhance both your creative and analytical writing skills, as well as developing your enjoyment of wider reading. The aim of this course is to help you read like a writer and write like a reader! Topics • The Dystopian World of The Handmaid’s Tale • Fitzgerald’s American Classic, The Great Gatsby • Conflict and Tension in A Streetcar Named Desire • The Controversial Gothic Novel The Wasp Factory • The Love Poetry of John Donne • The Representation of Paris in Non-Fiction