This two year English Literature course encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. Studying texts within a shared context enables students to investigate and connect them, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives. The course privileges the process of making autonomous meaning, encouraging students to debate and challenge the interpretations of other readers as they develop their own informed personal responses. Across the course, students will study texts both diachronically (produced across a very broad time period) and synchronically (produced within a clearly defined time period).
5 GCSEs graded at 4 or above (counting 2 BTECs maximum) A grade 4 in English or Maths All subjects at A-level will then have their own specific entry criteria
Paper 1, Love through the Ages: ‘Othello’, unseen poetry comparison & comparison of pre 1900 poetry with ‘The Great Gatsby’ (40%) Paper 2, Texts in Shared Contexts: Comparison of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ & ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’; ‘Feminine Gospels’ poetry anthology plus analysis of an unseen prose extract (40%) Non Examined Assessment: one extended essay (2,500 words) & a bibliography (20%)
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Medway |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX |
This two year English Literature course encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. Studying texts within a shared context enables students to investigate and connect them, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives. The course privileges the process of making autonomous meaning, encouraging students to debate and challenge the interpretations of other readers as they develop their own informed personal responses. Across the course, students will study texts both diachronically (produced across a very broad time period) and synchronically (produced within a clearly defined time period).
5 GCSEs graded at 4 or above (counting 2 BTECs maximum) A grade 4 in English or Maths All subjects at A-level will then have their own specific entry criteria
Paper 1, Love through the Ages: ‘Othello’, unseen poetry comparison & comparison of pre 1900 poetry with ‘The Great Gatsby’ (40%) Paper 2, Texts in Shared Contexts: Comparison of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ & ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’; ‘Feminine Gospels’ poetry anthology plus analysis of an unseen prose extract (40%) Non Examined Assessment: one extended essay (2,500 words) & a bibliography (20%)