This specification aims to encourage learners to develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and literary studies as they: • Read widely and independently both set texts and others that they have selected for themselves • Engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them • Develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation in writing • Explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them. The Edexcel A Level in English Literature will require learners to develop judgement and independence as they synthesise and reflect upon their knowledge and understanding of a range of literary texts and ways of reading them. It will require learners to show knowledge and understanding of: • How writers shape meanings in texts • How texts are interpreted by different readers, including over time • How texts relate to one another and literary traditions, movements and genres • The significance of cultural and contextual influences on readers and writers.
External candidates to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle: • Candidates must have a minimum grade of 9 in French GCSE, a minimum of 6 in 5 GCSEs and a minimum of 7 in the subjects they wish to study for the A-Levels • Candidates meet Mr McNaught for an interview and are assessed individually in writing on 2 subjects they wish to take to A-Levels
Component 1: Drama Shakespeare – Hamlet by William Shakespeare One other play (Open book exam) A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 2 hours, 15 minutes 30%of total A-Level Component 2: Prose Two Prose texts on a chosen theme – eg Gothic fiction (Open book exam) A Picture of Dorian Grey and * one other from Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Little Stranger by Sarah Walters 1 hour, 15 minutes 20% of total A-Level Component 3; Poetry Anthology of Modern Poetry and * A specified range of poetry from either a literary period or A Named poet 2 Hours and 15 minutes 30% of total A level Non-Examined Assessment Component: Literature post- 1900 A coursework essay on two texts (chosen by the teacher). One extended comparative essay 2500-3000 words 20% of total A-Level
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This specification aims to encourage learners to develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and literary studies as they: • Read widely and independently both set texts and others that they have selected for themselves • Engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them • Develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation in writing • Explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them. The Edexcel A Level in English Literature will require learners to develop judgement and independence as they synthesise and reflect upon their knowledge and understanding of a range of literary texts and ways of reading them. It will require learners to show knowledge and understanding of: • How writers shape meanings in texts • How texts are interpreted by different readers, including over time • How texts relate to one another and literary traditions, movements and genres • The significance of cultural and contextual influences on readers and writers.
External candidates to the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle: • Candidates must have a minimum grade of 9 in French GCSE, a minimum of 6 in 5 GCSEs and a minimum of 7 in the subjects they wish to study for the A-Levels • Candidates meet Mr McNaught for an interview and are assessed individually in writing on 2 subjects they wish to take to A-Levels
Component 1: Drama Shakespeare – Hamlet by William Shakespeare One other play (Open book exam) A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 2 hours, 15 minutes 30%of total A-Level Component 2: Prose Two Prose texts on a chosen theme – eg Gothic fiction (Open book exam) A Picture of Dorian Grey and * one other from Beloved by Toni Morrison and The Little Stranger by Sarah Walters 1 hour, 15 minutes 20% of total A-Level Component 3; Poetry Anthology of Modern Poetry and * A specified range of poetry from either a literary period or A Named poet 2 Hours and 15 minutes 30% of total A level Non-Examined Assessment Component: Literature post- 1900 A coursework essay on two texts (chosen by the teacher). One extended comparative essay 2500-3000 words 20% of total A-Level
