English Literature
Verulam School - Hertfordshire
01727766100
Brampton Road, St Albans, AL1 4PR
Course summary

Throughout the course, you will develop your understanding of different genres – both the expectations and the ways in which these are subverted. You will gain confidence in developing detailed responses to varied texts considering the writers’ methods, the influence of context and wide ranging interpretations. • You will study the following texts for the comedy unit: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Small Island by Andrea Levy, and The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. • You will also study the following texts for the social protest unit: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake. This unit also requires you to study extracts from different crime texts ranging from Sherlock Holmes stories to contemporary novels like Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. • For the coursework unit, you will explore texts from different perspectives, including Marxist, Feminist and Post-Colonial. This unit gives you the opportunity to pick your own text to analyse in detail, giving you a sense of independence to your work.

Entry requirements

Grade 6+ in GCSE English Language AND a Grade 6+ in GCSE English Literature

How you'll be assessed

You will take two exams at the end of the A Level English Literature course. You will also complete two pieces of coursework throughout the two years of study

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeBoys
AddressBrampton Road, St Albans, AL1 4PR