The A Level course builds on the essay writing and discussion skills acquired at GCSE, leading to building skills in critical debate about literary texts. Texts have been chosen to engage and challenge students, making this an exciting course which will encourage a perceptive approach to the role of literature in society. The A Level is taught in three components, together with a non-examined assessment unit. For Component 1, Drama and Tragedy, students will study ‘Hamlet’ or ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams. This examination is 2 hours 15 minutes long and candidates will write a response to two essay questions incorporating critical reading and context. For Component 2, Prose and The Supernatural, Oscar Wilde’s novel, ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ and Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ will be explored and compared. Candidates will sit a 1 hour 15 minute examination responding to one comparative question. For Component Three, students will study a selection of poems from Philip Larkin’s collection, ‘The Less Deceived,’ and poetry from Edexcel’s, ‘Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011’. They will consider the concerns and choices of modern-day poets in a selection of contemporary poems. The examination is 2 hours 15 minutes and students will have to write a comparative essay. The Non-Examined assessment will allow students to explore two texts of their choice. The selected texts may be linked by theme, movement, author or period. Literary study of both texts should be enhanced by study of the links and connections between them, different interpretations and the contexts in which they were written and received.
A minimum of one Grade 6 and one Grade 7 in English Language and English Literature GCSEs.
30% Component One 20% Component Two 30% Component Three 20% NEA
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| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Southend-on-Sea |
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| Address | Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS |
The A Level course builds on the essay writing and discussion skills acquired at GCSE, leading to building skills in critical debate about literary texts. Texts have been chosen to engage and challenge students, making this an exciting course which will encourage a perceptive approach to the role of literature in society. The A Level is taught in three components, together with a non-examined assessment unit. For Component 1, Drama and Tragedy, students will study ‘Hamlet’ or ‘Othello’ by William Shakespeare and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams. This examination is 2 hours 15 minutes long and candidates will write a response to two essay questions incorporating critical reading and context. For Component 2, Prose and The Supernatural, Oscar Wilde’s novel, ‘A Picture of Dorian Gray’ and Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ will be explored and compared. Candidates will sit a 1 hour 15 minute examination responding to one comparative question. For Component Three, students will study a selection of poems from Philip Larkin’s collection, ‘The Less Deceived,’ and poetry from Edexcel’s, ‘Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011’. They will consider the concerns and choices of modern-day poets in a selection of contemporary poems. The examination is 2 hours 15 minutes and students will have to write a comparative essay. The Non-Examined assessment will allow students to explore two texts of their choice. The selected texts may be linked by theme, movement, author or period. Literary study of both texts should be enhanced by study of the links and connections between them, different interpretations and the contexts in which they were written and received.
A minimum of one Grade 6 and one Grade 7 in English Language and English Literature GCSEs.
30% Component One 20% Component Two 30% Component Three 20% NEA