A Level in English Literature

Course summary

English Literature is a very popular subject choice at A Level. We follow the Eduqas (formerly WJEC) English Literature specification which offers the pupils a broad, engaging and challenging passage through the study of English Literature. We are proud of our lessons at A Level and pupils are well prepared for both the AS and A Level examinations which are taught concurrently. The curriculum explores texts from a wide range of social, historical and cultural contexts and seeks to develop the skills of reading and engaging with literary criticism at a high level. Milton - ‘Paradise Lost’ Selected poetry of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath Shakespeare - ‘Hamlet’ Middleton - ‘The Revenger’s Tragedy’ Joe Orton - ‘Loot’ Bronte - ‘Jane Eyre’ Jean Rhy - ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ Kazuo Ishiguro - ‘Never Let Me Go’ Sarah Water - ‘The Little Stranger’ Zadie Smith – ‘White Teeth’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – ‘Purple Hibiscus’