This is an exciting and creative course that enables students to continue reading a range of texts; both contemporary and from the Literary Canon, as well as having the opportunity to extend their creative writing skills from GCSE. In this course students will read, interpret and analyse a wide range of literary and non-literary texts, both spoken and written, in terms of their literary and linguistic features. Students will have the opportunity to engage creatively and independently with a wide range of spoken, written and multi-modal texts, and produce their own in the coursework modules. Students will undertake independent studies to develop their own writing skills as producers and interpreters of texts and present and discuss views in seminar style lessons. There are opportunities to see performances of plays being studied, and also the opportunity to attend university style lectures on examination texts. Career Pathways – Journalism and PR – Creative Writing – Law – Business – English Literature – Print Media – Editing – Marketing – Broadcasting
Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature and Grade 5 or above in English Language
Modules Component 1 Studying an anthology of non-fiction and spoken texts Component 2 The language of poetry and plays. Carol Ann Duffy Poetry and Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ Component 3 Studying F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ and creative writing Component 4 Coursework: – Independent study: analysing and producing texts Assessment Component 1, 2 and 3 – Exam (80%) Coursework – Independent study (20%)
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Gloucestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Two Hedges Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8AE |
This is an exciting and creative course that enables students to continue reading a range of texts; both contemporary and from the Literary Canon, as well as having the opportunity to extend their creative writing skills from GCSE. In this course students will read, interpret and analyse a wide range of literary and non-literary texts, both spoken and written, in terms of their literary and linguistic features. Students will have the opportunity to engage creatively and independently with a wide range of spoken, written and multi-modal texts, and produce their own in the coursework modules. Students will undertake independent studies to develop their own writing skills as producers and interpreters of texts and present and discuss views in seminar style lessons. There are opportunities to see performances of plays being studied, and also the opportunity to attend university style lectures on examination texts. Career Pathways – Journalism and PR – Creative Writing – Law – Business – English Literature – Print Media – Editing – Marketing – Broadcasting
Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature and Grade 5 or above in English Language
Modules Component 1 Studying an anthology of non-fiction and spoken texts Component 2 The language of poetry and plays. Carol Ann Duffy Poetry and Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ Component 3 Studying F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ and creative writing Component 4 Coursework: – Independent study: analysing and producing texts Assessment Component 1, 2 and 3 – Exam (80%) Coursework – Independent study (20%)