Different perspectives, knowledge beyond the contemporary context, lessons for the future, writings from the past, creativity beyond limitations, freedom of expression, themes that challenge, and skills for lifelong achievement. What more could you want from a subject? AQA English Literature focuses on the way texts are constructed, analysing how style and language is used to convey meaning. Students will study and compare a variety of set texts. Class time will be spent on active tasks such as discussions to build on the reading and preparation students will have done in advance. In addition, they will craft discursive essays and research-based investigations. We run an exciting programme of extra-curricular activities and trips from theatre trips across the county to residential workshops at the Globe Theatre in London. We have strong links with York University for coursework research and the Ryedale Book Festival for seminars with professional writers (fiction and non-fiction).
GCSE English Literature at level 5
Love Through the Ages (exam, 40%) - ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ - Shakespeare, ‘The Great Gatsby’ - Fitzgerald, AQA Poetry anthology: Love through the Ages. Texts in Shared Contexts (exam, 40%) - ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ - Atwood, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ - Williams, ‘Skirrid Hill’ - Sheers. 20% is decided by non-exam assessment (‘Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Time’).
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | North Yorkshire |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Middlecave Road, Malton, YO17 7NH |
Different perspectives, knowledge beyond the contemporary context, lessons for the future, writings from the past, creativity beyond limitations, freedom of expression, themes that challenge, and skills for lifelong achievement. What more could you want from a subject? AQA English Literature focuses on the way texts are constructed, analysing how style and language is used to convey meaning. Students will study and compare a variety of set texts. Class time will be spent on active tasks such as discussions to build on the reading and preparation students will have done in advance. In addition, they will craft discursive essays and research-based investigations. We run an exciting programme of extra-curricular activities and trips from theatre trips across the county to residential workshops at the Globe Theatre in London. We have strong links with York University for coursework research and the Ryedale Book Festival for seminars with professional writers (fiction and non-fiction).
GCSE English Literature at level 5
Love Through the Ages (exam, 40%) - ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ - Shakespeare, ‘The Great Gatsby’ - Fitzgerald, AQA Poetry anthology: Love through the Ages. Texts in Shared Contexts (exam, 40%) - ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ - Atwood, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ - Williams, ‘Skirrid Hill’ - Sheers. 20% is decided by non-exam assessment (‘Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Time’).