English Literature
AS English Literature
English Literature unlocks doors to other worlds seeking to explore the human emotions and experiences of life. Literature enables us to form empathetic connections with characters transporting our minds into alternative viewpoints. Literature explores the big issues of life from love, death, relationships and meaning and makes us reflect on everyday life.
This is a one year course which allows you to enjoy reading and analysing prose, poetry and drama.
There will be two exams which will constitute 100% of the total mark. The exam board is OCR and more information can be found on their website.
Component 1: Shakespeare and poetry pre-1900
Shakespeare –The Tempest
Poetry pre-1900 – Selected Poems by Christina Rossetti
Written paper 60 marks (Closed text 1 hour 45 minutes 50% of total AS-Level)
Component 2 Drama and prose post-1900:
Drama: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Prose post-1900: 1984 by George Orwell
Written paper 60 marks (Closed text 1 hour 45 minutes 50% of total AS-Level)
For further information please contact Ms McDermott or Mr McVeigh
A Level English Literature
This is a two-year course which allows you to enjoy reading and analysing prose, poetry and drama.
There will be two exams which will constitute 80% of the total mark. The non-exam assessment element is worth 20%. The exam board is OCR and more information can be found on their website.
Component 1: Drama and Poetry pre-1900
Shakespeare (The Tempest by William Shakespeare)
Drama and Poetry pre-1900 (The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster and Selected Poems by Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems)
Written paper 60 marks (Closed text 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of total A-Level)
Component 2: Comparative and Contextual study
This unit covers Dystopian Fiction. We study George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ as well as reading widely in the area of dystopian fiction.
Written paper 60 marks (Closed text 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of total A-Level)
Component 3: Literature post-1900
Close reading OR re-creative writing piece with commentary and comparative essay: Literature post-1900
For further information please speak to Ms McDermott or Mr McVeigh