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