Course information
English Literature
Monkseaton High School - North Tyneside
01912979700
Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ
Course summary

You will explore and analyse literature through Drama, Poetry and Prose. You will study ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller, ‘King Lear’ by William Shakespeare, a wide selection of poetry and ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ by Thomas Hardy. You will also explore ‘Political and Social Protest Writing’ through ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood, ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini and ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’ by William Blake. You will consider different contexts that novels and poetry are written in and how this impacts upon writers.

Entry requirements

Students must have five 9-5 grades at GCSE with at least a grade 5 for English Literature.

How you'll be assessed

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressSeatonville Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ