English Literature

Assessment

Component 1: Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 • Students will study Shakespeare's tragic play, ‘Hamlet’, Ibsen's play ‘A Doll's House’, and poetry by Christina Rossetti. Component 2: Comparative and Contextual Study • This component provides students with the exciting opportunity to study the Gothic genre at length. From the literature this diverse movement produced, to the architecture, and even the presence of The Gothic within popular culture, no stone is left unturned. Students will study Mary Shelley's ‘Frankenstein’ and the collection of Angela Carter's short stories ‘The Bloody Chamber’. They will then be invited to read their own choice of Gothic novels and will also read and analyse some of the most prominent Gothic literature. Coursework • This component provides students with the opportunity to study three texts across the three main forms: prose, play and poetry. Students will read Philip Larkin's collection of poems, Tennesee William's ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and Khaled Hosseini's ‘The Kite Runner’. In consultation with their teacher, students will write their own questions, plan, draft and produce two essays.