If you’re a keen reader who likes to explore the social, historical, and literary contexts of the things you read, then you are likely to enjoy the Literature course. We studied 6 texts across the two-year course. In Y12 our focus is comedy, and our texts are: ● The Importance of Being Earnest, a play by Oscar Wilde; ● Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare; ● Small Island, a novel by Andrea Levy. In Y13, the focus turns to Political and Social Protest Writing (PASP), and our texts are: ● The Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini; ● Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, poetry by William Blake; ● A Doll’s House, a play by Henrik Ibsen.
Students must achieve the minimum entry requirement of 5 GCSEs graded 9-4. Students must also have achieved at least a Grade 6 in English at GCSE. Grade 6 in English or English Literature, or preferably both.
Paper 1 (40% of final grade) (2hrs 30 mins) ● Y12 content - Aspects of Comedy o 3 essays in 2h 30 Paper 2 (40% of final grade) (3 hrs) ● Political and Social Protest Writing o 3 essays in 3 hours o Extra 30 minutes to allow for reading and annotation of an unseen extract of a protest text. NEA (20% of final grade) ● 1250-word essay on a poetry selection of your choice ● 1250-word essay on a novel of your choice ● Your teacher will help you to choose suitable texts for your essays.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Valley Road, Worksop, S81 7EN |
If you’re a keen reader who likes to explore the social, historical, and literary contexts of the things you read, then you are likely to enjoy the Literature course. We studied 6 texts across the two-year course. In Y12 our focus is comedy, and our texts are: ● The Importance of Being Earnest, a play by Oscar Wilde; ● Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare; ● Small Island, a novel by Andrea Levy. In Y13, the focus turns to Political and Social Protest Writing (PASP), and our texts are: ● The Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini; ● Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, poetry by William Blake; ● A Doll’s House, a play by Henrik Ibsen.
Students must achieve the minimum entry requirement of 5 GCSEs graded 9-4. Students must also have achieved at least a Grade 6 in English at GCSE. Grade 6 in English or English Literature, or preferably both.
Paper 1 (40% of final grade) (2hrs 30 mins) ● Y12 content - Aspects of Comedy o 3 essays in 2h 30 Paper 2 (40% of final grade) (3 hrs) ● Political and Social Protest Writing o 3 essays in 3 hours o Extra 30 minutes to allow for reading and annotation of an unseen extract of a protest text. NEA (20% of final grade) ● 1250-word essay on a poetry selection of your choice ● 1250-word essay on a novel of your choice ● Your teacher will help you to choose suitable texts for your essays.
