If you have enjoyed the challenges and variety of GCSE English Language and Literature, this course offers opportunities to engage analytically with a wide range of texts. This specification enables you to explore drama, poetry and prose texts, under the themes of Love Through the Ages and Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day. The skills developed through the course include discussion and debate, essential to getting the best out of your critical reading and analysis of texts.
• GCSE English Language or English Literature at Grade 4 or above or GCSE Mathematics at Grade 4 or above. Fives or more subjects in total at Grade 4 or above (this includes BTECs). • 5 in English and Maths.
Year 12 Paper 1: Love Through the Ages Section A: Shakespeare Section B: Unseen Poetry Section C: Comparing The Great Gatsby and Pre-1900 Love Poetry Written examination: 3 hours Year 13: Paper 1: Love Through the Ages Section A: Shakespeare Section B: Unseen Poetry Section C: Comparing The Great Gatsby and Pre-1900 Love Poetry Written examination: 3 hours (40% of A Level) Paper 2: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day. Section A: Set texts. One essay question on set text (25 marks) Section B: Contextual linking . One compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 marks) . One essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) of A-Level Non-examined Assessment Assessed by teachers, moderated by AQA. (20% of A Level).
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Wolverhampton |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Lichfield Road, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, WV11 3ES |
If you have enjoyed the challenges and variety of GCSE English Language and Literature, this course offers opportunities to engage analytically with a wide range of texts. This specification enables you to explore drama, poetry and prose texts, under the themes of Love Through the Ages and Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day. The skills developed through the course include discussion and debate, essential to getting the best out of your critical reading and analysis of texts.
• GCSE English Language or English Literature at Grade 4 or above or GCSE Mathematics at Grade 4 or above. Fives or more subjects in total at Grade 4 or above (this includes BTECs). • 5 in English and Maths.
Year 12 Paper 1: Love Through the Ages Section A: Shakespeare Section B: Unseen Poetry Section C: Comparing The Great Gatsby and Pre-1900 Love Poetry Written examination: 3 hours Year 13: Paper 1: Love Through the Ages Section A: Shakespeare Section B: Unseen Poetry Section C: Comparing The Great Gatsby and Pre-1900 Love Poetry Written examination: 3 hours (40% of A Level) Paper 2: Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day. Section A: Set texts. One essay question on set text (25 marks) Section B: Contextual linking . One compulsory question on an unseen extract (25 marks) . One essay question linking two texts (25 marks) Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) of A-Level Non-examined Assessment Assessed by teachers, moderated by AQA. (20% of A Level).