English Literature is a two-year course for those who love reading and enjoy immersing themselves in poetry and drama as well as the novel. Reading for pleasure is a key charactersitic of a successful Literature student. You will engage with a variety of texts ranging from Chaucer to contemporary post-1990 fiction and be encouraged to share your opinions and make informed judgements about those texts. Literature can be taken as a stand-alone course or as a complement to other arts-based subjects. Component 1 Shakespeare, Drama and Poetry pre-1900 Written Exam • Texts could include a range from Christopher • Marlowe to Oscar Wilde and Geoffrey Chaucer to Christina Rossetti. Component 2 Comparative and Contextual Study Written Exam including close reading • Themes include: American Literature 1880–1940; • The Gothic; Dystopia; Women in Literature and • The Immigrant Experience. Component 3 Literature post-1900 Non-examined assessment Study of 3 texts: Poetry, prose and drama all published post 1900. 1 text must have been published post 2000. • Task 1: Close reading or re-creative writing with commentary • Task 2: Comparative essay
• We have a minimum entry requirement of grade 4 in both Maths and English Language. Additional subject entry requirements for each subject are listed below. There may be some flexibility around these. • English can be either Literature or Language unless specifically stated. • At least a grade 6 in both GCSE English Language and Literature
Component 1 and 2 together are worth 80% Component 3, the Non-Exam Assessment is worth 20%
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Warwickshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Myton Road, Warwick, CV34 6PJ |
English Literature is a two-year course for those who love reading and enjoy immersing themselves in poetry and drama as well as the novel. Reading for pleasure is a key charactersitic of a successful Literature student. You will engage with a variety of texts ranging from Chaucer to contemporary post-1990 fiction and be encouraged to share your opinions and make informed judgements about those texts. Literature can be taken as a stand-alone course or as a complement to other arts-based subjects. Component 1 Shakespeare, Drama and Poetry pre-1900 Written Exam • Texts could include a range from Christopher • Marlowe to Oscar Wilde and Geoffrey Chaucer to Christina Rossetti. Component 2 Comparative and Contextual Study Written Exam including close reading • Themes include: American Literature 1880–1940; • The Gothic; Dystopia; Women in Literature and • The Immigrant Experience. Component 3 Literature post-1900 Non-examined assessment Study of 3 texts: Poetry, prose and drama all published post 1900. 1 text must have been published post 2000. • Task 1: Close reading or re-creative writing with commentary • Task 2: Comparative essay
• We have a minimum entry requirement of grade 4 in both Maths and English Language. Additional subject entry requirements for each subject are listed below. There may be some flexibility around these. • English can be either Literature or Language unless specifically stated. • At least a grade 6 in both GCSE English Language and Literature
Component 1 and 2 together are worth 80% Component 3, the Non-Exam Assessment is worth 20%