Novels, diaries, plays, travel writing, poetry, radio scripts, monologues, letters, newspaper articles, speeches, short stories. Do you like reading widely? Would you like to learn how to analyse a variety of literary and non-literary texts, and how to use these texts as a basis for your own writing? If so, this might be the course you are looking for. During the course you can expect to study: • How to write in different styles for a variety of readers • How to analyse prose, poetry and drama from linguistic and literary perspectives • How to analyse the language of real speech and how speech is used in literature • How to compare literary texts, non-literary texts and speech
• You should have at least a grade 4 in both GCSE English language and GCSE English literature. • There is no specific GCSE maths requirement to study this course.
This is a new-style linear A level course. In the second year of the course, you will take external exams that assess content covered in the first and second year. These exams (along with coursework) will determine your A level grade. The course comprises two exam papers and one non-exam assessment (coursework). Paper 1: Telling Stories (40% of qualification) - This unit is in three parts and involves aspects of both literary and linguistic study. The focus is on how places and events can be portrayed in many forms, from everyday conversation to poetry. Section A - Remembered Places You will study a range of items from an anthology of varied material relating to the city of Paris. This will include the study of spoken English as well as fiction and non-fiction texts. Section B - Imagined Worlds Study of the novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood with a focus on the way narratives project a point of view in relation to characters, places and events (open book). Section C- Poetic Voices Study of a selection of poems from the collection 'Mean Time' by Carol Ann Duffy with a focus on how narratives are told in verse (open book). Paper 2: Exploring Conflict (40% of qualification) - In preparation for this exam, you will explore how conflicts between people and in societies can be represented. Section A - Writing About Society You will study 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini; in the exam you will be asked to re-write an episode from the novel from a different perspective and in a different form with a commentary to explain the choices you made (open book). Section B – Dramatic Encounters In preparation for the exam you will study the play 'A Streetcar named Desire' by Tennessee Williams and will be asked to discuss the playwright’s portrayal of an aspect of conflict within the drama (open book). Non-exam assessment (coursework): Making Connections (20% of qualification) - This aspect of the course involves the writing of a research report into a specific theme or technique which must be investigated in literary and non-literary texts. We will focus on 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens which you will compare to a non-literary text of your choice. You will also be given the option to pick your own literary and non-literary texts on a theme of your choice and write about these instead. The report must be between 2,500 - 3,000 words.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Hampshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Prospect Avenue, Farnborough, GU14 8JX |
Novels, diaries, plays, travel writing, poetry, radio scripts, monologues, letters, newspaper articles, speeches, short stories. Do you like reading widely? Would you like to learn how to analyse a variety of literary and non-literary texts, and how to use these texts as a basis for your own writing? If so, this might be the course you are looking for. During the course you can expect to study: • How to write in different styles for a variety of readers • How to analyse prose, poetry and drama from linguistic and literary perspectives • How to analyse the language of real speech and how speech is used in literature • How to compare literary texts, non-literary texts and speech
• You should have at least a grade 4 in both GCSE English language and GCSE English literature. • There is no specific GCSE maths requirement to study this course.
This is a new-style linear A level course. In the second year of the course, you will take external exams that assess content covered in the first and second year. These exams (along with coursework) will determine your A level grade. The course comprises two exam papers and one non-exam assessment (coursework). Paper 1: Telling Stories (40% of qualification) - This unit is in three parts and involves aspects of both literary and linguistic study. The focus is on how places and events can be portrayed in many forms, from everyday conversation to poetry. Section A - Remembered Places You will study a range of items from an anthology of varied material relating to the city of Paris. This will include the study of spoken English as well as fiction and non-fiction texts. Section B - Imagined Worlds Study of the novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood with a focus on the way narratives project a point of view in relation to characters, places and events (open book). Section C- Poetic Voices Study of a selection of poems from the collection 'Mean Time' by Carol Ann Duffy with a focus on how narratives are told in verse (open book). Paper 2: Exploring Conflict (40% of qualification) - In preparation for this exam, you will explore how conflicts between people and in societies can be represented. Section A - Writing About Society You will study 'The Kite Runner' by Khaled Hosseini; in the exam you will be asked to re-write an episode from the novel from a different perspective and in a different form with a commentary to explain the choices you made (open book). Section B – Dramatic Encounters In preparation for the exam you will study the play 'A Streetcar named Desire' by Tennessee Williams and will be asked to discuss the playwright’s portrayal of an aspect of conflict within the drama (open book). Non-exam assessment (coursework): Making Connections (20% of qualification) - This aspect of the course involves the writing of a research report into a specific theme or technique which must be investigated in literary and non-literary texts. We will focus on 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens which you will compare to a non-literary text of your choice. You will also be given the option to pick your own literary and non-literary texts on a theme of your choice and write about these instead. The report must be between 2,500 - 3,000 words.