If you're a keen reader, enjoy analysing language and want to develop your own creative writing, this course would suit you. It compliments most other arts and humanities subjects and is particularly suited to students wishing to pursue careers where higher level communication and analytical skills are important. It will give you transferable skills including the ability to read critically, analyse and evaluate and undertake independent research. As well as studying novels, poetry and plays you'll also explore non-fiction spoken and written texts. There will be plenty of opportunity to develop your own creative writing skills. The course will focus on how language choices shape meaning and ways texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners. You'll analyse the ways that writers use language, narrative techniques and literary devices to craft their work and communicate ideas as well as compare and contrast how similar themes and issues are conveyed in their writing. You'll demonstrate your own skills as a writer through working on your own original texts for different audiences and purposes.
An Attainment 8 Score of 52.0 or greater. Passes at Grades 4-9 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics. Students wishing to study more than two of the subjects: Mathematics; English Literature; Physics; Biology; Chemistry; History; or Economics at Advanced Level GCE will need to achieve an Attainment 8 Score of 56.0 or greater.
80% exam based and 20% coursework. There are 3 written exam papers. Coursework consists of a comparative essay on a set nonfiction text and a free choice text as well as a piece of your own creative writing up to a maximum of 1200 words.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Lincolnshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| Address | Brook Street, Grantham, NG31 6RP |
If you're a keen reader, enjoy analysing language and want to develop your own creative writing, this course would suit you. It compliments most other arts and humanities subjects and is particularly suited to students wishing to pursue careers where higher level communication and analytical skills are important. It will give you transferable skills including the ability to read critically, analyse and evaluate and undertake independent research. As well as studying novels, poetry and plays you'll also explore non-fiction spoken and written texts. There will be plenty of opportunity to develop your own creative writing skills. The course will focus on how language choices shape meaning and ways texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners. You'll analyse the ways that writers use language, narrative techniques and literary devices to craft their work and communicate ideas as well as compare and contrast how similar themes and issues are conveyed in their writing. You'll demonstrate your own skills as a writer through working on your own original texts for different audiences and purposes.
An Attainment 8 Score of 52.0 or greater. Passes at Grades 4-9 in GCSE English Language and Mathematics. Students wishing to study more than two of the subjects: Mathematics; English Literature; Physics; Biology; Chemistry; History; or Economics at Advanced Level GCE will need to achieve an Attainment 8 Score of 56.0 or greater.
80% exam based and 20% coursework. There are 3 written exam papers. Coursework consists of a comparative essay on a set nonfiction text and a free choice text as well as a piece of your own creative writing up to a maximum of 1200 words.