English Literature
Seaford College - West Sussex
01798867392
Lavington Park, Petworth, GU28 0NB
Course summary

A Level English Literature is made up of four components, three of which are examined: Drama (309), Prose (20%), Poetry (30%) and Coursework (20%). Students study texts across the range of periods and genres for the three examined papers and have a free choice of two texts for their coursework

Entry requirements

Grade 7 at GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.

How you'll be assessed

- Drama-students study Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. (Exam-2hrs 15mins, 30%) - Prose-Thr exam-students study Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. (Exam-Thr, 20%) - Poetry-students study a selection of post-2000 poetry in The Forward Book of Poetry and Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale (Exam-2hrs 15mins, 30%) - Coursework-students choose two texts not studied in the rest of the course on which to write a comparative essay of 2500-3000 words. The texts are of the student's choice but must be agreed by the exam board. Past textual choices have included F. Scott Fitzgerald's, The Great Gatsby, JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. (Coursework-20%)

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeCo-Educational
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Boarding Fee£35,685 - £40,740
Sixth Form Fee£26,355
AddressLavington Park, Petworth, GU28 0NB