The academic study of English Literature gives you the chance to analyse and explore a range of texts and your response to language which explores culture, politics, history, philosophy, psychology and morality. Your writing will develop as you learn to formulate your responses into coherent, precise and eloquent prose. English Literature can prepare you for a wide variety of careers ranging from journalism to working in the media and communications. The reformed A Level offers an exciting and varied range of texts written from the 14th to the 21st century. LOWER SIXTH: At the beginning of the course you will have the chance to discover texts that you will not have come across at GCSE including The Merchant’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (died 1400) and one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Hamlet. We then study Mrs Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) by Tennessee Williams, the poetry of Sylvia Plath including Ariel (1965) as well as sampling a range of very modern novels. UPPER SIXTH: In the Autumn Term you will focus on your coursework, including an essay on Ariel by Sylvia Plath and a 2000-word essay comparing A Streetcar Named Desire with one of the modern novels. We then study A Doll’s House (1879), a play by Ibsen and Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1892) by Thomas Hardy, along with a range of texts written by, or about women.
At the end of the course three components make up the A Level: • COMPONENT 1 Shakespeare, Drama and Poetry pre 1900 – 40% • COMPONENT 2 Close Reading in a chosen topic area and comparative and contextual study. (We have chosen Women in Literature as our topic area) 40% • COMPONENT 3 Coursework – close reading and comparative study (A Streetcar Named Desire with a modern novel of your choice). 20%
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| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Bristol, City of |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £36,390 £ £46,770 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £19,410; |
| Address | Westbury Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3BA |
The academic study of English Literature gives you the chance to analyse and explore a range of texts and your response to language which explores culture, politics, history, philosophy, psychology and morality. Your writing will develop as you learn to formulate your responses into coherent, precise and eloquent prose. English Literature can prepare you for a wide variety of careers ranging from journalism to working in the media and communications. The reformed A Level offers an exciting and varied range of texts written from the 14th to the 21st century. LOWER SIXTH: At the beginning of the course you will have the chance to discover texts that you will not have come across at GCSE including The Merchant’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (died 1400) and one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, Hamlet. We then study Mrs Dalloway (1925) by Virginia Woolf, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) by Tennessee Williams, the poetry of Sylvia Plath including Ariel (1965) as well as sampling a range of very modern novels. UPPER SIXTH: In the Autumn Term you will focus on your coursework, including an essay on Ariel by Sylvia Plath and a 2000-word essay comparing A Streetcar Named Desire with one of the modern novels. We then study A Doll’s House (1879), a play by Ibsen and Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1892) by Thomas Hardy, along with a range of texts written by, or about women.
At the end of the course three components make up the A Level: • COMPONENT 1 Shakespeare, Drama and Poetry pre 1900 – 40% • COMPONENT 2 Close Reading in a chosen topic area and comparative and contextual study. (We have chosen Women in Literature as our topic area) 40% • COMPONENT 3 Coursework – close reading and comparative study (A Streetcar Named Desire with a modern novel of your choice). 20%