The course includes a detailed study of ‘Twelfth Night’, in many ways the richest and most charming of Shakespeare’s plays, and a comparative study of Chaucer’s ‘The Merchant’s Tale’ and Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ in which you will focus on the very different treatment of particular themes in different timeperiods. In the ‘Women in Literature’ module you will study novels by Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen, and also cover wider reading in preparation for the ‘Unseen’ study in the final paper. Finally, you will produce a coursework folder of two essays: one a comparative study of T S Eliot and James Joyce, and the other a detailed commentary on a work of modern drama. By the end of the course, you will have acquired a broad knowledge of books, authors and cultural history, and will be able to write with insight and authority on cultural subjects.
TO PURSUE THE A LEVEL COURSE SUCCESSFULLY, PUPILS IDEALLY NEED A MINIMUM OF: GCSE English Language Grade 6 GCSE English Literature Grade 6
The course is assessed through two written examinations and one coursework folder. Both papers are two and a half hours long, one covering Shakespeare, Chaucer and Ibsen, the other covering the ‘Women in Literature’ module. The coursework folder will be 3000 words long and cover Eliot, Joyce and a work of modern drama.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Worcestershire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £28,005 £ £46,230 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £8,745 - £22,575 |
| Address | 15 Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3BA |
The course includes a detailed study of ‘Twelfth Night’, in many ways the richest and most charming of Shakespeare’s plays, and a comparative study of Chaucer’s ‘The Merchant’s Tale’ and Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ in which you will focus on the very different treatment of particular themes in different timeperiods. In the ‘Women in Literature’ module you will study novels by Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen, and also cover wider reading in preparation for the ‘Unseen’ study in the final paper. Finally, you will produce a coursework folder of two essays: one a comparative study of T S Eliot and James Joyce, and the other a detailed commentary on a work of modern drama. By the end of the course, you will have acquired a broad knowledge of books, authors and cultural history, and will be able to write with insight and authority on cultural subjects.
TO PURSUE THE A LEVEL COURSE SUCCESSFULLY, PUPILS IDEALLY NEED A MINIMUM OF: GCSE English Language Grade 6 GCSE English Literature Grade 6
The course is assessed through two written examinations and one coursework folder. Both papers are two and a half hours long, one covering Shakespeare, Chaucer and Ibsen, the other covering the ‘Women in Literature’ module. The coursework folder will be 3000 words long and cover Eliot, Joyce and a work of modern drama.