The aims of this course are to encourage learners to develop their interest in, and enjoyment of, literature and literary studies as they: • Read widely and independently both set texts, and others that they have selected for themselves • Engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them • Develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation in writing • Develop valuable transferable skills of sustained research andcomposition • Explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and other s’ interpretations of them.
Pupils are expected to have attained a grade 6 or higher in both English Language and English Literature at GCSE (or at least a grade B in CIE IGCSE English Language First Language and English Literature).
Component 1 Shakespeare (Hamlet) Drama and poetry pre-1900 (Paradise Lost and A Doll’s House) Written examination. Closed text. 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) Component 2 Close reading of an unseen text in chosen topic area (The Gothic) Comparative and contextual study from chosen topic area (Dracula and The Bloody Chamber) Written examination. Closed text. 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) Component 3 Literature post-1900 (for example, Mrs Dalloway, A Streetcar Named Desire and Of Mutability) Non-examined assessment: critical piece OR re-creative writing piece with commentary (20%)
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Somerset |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £30,300 - £40,650 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £20,550 - £24,390 |
| Address | Radstock, BA3 4RJ |
The aims of this course are to encourage learners to develop their interest in, and enjoyment of, literature and literary studies as they: • Read widely and independently both set texts, and others that they have selected for themselves • Engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them • Develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation in writing • Develop valuable transferable skills of sustained research andcomposition • Explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and other s’ interpretations of them.
Pupils are expected to have attained a grade 6 or higher in both English Language and English Literature at GCSE (or at least a grade B in CIE IGCSE English Language First Language and English Literature).
Component 1 Shakespeare (Hamlet) Drama and poetry pre-1900 (Paradise Lost and A Doll’s House) Written examination. Closed text. 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) Component 2 Close reading of an unseen text in chosen topic area (The Gothic) Comparative and contextual study from chosen topic area (Dracula and The Bloody Chamber) Written examination. Closed text. 2 hours 30 minutes (40%) Component 3 Literature post-1900 (for example, Mrs Dalloway, A Streetcar Named Desire and Of Mutability) Non-examined assessment: critical piece OR re-creative writing piece with commentary (20%)