This course offers an opportunity to read widely and independently both set texts and others that students select for themselves; engage creatively with these texts; and respond critically to them via comparison and close analysis. Students will develop a deep appreciation for literature across time, reading novels, essays, plays, prose and poetry. Working from the belief that no text exists in isolation, but is the product of the time in which it was produced, English Literature encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. This enables students to investigate and connect texts, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives.
Grades 9-6 at GCSE in English Language and English Literature. An interest in and enthusiasm for reading, use of language, critical evaluation and energetic discussion are essential.
The first unit encourages students to explore aspects of a central literary theme as seen over time, using set texts and unseen material, including one Shakespeare play and one anthology of love poetry. The second unit enables students to explore aspects of literature connected through a period of time - either World War I and its aftermath or Modern Times (literature from 1945 to the present day). Assessment is by two examinations and one piece of coursework - an extended essay of 2,500 words, with bibliography, consisting of a comparative critical study of two texts by two different authors. At least one of the texts must have been written pre-1900.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Staffordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £10,617 - £16,641 |
| Address | The Palace, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LH |
This course offers an opportunity to read widely and independently both set texts and others that students select for themselves; engage creatively with these texts; and respond critically to them via comparison and close analysis. Students will develop a deep appreciation for literature across time, reading novels, essays, plays, prose and poetry. Working from the belief that no text exists in isolation, but is the product of the time in which it was produced, English Literature encourages students to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood. This enables students to investigate and connect texts, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives.
Grades 9-6 at GCSE in English Language and English Literature. An interest in and enthusiasm for reading, use of language, critical evaluation and energetic discussion are essential.
The first unit encourages students to explore aspects of a central literary theme as seen over time, using set texts and unseen material, including one Shakespeare play and one anthology of love poetry. The second unit enables students to explore aspects of literature connected through a period of time - either World War I and its aftermath or Modern Times (literature from 1945 to the present day). Assessment is by two examinations and one piece of coursework - an extended essay of 2,500 words, with bibliography, consisting of a comparative critical study of two texts by two different authors. At least one of the texts must have been written pre-1900.