To be an English Literature pupil, or not to be an English Literature pupil? That, as the Bard once said, is the question. Well, it’s something to do with language... Without a form of language, we are not human. Without meaning, language becomes random sounds or confusing marks on a page. The pupil studying English Literature looks into the meanings that language conveys.
Academic assessment will be based on GCSE predictions and results. Pupils wishing to enter the 6th Form to study A-levels or BTECs should have a minimum of 7 GCSEs, including English and Mathematics, at levels 5 or above and at least three, usually in the subjects to be studied, at level 6 or above. Pupils with lower grades may still be offered a place in the 6th Form to study alternatives to A-levels dependent upon individual areas of expertise and aptitude.
The OCR specification is followed and this involves three components — two assessed by external, closed book examinations, and one assessed by a folder of coursework. Component 1 is examined and contains two sections. The first is based on a work by Shakespeare while the second calls for comparison of a pre-1900 play with a poetry text from the same broad era. Component 2 is more broad-ranging, organising its material thematically (examples of themes being ‘American Literature’ and ‘Dystopia’) pupils again have to compare and contrast two linked texts, as well as perform a practical criticism exercise on a relevant unseen extract. In Component 3 candidates study three texts, again linked by theme, and produce two pieces of writing; the first is a close reading of a textual extract and the second is a comparative essay.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Cambridgeshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £11,097 - £15,999 |
| Address | Wisbech Grammar School, Chapel Road, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1RH |
To be an English Literature pupil, or not to be an English Literature pupil? That, as the Bard once said, is the question. Well, it’s something to do with language... Without a form of language, we are not human. Without meaning, language becomes random sounds or confusing marks on a page. The pupil studying English Literature looks into the meanings that language conveys.
Academic assessment will be based on GCSE predictions and results. Pupils wishing to enter the 6th Form to study A-levels or BTECs should have a minimum of 7 GCSEs, including English and Mathematics, at levels 5 or above and at least three, usually in the subjects to be studied, at level 6 or above. Pupils with lower grades may still be offered a place in the 6th Form to study alternatives to A-levels dependent upon individual areas of expertise and aptitude.
The OCR specification is followed and this involves three components — two assessed by external, closed book examinations, and one assessed by a folder of coursework. Component 1 is examined and contains two sections. The first is based on a work by Shakespeare while the second calls for comparison of a pre-1900 play with a poetry text from the same broad era. Component 2 is more broad-ranging, organising its material thematically (examples of themes being ‘American Literature’ and ‘Dystopia’) pupils again have to compare and contrast two linked texts, as well as perform a practical criticism exercise on a relevant unseen extract. In Component 3 candidates study three texts, again linked by theme, and produce two pieces of writing; the first is a close reading of a textual extract and the second is a comparative essay.