The course builds on the appreciation of literature that you have gained at GCSE and enables you to explore texts in more depth. It will extend your ability to read critically and think independently through close examination of some challenging and exciting texts. You will study plays, poems, and novels, and you will also have the opportunity to write an extended essay on two texts of your own choice.
The main requirement for a student of English Literature is a love of reading. The extent to which the meaning of a text may hang upon the interpretation of a single, carefully-placed word or phrase, the way in which writers employ language to body forth the deepest anxieties and richest joys of the human experience, and the way in which you, as a reader, encounter aspects of yourself in the texts you read and discuss – these things will make the study of literature an exciting and richly rewarding experience.
The A level course is linear, which means that all three, equally weighted papers will be taken at the end of the Upper Sixth.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Bristol, City of |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £17,385 |
| Address | University Road, Bristol, BS8 1SR |
The course builds on the appreciation of literature that you have gained at GCSE and enables you to explore texts in more depth. It will extend your ability to read critically and think independently through close examination of some challenging and exciting texts. You will study plays, poems, and novels, and you will also have the opportunity to write an extended essay on two texts of your own choice.
The main requirement for a student of English Literature is a love of reading. The extent to which the meaning of a text may hang upon the interpretation of a single, carefully-placed word or phrase, the way in which writers employ language to body forth the deepest anxieties and richest joys of the human experience, and the way in which you, as a reader, encounter aspects of yourself in the texts you read and discuss – these things will make the study of literature an exciting and richly rewarding experience.
The A level course is linear, which means that all three, equally weighted papers will be taken at the end of the Upper Sixth.