At Bosworth, English Literature involves the consideration and exploration of many areas of student interest and experience: love, loneliness, prejudice, bravery and perseverance to name but a few. The course covers a variety and range of modern and historical prose, poetry and drama texts. Students will develop the key skills of critical thinking, close analysis and structuring responses. At A-level, students will be introduced to a wealth of cultural, social, historical and moral contexts in their study of texts. They will explore the power of communicating stories through various genres for different purposes and also appreciate the importance of the writer’s craft and the reader’s interpretation. The sympathetic analysis of contemporary issues is significant in understanding human nature and therefore is an integral part of literary study.
Entry requirements: 5 GCSEs with a minimum grade 6 including Maths and English and for the subjects taken through to A-level, however we require a grade 7+ if studying Maths or Further Maths. Students have usually studied English Literature at GCSE and achieved a grade 5/6 or above.
1. Two drama texts from the comedy genre, which will be externally assessed (Paper 1 is 2 hours and 15 minutes): William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. The students will also study critical essays related to their chosen Shakespeare play. 2. Two prose texts of the Supernatural genre, also assessed externally (Paper 2 is 1 hour and 15 minutes): Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. 3. Two poetry texts, once again, externally assessed (Paper 3 is 2 hours and 15 minutes): Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011 and Selected Poems: John Keats, editor John Barnard (Penguin Classics, 2007). 4. For the non-examined part of the course, students choose two texts to study on a similar theme, time, movement, or by the same author and write an extended comparative analysis on the texts.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | The Newton Building, St. Georges Avenue, NN2 6JA |
At Bosworth, English Literature involves the consideration and exploration of many areas of student interest and experience: love, loneliness, prejudice, bravery and perseverance to name but a few. The course covers a variety and range of modern and historical prose, poetry and drama texts. Students will develop the key skills of critical thinking, close analysis and structuring responses. At A-level, students will be introduced to a wealth of cultural, social, historical and moral contexts in their study of texts. They will explore the power of communicating stories through various genres for different purposes and also appreciate the importance of the writer’s craft and the reader’s interpretation. The sympathetic analysis of contemporary issues is significant in understanding human nature and therefore is an integral part of literary study.
Entry requirements: 5 GCSEs with a minimum grade 6 including Maths and English and for the subjects taken through to A-level, however we require a grade 7+ if studying Maths or Further Maths. Students have usually studied English Literature at GCSE and achieved a grade 5/6 or above.
1. Two drama texts from the comedy genre, which will be externally assessed (Paper 1 is 2 hours and 15 minutes): William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. The students will also study critical essays related to their chosen Shakespeare play. 2. Two prose texts of the Supernatural genre, also assessed externally (Paper 2 is 1 hour and 15 minutes): Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. 3. Two poetry texts, once again, externally assessed (Paper 3 is 2 hours and 15 minutes): Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011 and Selected Poems: John Keats, editor John Barnard (Penguin Classics, 2007). 4. For the non-examined part of the course, students choose two texts to study on a similar theme, time, movement, or by the same author and write an extended comparative analysis on the texts.