English Literature

Course summary

If you enjoy English and actively enjoy reading and researching around a topic, this could be the right option for you. English Literature is a course that encourages your independence of thought and an enthusiasm for literary works. It is very important that you develop your own ideas in your responses to texts, building on and enhancing the knowledge and skills you gained at GCSE. You will study a rich range of texts across a broad spectrum. You will be expected to develop a personal relationship with texts. Your ideas about Literature will be challenged and you will be asked what the purpose of English Literature is and why we study it. You will be encouraged to explore how writers achieve effects in their works and what choices they have made to impact upon the reader. You will consider the ideologies and points of view of writers and their social and political context.