English Literature
Highlands School - Enfield
02083701100
148 Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1QQ
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.

Entry requirements

Grade 6 or higher in GCSE English literature.

How you'll be assessed

The course is structured around four modules. In year 12 students study poetry, drama and prose. For poetry you will study a modern anthology of poems. Drama includes the study of Othello and A Streetcar Named Desire. During the Prose component, students study Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. As you progress into year 13, you will also complete a coursework piece consisting of an independent comparative essay and finish your study of poetry with Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityEnfield
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
Address148 Worlds End Lane, London, N21 1QQ