EDEXCEL A Level English Literature
Whalley Range 11-18 High School - Manchester
01618619727
Wilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW
Course summary

You will study an exciting range of texts across 3 components: drama, prose and poetry. In Year 12 you will study an anthology of poetry written after the year 2000, you will study a modern play such as A Streetcar Named Desire’, and you will compare two novels with a common theme such as female identity in Tess of the D’Urbervilles and A Thousand Splendid Suns. In Year 13 you will deepen your understanding of these 3 components with a Shakespeare play and the study either of an individual poet or poetic school ssuch as Romanticism.

Entry requirements

English Language or English Literature GCSE at 6 grade or above

How you'll be assessed

You will be assessed by two exams in Year 12 and three exams and coursework in Year 13. The coursework is a comparison of two linked novels of your choosing such as comparing representations of childhood in Mister Pip and Great Expectations.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityManchester
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeGirls
AddressWilbraham Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 8GW