English: Key Stage 5 Literature

The department offers two A-Level courses for our Sixth Form students:

•AQA English Literature- Specification A

•AQA English Language

Students in year 12 and 13 are allocated four lessons of English per week, all students will work towards completing the A level in their second year of study.

English Literature:

Students will sit the AQA English Literature (Specification A) A Level.

Text Choices:

Students will study:

William Shakespeare: Othello
Carol Ann Duffy: Feminine Gospels
Arthur Miller: All My Sons
Jeanette Winterson: Oranges are not the only Fruit
Henrick Ibsen: A Doll’s House
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Great Gatsby

Assessment:

Students will sit two examinations at the end of year 13 as well as completing an independent NEA.

Paper Title

Paper Break Down

Paper One

Love through the Ages

3 Hours

Section A: Othello by William Shakespeare

Section B:Unseen poetry

Section C: Comparison between The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald and pre-1900 poetry

Paper Two

Struggle for Modern Identity

2 Hours 30 Minutes

Section A: Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy

Section B: Unseen Prose

Section C: Comparison between All My Sons by Arthur Miller and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Non- exam Assessment- Language in Action

Students will have the opportunity to compare two texts of their choice – one written pre-1900 – exploring how a key theme or idea is presented in both. This essay is 2,500 words and is an opportunity for students to demonstrate the skills you have learned during their study.