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.
Students will sit the AQA English Literature (Specification A) A Level.
Students will study:
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
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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.
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Students will sit the AQA English Language A level
Students will sit two examinations at the end of year 13 as well as completing two independent NEA.
Paper Title |
Paper Break Down |
Paper One
Language, the Individual and Society
2 Hours 30 Minutes |
Section A- Textual variations and representations Two texts linked by theme or topic (One contemporary and one older text) - A question requiring analysis of one text (25 Marks) - A question requiring analysis of a second text (25 Marks) - A question requiring comparison of the two texts (20 Marks) Section B – Children’s language development A discursive essay on children’s language development with a choice of two questions where the data provided will focus on spoken, written or multimodal language (30 Marks) |
Paper Two
Language diversity and change
2 Hours 30 Minutes |
Section A- Diversity and change One question from a choice of two about language diversity and language change (30 Marks) Section B- Language Discourses - Two texts about a topic linked to the study of diversity and change A question requiring analysis of how the texts use language to present ideas, attitudes and opinions (40 Marks) - A directed writing task linked to the same topic and the ideas in the text (30 Marks) |
Non- exam Assessment- Language in Action
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Task One: A language investigation (2,000 words excluding data)
Task Two: A piece of original writing and commentary (1500 words in total)
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