English Literature A Level

A Level English Literature will ignite and engage your passion for fiction, challenging your critical and evaluative skills.



Expect to get to grips with all forms of poetry, plays and prose from the nstart. There are challenging and adult themes including politics, sex and death. You will develop your own personal opinions and be confident in challenging those of others. At AS Level, we begin with Unseen Prose and Poetry. You will study a range of extracts from literary prose from early writing to the present day. You will also study poetry from the AQA Anthology Love Through the Ages alongside two amazing gothic novels: Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. We finish the first year with Shakespeare's tragedy Othello.



In the second year, you will study two texts of your own choice. We also practise for the Unseen Poetry unit and study two texts about identity: Friel's play Translations and Sheers' Skirrid Hill. We finish with Atwood's dystopian modern classic The Handmaid's Tale.

Full time for two academic years.

Through a combination of written exams and practical assessments.

A minimum of 5 GCSE subjects graded 9-5 including Maths and 2 GCSE subjects graded 9-6 including English or an essay based subject such as History.

You may progress to study at university (including Russell group) for a degree in a related subject.

As part of your Academic Development Day you'll benefit from a range of extra qualifications, work placements, voluntary work and masterclasses, delivered by industry experts. You'll visit the theatre, the Bronte Parsonage at Haworth, and libraries for poetry readings, guest talks and workshops from local and national authors.

Plus you could become a blog writer and get published right from the start of your course.

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