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English Literature: AS and A2 Level English Language and Literature:
AS and A2 Level
A study of literary texts (plays, poems and novels) from
the middle ages to the present day.
This course involves looking at literary and non-literary,
written and spoken texts in an analytical and evaluative
Course details
way.
AS
LT1 – Philip Larkin, The Whitsun Weddings
Course details
– Diane Samuels, Kindertransport
AS
LL1: Critical Reading of Literary and Non-Literary Texts
LT2 – Prose study and creative reading: F Scott Fitzgerald,
(Summer exam 30%). In this unit you study an anthology
The Great Gatsby
of pre-20th Century poetry and two novels, to be agreed.
A2
LL2: Creative Writing (Coursework 20%). Here you compile
LT3 – Coursework: three texts, chosen by students, of
your own 3,000-word original writing portfolio of literary
different types and periods
and non-literary texts and accompanying analysis.
LT4 – Geoffrey Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue
and Tale
A2
– William Shakespeare, King Lear; Sophocles,
LL3: Analysing and Producing Performance Texts
Oedipus Rex
(Coursework 20%). In this unit you compare Shakespeare’s
‘King Lear’ with a partner text and write and perform a
How is it assessed? Exams for all modules LT1 and LT4;
series of performance texts such as a film script, a play or
internal assessment for LT2 and LT3.
a television documentary, and write a commentary on
your work.
Course duration One year at AS level. One year at
A2 level.
LL4: Comparative Textual Analysis and Review (Summer
exam 30%). Here you will analyse a series of thematically
What do I need to study this subject? Five A*-Cs at GCSE,
linked unseen excerpts from novels, plays, poems and
including C in English Language and Literature. The
spoken language texts, as well as contextualise and
course requires a lot of reading, so an interest in books is
evaluate 20th Century political journalism.
essential.
How is it assessed? 60% of the course is assessed by
Where can this lead me? To an English/Humanities degree
examinations in the summer of each year, with 40%
at university, then to careers in publishing, journalism,
assessed by creative writing and comparative analysis
management, academia, or the arts.
in both years.
What are the enrichment opportunities? A variety of visits,
Course duration One year at AS level. One year at
including trips to the theatre, to Canterbury and to
A2 level.
Shakespeare workshops.
What do I need to study this subject? You should have
five GCSE grades A*-C, including English Literature and
English Language, as well as an interest in literary texts
and the workings of language.
Where can this lead me? Students may progress to a
degree in English or Humanities, and to any career that
requires effective communication skills.
What are the enrichment opportunities? We attend plays
in the West End, Shakespeare workshops at the Globe
theatre, and arrange creative writing workshops with a
professional poet and singer.
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