SIBFORD SIXTH FORM
English Literature B
ENTRY REQUIREMENT • GCSE English Grade 6 • GCSE English Literature Grade 6 (if studied)
The AS and A Level English Literature courses are exciting and dynamic, introducing students to a range of challenging texts from the classics to contemporary fiction, in a variety of forms and genres. Students enjoy engaging, lively discussions and thought- provoking reading assignments. The AQA course trains students to read critically and encourages the craft of academic writing. It offers new ways of looking at texts and particularly stresses links and comparisons between different works of literature. This is an academic, rigorous course, which is an excellent introduction to the serious study of literature; it is also valuable preparation for further study in a variety of fields. There is overlapping content in the AS and A level English Literature B specifications meaning that, at A level, students can increase their confidence with those texts studied at AS level, as well as mastering new skills and texts in preparation for the final examination. The content of the AQA GCE offers a wide choice of set texts and places emphasis on genre and theory. The texts chosen inter-connect, influence and illuminate each other, encouraging independent study.
AS (1 Year) Unit 1A: Aspects of Tragedy • 1 hour 30 minute exam • Closed book • 50 marks • 50% of AS Level.
Study of one Shakespeare play and one further drama text.
Unit 2A: Aspects of Tragedy • 1 hour 30 minute exam • Open book • 50 marks • 50% AS Level.
Study of one prose text and one poetry text.
A Level (2 Year) Unit 1A: Aspects of Tragedy • 2 hour 30 minute exam • Closed book • 75 marks • 40% of A Level.
Study of three texts: one Shakespeare; one drama; one further text (one of these being pre- 1900).
Unit 2A: Elements of Crime Writing OR Elements of Political Writing • 3 hour exam • Open book • 75 marks • 40% of A Level.
Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose; one poetry; one further text (one of these being pre- 1900).
Critical Anthology ~ coursework • 50 marks • 20% of A Level. Two written essays, one on a poet and one on a prose text.
A Level Exam Board: AQA
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