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Level 3
EDX L3 A Level in English Literature
COURSE OVERVIEW
The course is designed to offer opportunities to explore English Literature through time, across different types of literature and writing styles and to encourage the development of wide and close reading skills and independent judgement. The course focuses on studying two drama texts, one modern and one Shakespeare play which will be studied in relation to critical writing. The prose study involves exploring two novels on a specific theme. For the poetry, students will study an anthology of modern poetry (post- 2000) and a named poet or literary period. There will be a focus on different ways texts can be read, connected and written about with a strong element of independent reading and thinking. Responses to literary texts will take the form of analytical essays. A wide range of teaching and learning styles are used during the course. Formal lessons are combined with discussion, group work, task- based learning and research activities. It is also expected that students will work independently outside lessons, completing a range of tasks and activities in an Independent Study pack. 1:1 support is available to all students.
FURTHER INFORMATION
You need a minimum of five GCSEs at 9-4, including grade 4 in English Language, grade 5 in English Literature and grade 4 in Maths. You need to be able to read and write accurately so that you can explore your ideas and interpretations of texts. You should also have a love of reading.
English Literature is a popular subject and experience has shown that it can be successfully combined with any A Level. More common combinations include Media Studies, Psychology and History but for some people it makes an interesting contrast to sciences and maths or a helpful adjunct to Drama and Theatre Studies or Music. If you intend to specialise in English at University you should consider combining this separate A Level in English Literature with the separate A Level in English Language. Students studying this subject often: • Go on to study it at a higher level at university. • Use it as a widely recognised entry qualification for a wide range of degree courses. • Use it as a helpful qualification in careers such as teaching, journalism, publishing and the media.
There are three exams and one piece of non-examined (coursework). All exams are open book exams requiring clean (unannotated) copies of the texts. The first exam is a two-and-a-half-hour exam focusing on drama and aspects of tragedy. One question will focus on Shakespeare and the other question will focus on the modern play. The second exam is one hour long and focuses on comparing the prose texts focusing on the theme of science and society in one pre-1900 and one post-1900 text. You are required to answer one question from a choice of two. The final exam is the poetry exam, which has a duration of two hours and fifteen minutes. This exam focuses on an anthology of post- 2000 poetry and a named poet or poetic movement. The non-examined assessment (coursework) is a comparative study of two texts of your choice in the form of a 2500-3000 word essay. You may be assessed for an AS qualification in this course at the end of your first year as a measure of your progress.
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You will need to develop your understanding and analyse literary texts clearly and accurately, using the appropriate terminology and literary concepts. You will need to enjoy reading widely and be willing to discuss your ideas and listen to those of others.