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ANTHONY GELL SCHOOL SIXTH FORM ROSPECTUS 2020 — 2022
English Literature is a highly regarded A Level among Universities and employers.
This course centres on different ways of reading texts and making connections
between them. It looks at specific genres such as tragedy and crime. Students are
encouraged to develop their own interpretations and become confident,
independent readers.
In year 12, you will explore ‘Aspects of In year 13, you will extend this and
ENGLISH LITERATURE Tragedy’ and study a Shakespeare play, a explore ‘Elements of Crime Writing.’
modern drama text, poetry and a novel. Again, you will study a range of texts
COURSE OUTLINE — TWO
You will consider these texts in their linked to the genre. There is also a
YEAR PATHWAY
contexts. coursework element to encourage
LEVEL 3 / A LEVEL / AQA independent study.
“I HAVE ENJOYED EXAMINING
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS SHAKESPEARE IN MORE DETAIL THAN
AT GCSE. WE HAVE USED THE SKILLS
FIVE LEVEL 2 GCSE OR WE LEARNT THEN BUT BUILT ON THEM
VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND FEEL ABLE TO ANALYSE A TEXT
FOR GREATER LEVELS OF MEANING
AT A MINIMUM OF GRADE 4/
WHILE CONSIDERING CRITICAL IDEAS
LEVEL 2 PASS INCLUDING
SUCH AS FEMINISM. ENGLISH HAS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE GRADE 6 REALLY HELPED WITH HOW TO WRITE
AND/OR ENGLISH LITERATURE A WELL ORGANISED ESSAY IN OTHER
GRADE 6. SUBJECTS”.
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