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English Literature

at Emmanuel College, Gateshead · college

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Unit 1: Love Through the Ages (40% of A Level) This is a 3 hour exam, with three sections. Students will answer questions on a Shakespeare text and on unseen poetry. The Shakespeare plays on offer include Othello and The Taming of the Shrew. Students will also be required to compare a prose text with poetry from an AQA anthology. Prose texts include, amongst others: Wuthering Heights, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, The Great Gatsby and A Room with a View. Unit 2: Texts in Shared Contexts (40% of A Level) This is a 2 ½ hour exam where students will have to answer on a set text, an unseen extract and will also have to compare and contrast two other set texts. Students will study one prose, one poetry and one drama text, one of which must be written post-2000. Candidates will study one from the following two topics: WW1 and its Aftermath or Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day. Unit 3: Texts Across Time (20% of A-Level) This is a coursework module consisting of one extended essay of up to 2500 words. It is a comparative critical study of two texts on a theme, one of which must have been written before 1900. Candidates are expected to show independent study skills, and one of the texts must be studied with minimal guidance and will not be taught in normal class time.

What you need to get on

Students must achieve at least a grade 6 in both English Literature and English Language GCSE.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Emmanuel College

    Consett Road, Gateshead, NE11 0AN

    DaytimeClassroom based
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