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English Literature

at Bishop Justus Cofe School, Bromley · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Covering a selection of poetry, prose and drama texts from at least five hundred years of English Literature, this course will provide students with the opportunity to enjoy and gain an understanding of the writing and the social contexts that produced it, as well as appreciating the nuanced differences in the ways they might be received by different groups over time. Students will complete 3 units entitled ‘Love Through the Ages’, ‘Texts in Shared Contexts – Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day’ and an Independent Study unit (a non- examination assessment or coursework). ‘Love Through the Ages’ introduces students to the ways in which literary texts explore the theme of love over a broad time period. Students study: A Shakespeare play, a novel and poetry which all contribute to the examination at the end of year 13. ‘Texts in Shared Contexts’ forms the second exam component of the course and requires students to respond to three set texts and one unseen extract of prose, analysing the presentation of a theme in each, as well as drawing links between the use of language, form and structure. Students will be required to consider how different writers explore similar themes through different genres. In the non-exam assessment, ‘Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Time’, students read and analyse two texts from one or a combination of the genres of prose, poetry and drama (one of which must have been written pre-1900). The basis of the NEA is again the anal

What you need to get on

In addition to meeting 6th form entry requirements students will need at Grade 6 English Literature GCSE or a Grade 5 in English Literature with a 6 in 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

  • BisofE Schoolhop Justus C

    Magpie Hall Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HZ

    DaytimeClassroom based
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