English Literature
Welcome to the English Literature page.
Below you will find information on the course with a link to the Course Curriculum.
To view the Course Curriculum, please click here
Year 12
The Year 12 Literature course begins with two aspects of the course being taught at the same time. One teacher leads with modern poetry which helps to develop students' knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation. The other teacher introduces Drama in, ‘A Streetcar named Desire’, developing their understanding of the concepts and methods appropriate for the analysis and study of theatre as well as language.
Students study two texts with both teachers. A modern novel, ’The Little Stranger’, compared with a late 19th Century novel,’ Dracula’. They explore the ways in which texts relate to each other and the contexts in which they are produced and received.
Coursework is split between Years 12 and 13. Students conduct independent enquiries on literature of their choice. Whilst the department offer focused support with studies around dystopian literature, students are given the choice to find their own texts which develops their independent skills as interpreters of language and context and develops the core skills of comparison.
The order of the units taught from the beginning of Year 12 allows the more challenging texts to be studied later in the course, and ensures students have the skills required to access the more difficult units.
Autumn |
Contemporary Poetry: (The Forward Book of the Decade) A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. |
Spring |
Prose: Dracula by Bram Stoker. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters |
Summer |
Coursework preparation Introduce Othello / Romantics |
Year 13
The Year 13 Literature course involves further study of Drama and Poetry. More difficult texts: ‘Othello’ and ‘Romantic Poetry’, are studied in Year 13 to allow students the opportunity to develop linguistic and literary approaches in their reading in Year 12. Studying Drama and Poetry further in Year 13 allows for a more critical interpretation and comparison of texts.
Autumn |
Coursework: Independent Study Othello by William Shakespeare Romantic Poetry |
Spring |
Othello by William Shakespeare Romantic Poetry |
Summer |
Revisit and reteach identified areas and key concepts |