English Literature AS/A Level

Awarding Body

OCR

Who is the course for?

Students with an enthusiasm for reading and studying English Literature.

What can it lead to?

This course provides a good foundation for degree courses in English, the arts, humanities and media and leads to careers in writing, journalism, the media, teaching and administration.

What are the entry requirements?

6 GCSE grades A*-C

What will I study?

On this course you will read, discuss and write about plays, poetry and novels. You will develop your critical and analytical skills to construct an argument and compare texts using evidence from them to support what you say. You will study three texts for coursework and do two pieces of work. One will be a short critical analysis of a section of one of your texts and the other will be an essay comparing at least two of your texts. For the exam you will study a selection of poetry and a prose text together with critical views and interpretations of them. The exam is closed book.

How will I be assessed?

Coursework 40% Exams 60%

AS and A2 are each divided into two units. One unit is examined and the other requires you to produce a coursework folder of 3,000 words for AS and for A2.

The examined units carry 60% of the marks and the coursework units carry 40% - for both AS and A2.

How will I be taught?

Class teaching, group work, discussion, individual coursework tutorials.

Date(s) of Assessment :

Examination and coursework submission in May/June

What equipment will I need?

Textbooks and stationery.

Are there any other costs?

Theatre Trips and Study Days when available.

Supplementary reading material if you wish to read more widely around the texts you are studying.