English Literature
English Language and English Literature are two distinct subjects assessed separately and awarded individual grades. Students will have 4 hours per week of English teaching. The two subjects are delivered as a joint course as the English Language topics will support and enhance their study of the Literature texts. However, they will be prepared for separate examinations for English Language and English Literature at the end of Year 11. GCSE pathway choices will be decided after the Year 11 Michaelmas examinations, students will take either: GCSE Language or GCSE Language and Literature.
What will I gain from studying this subject? • exploring aspects of plot, • • •
characterisation, events and settings, critical reading, evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, grammatical and structural features, comparing texts.
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