ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENGLISH LITERATURE A Level Units% of A LevelA Level Units % of A Level Unit 1 Language, the Individual and Society40%Unit 1 Shakespeare Drama and poetry pre-1900 40% Hamlet, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and the poetry of Christina Rossetti Unit 2 Language Diversity and Change40% Unit 2 Comparative and contextual study - Dystopian Fiction Unit 3 Non Examination Assessment: Language in Action20%Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell and The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. 40% Secondary texts include Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Unit 3 Literature post-1900 Course OutlineSuper-Curriculum Coursework- Women in Literature Ariel by Sylvia Plath, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi 20% Adichie and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams English Language A Level at Denmark Road High School is Some examples include: lectures; both exciting and challenging asit provides students with an involvement with an online school opportunity to explore language as a vital social tool; one that newspaper; debating in the ESU School’s Course Outline Subject Specific is technical, functional and expressive. English Language Public Speaking Competition; mentoring encourages students to develop an informed and technical lower school students; National Writing Entry Requirements English Literature A Level is a brilliant course, providing genuine response to language data and theoretical concepts competitions; leading involvement in excitement and academic challenge. It gives students the opportunity alongside the development of a students written ability. House Drama and House English; reading to pursue their own reading tastes and to experience a wide range of 6 or equivalent in English Literature at and literary societies (both student and writing from Shakespeare right up to the very best of contemporary, GCSE. Throughout the A Level course, independent wider reading teacher led). 21st Century literature. We encourage all of our students to develop an and exploration of the subject is vital as the course informed personal response to what they have read, based on close encourages students to develop their critical and conceptual analysis, independent thinking and class discussion. Throughout the A thinking skills. The A Level coursework provides the Level course, independent wider reading is an essential element, as is opportunity for students to develop their skills of data Contact Subject Specific the need to place texts in their social and historical context. Students collection and analysis in an area of language thatis of will also develop their critical and conceptual thinking skills, applying Entry Requirements Mr D Beard, Associate Senior Leader particular interest to them. literary theoretical approaches to the reading of a text, and analysing English & Drama a text in response to literary criticism. 6 or equivalent in English Language at [email protected] The A Level course develops a student’s deep knowledge of GCSE. Lexis and Semantics, Grammar and Syntax, Discourse, The A Level coursework provides the opportunity for students to Pragmatics and Phonology that isthen used to understand develop their independent research and extended essay writing skills. the complexities of Language within Gender and Society, as In addition to the teacher-guided study of set texts, the ‘Comparative well as Language across time and Child Language and Contextual’ exam component enables students to choose their Development. Contact own texts and independently explore the fascinating genre of dystopian fiction. Mrs H Kowalewski, [email protected] Careers Careers Employers recognise that an applicant with an A Level in English Literature will be a good Employers recognise that an applicant communicator. The course can be a valuable with an A Level in English Language will support to other essay subjects but can also be a good communicator with a well be an enjoyable contrast with Science or developed writing style. The course can Mathematics. A degree in English Literature is a be a valuable support to other essay springboard into many careers, such as those based subjects but can also be an in the media, publishing, advertising, enjoyable contrast with Science or management, education and public relations. Mathematics. A degree in English Language is a springboard into many Super-Curriculum careers, such as linguistics and speech therapy, education, journalism, We pride ourselves on the wide range of publishing, advertising and public enrichment opportunities available in the relations. department, including: Sixth Form reading groups; the Monica Sims Essay Prize; Literature Society; the DRHS Poetry Competition; mentoring lower school students; National writing competitions, to name a few. 10 11