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This course is intended for students who enjoy all aspects of reading (including finding out about the often extraordinary life and times of the writer) and debating possible meanings in texts.
You'll have the opportunity to explore a range of works, including plays, poetry, and novels from different periods in time. The course takes a historicist approach to literature, working with the view that each text is influenced by the times in which it was written and that it may be interpreted differently according to the social contexts or beliefs of the reader.
All Loughborough College Sixth Form courses have minimum entry requirements of at least five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English Language and Maths.
Subject-Specific Entry Requirements:GCSE English Language at grade 5.
Applicants must have a keen interest in reading.
20 hours per week
Year 12:
Texts in Shared Contexts: this unit covers the theme of modern times - literature from 1945 to the present day.
You will study one novel, poetry collection, and play, all written post-1945.
You will explore literature’s engagement with some of the social, political, and literary issues that shaped the 20th and early 21st Centuries.
You will also prepare to analyze unseen prose.
Year 13:
Love Through The Ages: this unit covers the theme of love through time - attitudes to all different aspects of love.
You will study one novel, an anthology of pre-1900 poetry (14 poems dating from 1538 onwards), and a Shakespeare play.
You will also prepare to analyze unseen poetry. This unit will be assessed by exam and is worth 40% of the A Level.
Year 13 Non-Examined Assessment (NEA/coursework):
Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Time.
You will prepare a 2500-word essay comparing an aspect of two texts of your choice, one of which must have been written pre-1900. This is an opportunity to explore an area of literature that interests you. Possible themes include the Gothic, representations of gender or social class, satire, and dystopia.
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