Explore great writing, build sharp arguments and find your own voice.
A-Level English Literature is for students who love reading and want to think deeply about it. You’ll study novels, poetry and plays from different periods, exploring how writers shape meaning and how context influences what they say.
Discussion is central: you’ll debate interpretations, write with precision and learn to defend a point of view with evidence, skills valued in almost every profession.
Before you start Year 12, you’ll complete a short English Literature bridging project over the summer to get a head start, alongside our Sixth Form expectations and dress code.
Novels and short fiction from different eras, and how narrative voice and structure shape meaning.
Close reading of poems from a range of poets, movements and periods.
Plays from Shakespeare to modern writers, studied on the page and in performance.
How history, society and ideas influence what writers create.
Weighing different critical readings and forming your own.
Comparing texts of your choice in a personal essay.
Course content and assessment can vary by exam board and year. Contact the Sixth Form team for the current specification.
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