English Language and Literature Combined
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |
| Year 12 | Non-fiction – Voices in Speech and Writing Anthology Shakespeare – Othello |
Shakespeare – Othello Contemporary Poetry (Poems of the Decade) |
Non-fiction – Voices in Speech and Writing Anthology Prose fiction – (The Great Gatsby) |
| Skills | AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 & AO5 | AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 & AO5 | AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 |
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Assessment |
Paper 1 Section A | Paper 2 Section A | Paper 2 Section B |
| Autumn Term | Spring Term | Summer Term | |
| Year 13 | Shakespeare – (Othello) Submission of NEA |
Drama text (A Streetcar Named Desire) Revision of non-fiction |
Revision for final exams. |
| Skills | AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 & AO5 | AO1, AO2 & AO3 | AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 |
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Assessment |
Paper 2 Section B Submission of NEA (worth 20% of the course Paper 2) |
Paper 1 Section B | Final Exams |
At HVS we will be studying the following texts:
- Non-fiction: Voices in Speech and Writing
- Drama: A Streetcar Named Desire
- Literary Fiction: The Great Gatsby and Othello
- NEA: You will produce two pieces of writing (one non-fiction and one fiction) based on a topic of your choice.
Entry Requirements
5 in GCSE English Language or Literature.
Exam Board
PEARSON A LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
What three things should I do to further my independent learning of this subject?
1. Read a wide range of literature texts including Shakespeare and non-fiction.
2. Research how to write both fiction and non-fiction.
3. Begin to familiarise yourself with critical essays so that you become familiar with this style of writing.