A' Level English Literature (Full AS + A2)
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Overview
A' Level English Literature (Full AS + A2)
This A Level distance learning course in English Literature is a perfect qualification for those wishing to acquire knowledge and understanding of the subject to enable them to study at a higher level at university. It also provides a progression route for further training whilst in employment.
This specification is designed to:
- develop candidates' understanding of English Literature .
- draw on their experiences at GCSE as well as offering a secure foundation for the study of English beyond A-level
- develop interest in and enjoyment of independent reading
- develop personal responses as critics of both literary and non-literary texts
Key Topics
Unit LITB1: Aspects of Narrative
Unit LITB2: Dramatic Genres - Comedy
Unit LITB3: Texts and Genres - Elements of the Gothic
Unit LITB4: Further and Independent Reading
Description
Unit LITB1: Aspects of Narrative
- Introduction to Aspects of Narrative
- Time and Sequence as an Aspect of Narrative
- Introduction to The Great Gatsby
- Chapter One of The Great Gatsby
- Characterisation
- Voices in Texts
- Scene and Place as an Aspect of Narrative
- The Introduction of Gatsby
- Time and Scene
- Point of View
- Destination
- TMA 1: Short Answer Questions
- Introduction to The Road
- Time and Sequence
- Characterisation and Voices in the Text
- Characterisation and Character Development
- Scene and Place: A Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
- Scene and Place: A Contrast of Two Houses
- Scene and Place: A Third House
- Voices in the Text
- Point of View
- Character Development
- The Coast
- Destination
- Reading Poetry
- The Road Not Taken
- Imagery and its Use in After Apple Picking
- Out, Out
- The Draft Horse
- The Axe-Helve
- The Wood Pile
- A Considerable Speck and An Unstamped Letter
- W.H. Auden Selection As I Walked Out One Evening
- Musee des Beaux Arts
- September 1, 1939
- O What Is That Sound?
- Lighter Poems
- Overview of the Poems
- Preparing For The Examination
Unit LITB2: Dramatic Genres - Comedy
- Introduction to Unit Two
- Introduction to Dramatic Genres
- Introduction to Comedy
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- Act I (First Part)
- Act I: Characterisation
- Act II (First Part)
- Types of Comedy in Act II
- Act III
- Critical Approaches, Themes and Interpretations
- Generating Coursework Ideas for Earnest
- Introduction to Twelfth Night
- Act I: Situation and Set-Up
- Act II: Building Comic Expectations
- Act III: Comedy and Complications / The Role of Feste
- Act III, Scene IV: The Comic Centre of the Play
- Act IV: Malvolio
- Act V: Resolutions and Happy Endings
- Choosing Coursework Titles for Twelfth Night
- Writing Your Coursework Essays
Unit LITB3: Texts and Genres - Elements of the Gothic
- Texts and Genres
- Elements of the Gothic
- Critical Responses and Approaches to the Gothic
- Introduction to The White Devil
- Act I
- Act II
- Act III
- Act IV
- Act V
- Frankenstein
- Form, Structure and Language
- Characterisation
- Themes and Allusions
- Critical Receptions and Approaches
- Frankenstein and The Gothic
- Introduction to The Bloody Chamber
- ‘The Bloody Chamber’
- ‘The Courtship of Mr Lyon’ and ‘The Tiger’s Bride’
- ‘Puss-in-Boots’
- ‘The Erl-King’
- ‘The Snow Child’
- ‘The Lady of the House of Love’
- ‘The Werewolf’ and ‘The Company of Wolves’
- ‘Wolf-Alice’
- Making Connections Between Stories
- Preparing For The Examination
Unit LITB4: Further and Independent Reading
- Overview of Unit LITB4
- Introducing the AQA Critical Anthology
- Section A: Political Readings
- Section B: The Meaning of Metaphor
- Section C: Beauty and Value in Literature
- Your Coursework Task on the Application of Critical Ideas
- The Comparative Essay: Choosing Texts
- Making Connections Across Texts
- Compare and Contrast: Your Comparative Essay Title
- Writing Your Coursework Essays
Requirements
Entry Requirements
Our A' Level in English Literature is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about English Literature and has a keen interest in the subject, plus an intention to progress a career.
- Learners will need sufficient numeracy and literacy
- Students should have access to a computer and the internet throughout your study period.
- Learners should have basic PC skills in order to navigate our Support Portal
- Students should have a GCSE grade C or above, or the equivalent and preferably in English Language and Literature.
- You should be fully committed to your studies.
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