English Literature
HOW DID ELIZABETHAN CULTURE INFLUENCE SHAKESPEARE’S OTHELLO?
WANT TO KNOW HOW TO DECONSTRUCT THE LAYERS OF ALL GENRES OF LITERATURE?
English Literature will enable to you to just that. Learning through workshops, presentations, class discussions and teacher-led lessons, covering broad themes and contexts such as:
- Love Through the Ages
- Texts in Shared Contexts: WW1 and its Aftermath
This facilitating subject is highly regarded by Universities and can lead to such careers as:
- Lawyer
- Teacher
- Publishing
““A-level English Literature is one of my absolute favourite subjects to teach! The subject is perfect for anyone who loves reading and wants the opportunity to debate and discuss their opinions, reflect on the wider issues and questions about human experience and enhance their cultural knowledge.
At Rainhill Sixth, English Literature gives you the chance to study a range of diverse, challenging and thought-provoking literature (prose, poetry and drama) from different eras, encouraging students to study the relationships between texts and the contexts they are rooted in.”
Miss C Dickman (Head of Key Stage 5 English)
STUDENT: EMILY GRAHAM RH6 2017-2020
“I chose Rainhill Sixth because I knew the area well and the small class sizes helped me with my ADHD (where I would struggle in larger classes). English Literature was a beautiful subject to study as I got the opportunity to learn about a variety of people of all ages and periods of time. I had always chosen to read Victorian literature growing up and so I had closed myself off to all other genres and that is why studying English Literature was so great as it opened my eyes to what power words can really have on a person.”
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Subject type |
A-level |
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Details of exam board |
AQA |
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Final Assessment |
20% Internally Assessed, 80% Exam |
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Entry requirements |
Grade 6 in English Literature or Language |
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Last three years destinations for this subject |
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