Course content
AQA Examination Board
Unit 1 - Exploring Modern Texts
Students will study two texts - one prose and one drama - and will explore the methods used by the writers to convey ideas. The texts chosen for this year's exam are 'An Inspector Calls' and 'Of Mice and Men'. It would be helpful for students to buy their own copies of the texts.
Unit 2 - Poetry Across Time
Students will study a collection of poetry from the AQA anthology 'Moon on the Tides' focusing on how the poets use language and form to convey their ideas. Students will also develop the independent analytical skills required for the unseen poetry component of this course.
Unit 3 - The Significance of Shakespeare and the English Literary Heritage
In controlled assessment, students will compare the techniques used by Shakespeare to present characters and themes with the techniques used by a writer from the English literary heritage.
Please note that texts may change from year to year.
Recommended book list and websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize has some really useful revision quizzes and videos
http://www.aqa.org.uk for past papers and mark schemes
There are many revision guides on sale for the texts we study.
Homework/coursework requirements
Students will be set a minimum of one piece of homework per week. Tasks include questions from past papers, revision activities and independent writing tasks.
