A Level English

Module 6.1 – Drama and Poetry

The study of one play and a selection of modern poetry from a prescribed anthology or from a collection by a specific poet.

Module 6.2 – Pre-1900 Prose

The study of a major prose work written before 1900.

Module 6.3 – Shakespeare in Context

The detailed study of a Shakespeare play.

Module 6.4 – Modern Prose

The study of a major prose work written after 1900.

Module 6.5 – Poetry and Drama

The study of a play and the study of selection of poetry from a prescribed anthology or by a specific poet. One of these texts must have been written before 1770.

Module 6.6 – Criticism and Comparison

This is a synoptic unit and will examine the skills of the whole course. It will consist of criticism of unprepared poetry or prose and the comparison of two named texts.