KS5 Subject: English

What topics will you study in KS5 English?

English Literature A Level students will study a number of fiction texts such as Brick Lane by Monica Ali and Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Students will also study a range of literary forms such as Hamlet by William Shakespeare, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and The World's Wife Poetry Collection by Carol Ann Duffy. In addition to the end of course exams, students will have the opportunity to complete two pieces of coursework that will be based on the texts that they have studied.

Do you have a reading list for this subject?

KS5 wider reading list:

• Swing Time by Zadie Smith
• Normal People, Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
• Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
• Queenie by Candy Carty-Williams
• The WASP Factory by Iain Banks
• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
• Disgrace (South Africa) by J.M. Coetzee
• Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
• The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
• Girl, Women other by Bernadine Evaristo
• Who We Was by Gabriel Krauze
• Open Water by Caleb Azuma Nelson
• The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan

To help your child excel they should be encouraged to be independent in researching and accessing age ability appropriate reading which can be sought in the school library. 

How will you be assessed during the course?

English Literature:

• English Literature: Paper 1 - Drama and Prose pre-1900
• Paper 2 - Comparative and Contextual Study

Coursework NEA:

• Literature post-1900

How can you help your child excel in this subject?

Talk to your child regualrly about the text they are reading lin lesson. Check they are completing their homework in a quiet and calm environment with no distractions.