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I'm taking English lit as an a level and I really enjoy reading but is there an awful lot of it, what are all the topis are they interesting?
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It depends which exam board you take.
I do AQA English Literature B (Old Specification).
For AS:
Exam 1: 'Pride & Prejudice' (IMO, the worst novel ever written)
Exam 2: 'Death of a Salesman' + John Donne Poetry
Coursework: 'The Taming of the Shrew'
For A2:
Exam 1: 'The Rover' + 'The Rape of the Lock' (A long narrative poem about a woman who had her lock of hair cut off)
Exam 2: LTB6 - I don't know what this is yet - We receive the paper next week. And...
Coursework: 'A Handful of Dust' + 'The Passing of Arthur' (A Long, narrative poem aswell).
If you enjoy Literature now, you'll enjoy it at A-Level. It develops your essay and analytical skills aswell, which can be used in other subjects (Hence why Universities regard it as a good A-Level).
I do AQA English Literature B (Old Specification).
For AS:
Exam 1: 'Pride & Prejudice' (IMO, the worst novel ever written)
Exam 2: 'Death of a Salesman' + John Donne Poetry
Coursework: 'The Taming of the Shrew'
For A2:
Exam 1: 'The Rover' + 'The Rape of the Lock' (A long narrative poem about a woman who had her lock of hair cut off)
Exam 2: LTB6 - I don't know what this is yet - We receive the paper next week. And...
Coursework: 'A Handful of Dust' + 'The Passing of Arthur' (A Long, narrative poem aswell).
If you enjoy Literature now, you'll enjoy it at A-Level. It develops your essay and analytical skills aswell, which can be used in other subjects (Hence why Universities regard it as a good A-Level).
Depends on your board. I do CCEA which is probably different to what you're doing, but for A2 we're doing 2 plays (An Ideal Husband and The Beaux' Stratagem) for our synoptic paper, a poem (Alexander Pope- The Rape of the Lock) and a novel for coursework (An Age of Innocence). We also have to do unseen poetry in the exam.
But as you said, lot's of reading obviously.
But as you said, lot's of reading obviously.
SCFCJAMES
It depends which exam board you take.
I do AQA English Literature B (Old Specification).
For AS:
Exam 1: 'Pride & Prejudice' (IMO, the worst novel ever written)
Exam 2: 'Death of a Salesman' + John Donne Poetry
Coursework: 'The Taming of the Shrew'
For A2:
Exam 1: 'The Rover' + 'The Rape of the Lock' (A long narrative poem about a woman who had her lock of hair cut off)
Exam 2: LTB6 - I don't know what this is yet - We receive the paper next week. And...
Coursework: 'A Handful of Dust' + 'The Passing of Arthur' (A Long, narrative poem aswell).
If you enjoy Literature now, you'll enjoy it at A-Level. It develops your essay and analytical skills aswell, which can be used in other subjects (Hence why Universities regard it as a good A-Level).
I do AQA English Literature B (Old Specification).
For AS:
Exam 1: 'Pride & Prejudice' (IMO, the worst novel ever written)
Exam 2: 'Death of a Salesman' + John Donne Poetry
Coursework: 'The Taming of the Shrew'
For A2:
Exam 1: 'The Rover' + 'The Rape of the Lock' (A long narrative poem about a woman who had her lock of hair cut off)
Exam 2: LTB6 - I don't know what this is yet - We receive the paper next week. And...
Coursework: 'A Handful of Dust' + 'The Passing of Arthur' (A Long, narrative poem aswell).
If you enjoy Literature now, you'll enjoy it at A-Level. It develops your essay and analytical skills aswell, which can be used in other subjects (Hence why Universities regard it as a good A-Level).
I see you're doing The Rape of the Lock too. How are you finding it?
hannahhi
I see you're doing The Rape of the Lock too. How are you finding it?
We've just finished it today actually. I used to like poetry - and now I don't. The most lethargic, boring poem I've ever read. Saying that, the language features, structure, form, themes etc... are pretty straight forward, so should be alright
you?I'm on AQA, no idea what specification though:
AS
-Wise Children
-Comedians and The Miller's Tale
-Coursework: The Taming Of The Shrew
A2 (currently doing!)
-Hamlet
-Shelley poetry
-Literature of the First World War
-Coursework: compare two pieces of Literature, at least one must be a novel and it has to be approved by the exam board.
AS
-Wise Children
-Comedians and The Miller's Tale
-Coursework: The Taming Of The Shrew
A2 (currently doing!)
-Hamlet
-Shelley poetry
-Literature of the First World War
-Coursework: compare two pieces of Literature, at least one must be a novel and it has to be approved by the exam board.
snowyowl
I'm on AQA, no idea what specification though:
AS
-Wise Children
-Comedians and The Miller's Tale
-Coursework: The Taming Of The Shrew
A2 (currently doing!)
-Hamlet
-Shelley poetry
-Literature of the First World War
-Coursework: compare two pieces of Literature, at least one must be a novel and it has to be approved by the exam board.
AS
-Wise Children
-Comedians and The Miller's Tale
-Coursework: The Taming Of The Shrew
A2 (currently doing!)
-Hamlet
-Shelley poetry
-Literature of the First World War
-Coursework: compare two pieces of Literature, at least one must be a novel and it has to be approved by the exam board.
Damn. That specification is miles better than ours :|
i did
AS:
carol ann duffy poetry 'the world's wife'
oscar wilde's 'a woman of no importance' play
Shakespeare's 'a midsummer nights dream' play for courswork
Angela carter's 'wise children' novel [hardest book in the world]
A2:
Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' play
Byron's 'Don Juan' epic poem
Pat Barker's 'Regeneration' novel and Wilfred Owen's War Poetry for coursework
Synoptic unit is more War Lit I think :|
Nothing like what people actually think eng lit a level is like...
AS:
carol ann duffy poetry 'the world's wife'
oscar wilde's 'a woman of no importance' play
Shakespeare's 'a midsummer nights dream' play for courswork
Angela carter's 'wise children' novel [hardest book in the world]
A2:
Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' play
Byron's 'Don Juan' epic poem
Pat Barker's 'Regeneration' novel and Wilfred Owen's War Poetry for coursework
Synoptic unit is more War Lit I think :|
Nothing like what people actually think eng lit a level is like...
i find it boring and pointless.
SCFCJAMES
Damn. That specification is miles better than ours :|
Hmm, I don't recognise some of the things on your specification.
Is it really that awful?
snowyowl
Hmm, I don't recognise some of the things on your specification.
Is it really that awful?
Is it really that awful?
'Pride and Prejudice' (Jane Austen) is just awful (IMO)
'A Handful of Dust' (Evelyn Waugh) is a novel where the author satirises the Upper Class society.
'The Rover' (Aphra Behn) is a play about a carnival (Where people have complete sexual freedom)
& 'Death of a Salesman' (Arthur Miller) is a novel about the Death of a Salesman (Literally) and The American Dream.
A varied selection - Just extremely tedious :|
For me:
Unit 1: Spies, Michael Frayn closed book exam.
Unit 2: The Tempest, William Shakespeare, Coursework.
Unit 3: The School for Scandal, Richard Sheridan, High Windows, Philip Larkin.
Unit 4: Hamlet, William Shakespeare, Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth and Coleridge, closed book exam.
Unit 5: 1984, George Orwell, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Coursework.
Unit 6: War Poetry, source material in exam.
Enjoying it very much.
Unit 1: Spies, Michael Frayn closed book exam.
Unit 2: The Tempest, William Shakespeare, Coursework.
Unit 3: The School for Scandal, Richard Sheridan, High Windows, Philip Larkin.
Unit 4: Hamlet, William Shakespeare, Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth and Coleridge, closed book exam.
Unit 5: 1984, George Orwell, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Coursework.
Unit 6: War Poetry, source material in exam.
Enjoying it very much.
I agree that Pride and Prejudice is hideous! I read that for 'fun' while trapped at a relatives house and it is woeful. I had to study Mansfield Park for first year university and it was even worse!
I did some great texts for A Level; Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing, Translations, Selected Poems (Duffy), The Tempest and Howards End. Admittedly, Howards End was actually awful but there is so much to write about.
I did some great texts for A Level; Frankenstein, Much Ado About Nothing, Translations, Selected Poems (Duffy), The Tempest and Howards End. Admittedly, Howards End was actually awful but there is so much to write about.
SCFCJAMES
It depends which exam board you take.
I do AQA English Literature B (Old Specification).
For AS:
Exam 1: 'Pride & Prejudice' (IMO, theworst best novel ever written)
Exam 2: 'Death of a Salesman' + John Donne Poetry
Coursework: 'The Taming of the Shrew'
For A2:
Exam 1: 'The Rover' + 'The Rape of the Lock' (A long narrative poem about a woman who had her lock of hair cut off)
Exam 2: LTB6 - I don't know what this is yet - We receive the paper next week. And...
Coursework: 'A Handful of Dust' + 'The Passing of Arthur' (A Long, narrative poem aswell).
If you enjoy Literature now, you'll enjoy it at A-Level. It develops your essay and analytical skills aswell, which can be used in other subjects (Hence why Universities regard it as a good A-Level).
I do AQA English Literature B (Old Specification).
For AS:
Exam 1: 'Pride & Prejudice' (IMO, the
Exam 2: 'Death of a Salesman' + John Donne Poetry
Coursework: 'The Taming of the Shrew'
For A2:
Exam 1: 'The Rover' + 'The Rape of the Lock' (A long narrative poem about a woman who had her lock of hair cut off)
Exam 2: LTB6 - I don't know what this is yet - We receive the paper next week. And...
Coursework: 'A Handful of Dust' + 'The Passing of Arthur' (A Long, narrative poem aswell).
If you enjoy Literature now, you'll enjoy it at A-Level. It develops your essay and analytical skills aswell, which can be used in other subjects (Hence why Universities regard it as a good A-Level).
SCFCJAMES
We've just finished it today actually. I used to like poetry - and now I don't. The most lethargic, boring poem I've ever read. Saying that, the language features, structure, form, themes etc... are pretty straight forward, so should be alright you?
you?Seriously? I would love to study Pope, but he's not part of my syllabus. He is one of the best satirists ever.
SCFCJAMES
'Pride and Prejudice' (Jane Austen) is just awful. A modern chick-flick novel.
'A Handful of Dust' (Evelyn Waugh) is just a novel where the author satirises the Upper Class society.
'A Handful of Dust' (Evelyn Waugh) is just a novel where the author satirises the Upper Class society.
-headdesk-
I do Edexcel English Literature.
AS: Hard Times - Charles Dickens
A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams
Hamlet - Shakespeare
Keats's poetry
A-Level: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
Atonement - Ian McEwan
Othello - Shakespeare
Carol Ann Duffy's poetry
Mine:
Othello - Shakespeare (Coursework)
The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini
The Great Gatsby- Scott F. Fitzgerald (Coursework)
Top Girls- Caryl Churchill
Coleridge poem (not sure what yet)
& also 3 poems of John Keats
I agree that their is alot haha.
Though its really good. Just began Great Gatsby and I absolutley love it
Othello - Shakespeare (Coursework)
The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini
The Great Gatsby- Scott F. Fitzgerald (Coursework)
Top Girls- Caryl Churchill
Coleridge poem (not sure what yet)
& also 3 poems of John Keats
I agree that their is alot haha.
Though its really good. Just began Great Gatsby and I absolutley love it
I do CCEA. In AS I did
- King Lear
- Seamus Heaney poetry
- A streetcar named desire
- Frankenstein
At A2 I'm doing
- Death of a Salesman
- Oedipus Rex
- The Catcher in the Rye
- The Wife of Bath
- and unseen poetry.
I really enjoy it, and actually don't find it that much reading at all
- King Lear
- Seamus Heaney poetry
- A streetcar named desire
- Frankenstein
At A2 I'm doing
- Death of a Salesman
- Oedipus Rex
- The Catcher in the Rye
- The Wife of Bath
- and unseen poetry.
I really enjoy it, and actually don't find it that much reading at all
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