English Literature A Level (Edexcel)
T6 Turner Sixth Form
Tile Kiln Lane , Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PB
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open: 13 November 2025
Applications Close: tbc
Entry Requirements Applicants must achieve a grade 4 in English Language or English Literature, and Mathematics, in addition to the minimum requirements in their chosen subjects.
How to Apply Please apply via KentChoices or email T6signup@turnerschools.com
Course Summary
The study of literature rests upon reading texts within a shared context. Working from the belief that no text exists in isolation but is the product of the time in which it was produced, this course encourages you to explore the relationships that exist between texts and the contexts within which they are written, received and understood.
Studying texts within a shared context will enable you to investigate and connect them, drawing out patterns of similarity and difference using a variety of reading strategies and perspectives. Whilst the course invites a variety of written response types, these will all encourage critical debate.
In each task, you will be required to argue and to show personal responses and critical preferences, supported by the terminology relevant to the topics and contexts with which you are engaging. The Literature studied throughout this course
covers a wide range of texts from both the Literary Canon and texts that are more contemporary and diverse.
Course Details
Component 1: Drama
Title - Tragedy: Hamlet by William Shakespeare and A Streetcar named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Weighting 30%
Assessment Written examination (2hr 15mins)
– externally assessed
Unit Component 2: Prose
Title - Science and Society: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Weighting 20%
Assessment Written examination (1hr 15 mins)
– externally assessed
Unit Component 3: Poetry
Title- A study of a range of Romantic poets and their poems
A study of a range of modern Poems of the Decade
Weighting 30%
Assessment Written examination (2hr 15mins) - externally assessed
Unit Component 4: Coursework
Title- A critical comparison of 2 texts
Weighting 20%
Assessment One extended essay comparing two texts
(2500-3000) words - internally assessed
How will it be delivered and assessed?
This course comprises four units, all of which are mandatory and three of which are assessed externally.
Entry requirements
GCSE at Grade 6 in English or English literature.
Your next steps...
English Literature not only equips you with the knowledge and skills needed for both exams and non exam assessment, but also opens up a rich, challenging and coherent approach to English literature that provides an excellent basis for studying the subject at university. It can be a valuable contrast to scientific, technological and economics based subjects, opening up greater breadth of interest, range of reference and facility with ideas and language. It is welcomed as a qualification for many careers.
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