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A LEVEL ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

EXAM BOARD: AQAContents

1. Remembered Places - Teacher A 2. Poetic Voices – Teacher B 3. A Streetcar Named Desire – Teacher A 4. Imagined Worlds – Teacher B 5. The Great Gatsby Recast – Teacher A 6. Making Connections – Coursework - Teacher

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A Level English Language and Literature is a two-year linear course which is comprised of two papers and a Non-Exam Assessment (NEA). Paper 1 will assess your skills and understanding in relation to remembered places, imagined worlds and poetic voices. Paper 2 will assess your skills and understanding in relation to a dramatic text and a text about a contextually significant society. Your NEA folder will be comprised of a comparative study, where you compare a piece of literary and non-literary material.

Linguistics, in many ways, can be seen as the science of English, exploring and analysing how specific language types are used and placed in a text for specific effect. This course provides the opportunity to develop your understanding of sophisticated linguistic and literary devices, exploring how these devices are utilised within both fiction and non-fiction texts for a range of purposes, with a particular focus on viewpoints and perspectives. You will also have the opportunity to foster and develop your creative writing skills, with paper 2 assessing your ability to recast an extract from a literary text from a different perspective. By the end of the course, you will learn how to structure a short thesis, analyse and compare critically, applying linguistic terminology and exploring stylistic patterns to support your arguments.

English Language and Literature is a very popular A-Level choice, which is respected by all universities because it gives you the knowledge and skills necessary for higher education and which are also useful in any career. Although there’s no one industry which takes precedence, English degree graduates are often found where strong communication and written English skills are top priorities; for example, within the worlds of education, politics, media and publishing.

Exams and Coursework

Paper 1: Telling Stories (40%) Paper 2: Exploring Conflict (40%) NEA: Drawing Connections (20%)

When

Summer 202019

Knowledge, Skills, Understanding

AO1 – Apply concepts and methods from integrated linguistic and literary study as appropriate, using associated terminology and coherent written expression

AO2 – Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in texts AO3 – Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which texts are

produced and received AO4 – Explore connections across texts, informed by linguistic and literary concepts and methods AO5 – Demonstrate expertise and creativity in the use of English to communicate in different ways

Department overview:

CTL: Miss HyamsA Level English Co-ordinator: Mrs WelshExpected trips and visits: Guest lecturers; University taster days; Theatre trips; Gallery visits where relevantCompulsory texts: AQA Paris Anthology; Selected poems from Carol Ann Duffy’s Mean Time; The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood; The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald; A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.

Exam Unit: Remembered Places – Paris Anthology

Assessments Homework

Week 1

Introduction to course – understanding genre, audience and

purpose Establish GAP for selected extracts from anthology

Week 2

Unit : Remembered Places

Exploring the representational concept of memories

Research given topic and create a starter task to teach it to the class, imagining you

are the teacher

Week 3Understanding and interpreting

deixis and prosodicsMemorise key terms and definitions for

quiz

Week 4Understanding and developing

cultural capital knowledge of Paris

How has Paris been represented by the voices in ‘Paris City Guide’ by Lonely

Planets and ‘Stories Are Waiting in Paris’?

Week 5Understanding and interpreting

utterances used in spoken language

Memorise key terms for quiz

Find own example of a spoken text and analyse spoken language features

Folder redrafts

Week 6

Developing conversational maxims and utterances and explain the

meaning of spoken features within the discourse

Mini assessment - Compare two accounts from the

anthology, applying relevant context

Read the entire Anthology and on separate sheets/papers write your

version of SPAFT

Week 7

Consolidating new linguistic knowledge through the application

of devices to support analysis of personal narratives

Provide close extract reading of favourite anthology text focusing on application of AO1

Week 8Exploring writers’ uses of analepsis

and prolepsis Compare Mike and Sophia to Nancy Miller’s representation of Paris.

Week 9Analysing autobiographical accounts

of Paris Revise key terms for quiz

Week 10Recapping the representation of

Paris with focus on linguistic terms.

Presentation on spoken language theorists – 10 minutes:

• Deborah Cameron • Deborah Tannen• Janet Holmes, 1992• Victoria Leto DeFrancisco• James Millroy• Jean Aitchison• PETER TRUDGILL• Ray Harlow

Week 11 Comparing French Milk French Milk comparative essay

Week 12Understanding the narratology from

an external participant in Paris

Research and explain ideas in your own words:

• Impressionism • Modernity• Generic conventions of

transcripts and autobiographies and blogs.

Folder redrafts

Week 13

Essay Skills and Assessment Preparation

Developing understanding of ‘language levels’ and how to access

Band 5

Assessment

Find and bring own examples of travel blogs to lesson – annotated for linguistic

devices and prepared to discuss

Week 14

Analysing representations of the experience of Paris in the form of a

blog

Analysing generic factors in travel writing

Read opening of Ernest Hemingway’s ‘A Movable Feast’ considering what features make it a piece of travel writing, making

connections with anthology texts

Week 15Comparing memoirs and autobiographical writing

Extract comparison presentations in preparation for practise assessment

`Week 16

Engaging with assessment feedback and developing current weaknesses

in extended writing tasks

Redraft assessment essay

Revise key terms for quiz

Week 17Exploring and analysing spoken

language in crafted speechResearch typography and bring findings to

lesson

Week 18Understanding graphology and the

anatomy of typography

Compare how Paris has been represented in two extracts, focusing on the

graphology and typography used

Folder redrafts

Week 19 Assessment Week Final assessment Read ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and research stage reviews of the show

Assessments Homework

Week 1

Introduction to course and stylistics

(Mean Time)Research the biographical

information of Carol Ann Duffy

Week 2

Unit : Poetic Voices

Understanding ‘poetic voice’ and how it functions within poetry

Read set poems and make preliminary annotations

Week 3

Analysing how nostalgia and the past is presented in Duffy’s poetry

(Captain; BYWM; The Cliché Kid)

Examine Duffy’s presentation of the past in one of the poems studied

this week.

Week 4

Exploring Duffy’s use of temporal deixis to construct time within her

poetry

(Close; Beachomber; Mean Time)

Read David Crytstal’s ‘Phonoaesthetically Speaking’ in support of next week’s learning

Week 5 Understanding phonoaesthetics and how it can be used to analyse a

poem

How is sound used to create character, place, time or memories

in a poem of your choice?

(Valentine; First Love; Close) Revise poems studied so far in preparation for next week’s

assessment

Week 6

Drawing connections between poems

Mini assessment preparation

Explore how Duffy presents a given idea/theme in one prescribed and

one chosen poem

AO1/AO2

Read set poems and make preliminary annotations

Week 7Reviewing key terms and

understanding ‘language levels’ Revise key terms for test

Week 8

Examine how location is constructed through the use of spatial deixis

(Never Go Back; Stafford Afternoons)

Assessment redrafts

Exam Unit: Poetic Voices – Carol Ann Duffy

Week 9

Exploring Duffy’s presentation of identity

(The Biographer; Small Female Skull)

How does Duffy present identity in ‘The Biographer’ and one other

poem of your choice?

Week 10Analysing speakers’ attitudes in

Nostalgia and Litany Redraft based on assessment

feedback

Week 11Student-led presentations about a

poetry cluster of choiceStudent choice essay

Week 12

Essay Skills

How to structure a cohesive essay response

Revise all poems studied in preparation for assessment

Week 13

Language Levels Revision

How to access Band 5 AO1

Read Duffy’s ‘The Suicide’

Folder redrafts

Week 14 Assessment Week

Beyond the set texts: The Suicide. Applying psychoanalytical theory

Explore how Duffy presents a given idea/theme in one prescribed and

one chosen poem

Read Maragaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale

AO1/AO2

Exam Unit: Dramatic Encounters – A Streetcar Named Desire

Assessments Homework

Week 1

Exploring the literary context surrounding the play and reading

the opening scene

Students to each take a contextual factor and create a handout to form

class context handbook

Week 2

Analysing Stella and Blanche’s conversation in Act 1 Scene 1

through conversational maximsHow does Williams present Stella

and Blanche’s relationship?

Week 3

Exploring the Southern Gothic culture – analysing language, form

and structure

Research conventions for each genre:

- Southern Gothic- Tragicomedy- Soap opera

-Social realist drama- Morality play

Week 4Comparing the stage play and film

adaptation Write a review of the film

adaptation

Week 5

Developing skills of multiple interpretations, driven by layered

linguistic analysisFolder redrafts

Week 6 Mini- assessment week

Analysing how a character/relationship/theme is

presented in a given extract from the play

Re-read scenes 6 to 11

Week 7Reviewing lexis and semantics to support fruitful linguistic analysis

Create a poster/leaflet/handout to teach lexis and semantics to a Y11 student

Week 8

Understanding how Williams uses expressionism to convey the

disillusionment of dreams

Week 9

Analysing figurative language and turn-taking between Mitch and

Blache

How has Williams created suspense and tension between Mitch and Blanche in scene 9?

Week 10Understanding and applying critical

interpretations of the text

Find a critic’s review of the three main characters and also watch the clips/reviews on the National Theatre Live

Week 11Exploring coda in the final scenes

and Blanche’s downfallCreate a graph plotting the morality

of the characters throughout the play

Week 12

Consolidating understanding of themes and character through

group presentations, focusing on linguistic and literary features used

Folder redrafts

Week 13 Assessment Week

Analysing how a character/relationship/theme is

presented in a given extract from the play

Read The Great Gatsby

Exam Unit: Imagined Worlds – The Handmaid’s Tale

Assessments Homework

Week 1

Unit: Imagined Worlds

Introduction to The Handmaid’s Tale and the Dystopian genre. Understanding what makes The Handmaid’s Tale a dystopian.

Read and annotate chapter 1 with focus on the dystopian

genre.

Read Todorov’s ‘The Fantastic’ and Freud’s ‘The Uncanny’.

600-800 words Essay:How can ‘The Uncanny’ be

applied to the opening of The Handmaid’s Tale?

Week 2

Chapters 1-2

Fairy tale motifs

Understanding how to apply a feminist reading to the text focusing on the ways

female and male characters are represented in texts.

Complete reading log

Read to end of CH16

Print and read context research booklet produced by class. Make notes with reference to the novel

Week 3

Speech and Body Language

Chapters 3-5 Complete reading log

Week 4 The Wall and Modality Explore Atwood’s presentation of the past in the extract

Week 4 Symbolism – Chapter 13

Complete reading log

Read ‘Buddha Bashing’ article – annotate and prepare to apply to

text

Week 5 Religion and The Ceremony - Chapter 16 Choice of tasks – open ended discussion.

Week 6 Assessment Week

How does Atwood present _________ in this extract?

In your answer you should:

- Analyse how ________ is presented in the extract

-to use of fantasy elements in constructing a fictional world

Complete a timeline for the character of Nick so far – what is

his significance so far in the novel?

Make sure reading log is up to date

Week 7Analepsis, The Double and Games –

Chapters 18-23

Print and read ‘Margaret Atwood’s Modest Proposal’ –

annotate and prepare to discuss

Read up to Chapter 29 and complete reading log

Week 8 Flowers and Word Play – Chapters 27-29Complete reading logs ahead of

deadline in two weeks’ time

Read up to Chapter 41

Week 9

Lies, Allies, Prayvaganzas and Jezebel’s

Chapters 30 - 38

How does Atwood depict the atmosphere of the Prayvaganza

in this extract?

Week 10Exploring the significance of Nick in

Chapters 40-41Character Presentations – How is

the character significant in the novel as a whole?

Week 11Salvagings, Endings and Character

presentations Revise for assessment

Week 12 Assessment week – The Historical Notes, Assessment Preparation and Assessment

Explore the significance of ____________ in the novel. You should consider:

• the presentation of ________ in the extract and in the novel as a whole

• The use of fantasy elements in constructing a fictional world

Read George Orwell’s 1984.

Exam Unit: The Great Gastby Recast

Assessments Homework

Week 1 Paris Anthology Revision Practice essay in preparation for internal examinations

Week 2 A Streetcar Named Desire Revision Practice essay in preparation for internal examinations

Week 3Internal Examinations – Anthology

Revision Internal Examinations Create a mind-map of all key characters

from The Great Gatsby and their relationships to one another

Week 4Internal Examinations – A Streetcar

Named Desire Revision Internal Examinations Prepare a presentation on an assigned character from the novel

Week 5 Character Presentations What was the roaring 20s and how is it applicable to the novel?

Week 6 Context – The Roaring 20s and The

American DreamVisual and creative consolidation of

contextual understanding

Week 7

What is a recast?

Understanding the exam requirements and practicing

creative skills

Read exemplar responses, and consider where they would sit

alongside the mark scheme

Week 8Internal Assessment Feedback –

Actioning Targets

Paris Anthology – Extended essay

Watch Baz Luhrman’s ‘The Great Gatsby’

Coursework Unit: 1984 and Donald Trump

Assessments Homework

Week 1Introduction to NEA and Contextual

Understanding Complete consolidation context table

Week 2Narration and Speech – Analysing

Speech Types How does Orwell present _______ in Ch5?

Week 3Themes and Body Language –

Haptics, Proxemics and Kinesics

How are memory, history and fact subverted by the government in Orwell’s

novel?

Revise new key terms for quiz and complete annotations of all extracts

Week 4The Brotherhood and Verb

Processes Revise key terms – annotate extracts

Week 5Settings, Room 101 and The End of

It

What different settings are present in Orwell’s novel and how do these settings reveal the society Orwell has depicted?

Research conditions in society in 1948 and 1984 and compare – how far was Orwell

from the truth?

Week 6

Film Adaptation – understanding how the film can be used as a

critical interpretation of the novelWrite a review of the film comparing the

book and film adaptation

Week 7 Assessment Week Open book assessment Revise for internal exams

Week 8Internal Exam Revision – Poetic

Voices and Imagined WorldInternal Examinations Revise for internal exams

Week 9 Character Presentations Internal Examinations Explore the significance of a chosen character in the novel, and how Orwell presents then.

Week 10 Applying Critical Theory Review of coursework folder ahead of assessment

Week 11 Open-text assessment Comparing extracts using coursework folder notes

Apply a critical theory to the text – two paragraphs minimum

Week 12 Internal Examination Feedback Who is Donald Trump?

Week 13Assessment feedback, analysis and

initial links with TrumpRead Donald Trump Extract Booklet – initial annotations

focusing on speech

List of suggested wider reading sources/videos and websites:

The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy Ariel and other selected poems by Sylva Plath1984 by George Orwell Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Power by Naomi Alderman Tender is the Night by F Scott FitzgeraldThe Handmaid’s Tale TV series available on Amazon PrimeThe Glass Menagerie by Tennessee WilliamsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction by P. H. Matthews

A/AS Level English Language and Literature for AQA Student by Marcello GiovanelliThe Waste Land by T S EliotThe Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger “Maigret and the Man on the Bench” by Georges Simenon (Highly atmospheric Parisian detective story) “A Movable Feast” (autobiographical travelogue, largely in Paris) by Ernest HemingwayLa Bete Humaine (translated as “The Human Animal”) by Emile Zola“Wide Sargasso Sea” (prequel to “Jane Eyre”, classic example of literary recasting) by Jean RhysA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess“Down and Out in Paris and London” by George Orwell (autobiographical, travelogue)

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