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What will I learn?
Year 12 - AS KEY INFORMATION
Unit 1: Comparative Analysis and Creative writing Level: Advanced and AS Level
(closed book)
Examining Board: WJEC
Unit 2: Drama and Non-Literacy Study (open book,
clean copy)
Subject Leader:
Year 13- A2 Miss E. Martinez

Unit 3: Shakespeare (closed book)
Entry Requirements:
Unit 4: Unseen test and Prose study (open book, A*-B or equivalent in GCSE English
clean study) Language

Unit 5: Critical and Creative Genre Study
AS Level Modules:
Unit 1 Comparative Analysis and
Where have past students progressed onto
Creative Writing
Studying English Language and Literature enables
students to follow numerous courses in higher education
or pursue a variety of careers. Degree courses in English Unit 2 Drama and Non-Literary Study
Language, Literature, Journalism, Librarianship or Media
Studies are obvious options, but other possible avenues A Level Modules:
are teaching, law and the Civil Service. Students will Unit 3 Shakespeare Study
develop important key skills throughout the course,
to include: communication, creative writing, information
technology, working with others, problem solving and Unit 4 Unseen Text and Prose Study
improving their own learning and performance.
Students will be given the opportunity to see productions Unit 5 Critical and Creative Genre
of set texts and to participate in appropriate workshops Study
and lecture days.

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