Overview:
English Language is a two-year course at A Level, delivered through the AQA examination board. The language specification includes:
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- Language, the Individual and Society
- Textual variations and representations
- Multimodality
- Child Language development (0-11 years)
- Methods of language analysis
- Language Varieties
- Accent and dialect
- Language and occupation
- Language and Gender
- Language and Social groups
- World Englishes
- Language change
- Language in Action – Coursework / NEA
- Independent original writing
- Linguistic investigation
Assessment:
Students are assessed by their class teacher throughout the course in order to monitor their progress across both modules. There are two exams at the end of the course:
Paper 1: Language, the Individual and Society
This aspect of the course is assessed through a 2 hour 30 minute exam, worth 40% of the overall course.
Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts
This aspect of the course is assessed through a 2 hour 30 minute exam, worth 40% of the overall course.
Non-exam assessment
This aspect of the course is assessed as coursework, students will create a piece of original writing with detailed commentary, 1500 words, and a language investigation in an area of their choosing, 2500 word. This component is work 20% of the overall course.
More details can be found on the AQA website: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-language-7701-7702/specification-at-a-glance
| A Level English Language Long Term Plan 2022-2024 | ||||||
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| HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT4 | HT5 | HT6 | |
| Y12 Teacher 1 | Text and Spoken analysis Multimodality Bridging skills: Introduction to linguistics and creating the foundation of analysis skills | Accent and dialect Introduction to theorists and analysis of discourse Selection of style model. Introduction to theorists and analysis of data sets | Original Writing Analysis and annotation of style model. First drafts of OW. First drafts of Commentary | Articles Paper 2 Section B Revision Continuation of AO5 creativity combined with linguistic discourse | Articles and Occupation OW drop down |
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| Homework | ‘Bridging the gap’ | Accent and dialect wider reading | Original Writing | Article writing and discourse exam skills | Article writing and occupation wider reading and exam skills | |
| Independent work | Style models – power of storytelling | Style models – power of information | Style models – power of persuasion Frameworks | Original Writing FrameworkS | Revision Diversity | Original Writing Diversity |
| Teacher 2 | Grammar and Frameworks Foundational skills: Introduction to linguistics and creating the foundation of analysis skills | Gender Introduction to theorists and analysis of discourse | Social Groups Social group studies, theorists and discourses | Intro to Investigations Capitalising on theorist and analysis skills to write mini investigation and submit investigation proposal |
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| Homework | ‘Bridging the gap’ | Gender wider reading | Social groups wider reading | Gathering transcripts | Mini investigations | |
| Independent work | Gathering transcripts | Exam literacy and analysis | Exam literacy and analysis Frameworks | Exam literacy and analysis Frameworks | Exam literacy and analysis Diversity | Mini investigations Diversity |
| Year 13 2022-2023 | |||||
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| HT1 -6 weeks | HT2 -7 weeks | HT3 -7 weeks | HT4- 5 weeks | HT5 -5 weeks | |
| Y13 Teacher 1 | Investigation Methodology, analysis and evaluation. | Paper 2 exam literacy Investigation drop down week | Text and Spoken analysis Multimodality Text and Spoken analysis Multimodality | REVISION: • Paper 1 Sect A – Frameworks • Paper 1 Sect B – CLA • Accent and Dialect • Discourses and articles | Exams |
| Homework | Investigation | CLA wider reading | CLA wider reading | ||
| Independent work | Investigation | Investigation | Investigation & Revision | ||
| Teacher 2 | Language Change Language change theorist study and discourse | World Englishes Capitalising on language change, theorists and discourse focus | REVISION: • Language change • Gender • Social Groups • World Englishes | Exams | |
| Homework | LC wide reading Analysis | LC wide reading Articles | Analysis | Paper 2 | |
| Independent work | Exam literacy and analysis | Exam literacy and analysis | Exam literacy and analysis | ||
ENGLISH LITERATURE
English Literature is a two-year course at A Level, delivered through the AQA examination board. At Lymm High School, we follow the Literature A specification, which includes:
- Love through the ages
- Shakespeare play: Othello
- Novel: The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
- Poetry: Pre-1900 Anthology
- Unseen Poetry comparison
- Texts in shared contexts: Option 2A
- Novel: Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
- Drama text: The Wipers Times, Hislop and Newman
- Poetry: The Oxford Book of War Poetry
- Unseen Prose
- Coursework / NEA: Independent critical comparison of texts.
Assessment:
Students are assessed by their class teacher throughout the course in order to monitor their progress across both modules. There are two exams at the end of the course:
Paper 1: Love through the ages
This aspect of the course is assessed through a 3-hour exam. Closed book apart from The Great Gatsby and Poetry Anthology which is open book.
Paper 2: Texts in Shared Contexts
This aspect of the course is assessed through a 2.5-hour exam that is open book.
More details can be found on the AQA website: English Literature A AS and A-level Specification Specifications for first teaching in 2015 (aqa.org.uk)
| A Level English Literature Y12 | ||||||
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| Year 12 | HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT4 | HT5 | HT6 |
| Teacher 1 | ‘Bridging the Gap’ Unseen WW1 Prose Introduction to WW1 context through extracts and A Level style analysis – stepping up! | WW1 Poetry Unit Analysis of comparative poems and application of contextual knowledge, | The Wipers Times and Poetry Comparison Exploration of the satirical and critical modern play – application of substantive knowledge. Students apply poetry study from HT2 for the comparative element. | L1: Revision L2: Introduction to NEA The Importance of Being Earnest | Exam feedback and NEA | |
| Teacher 2 | ‘Bridging the Gap’ Unseen WW1 Non-Fiction Introduction to WW1 context through extracts and A Level style analysis – stepping up! | Birdsong Reading and exploration of Birdsong building on the substantive knowledge introduced by T1. | L1: Revision L2: Critical Theory preparation for NEA | Exam feedback and NEA | ||
| A Level English Literature Y13 | ||||||
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| Year 13 | HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT4 | HT5 | HT6 |
| Teacher 1 | NEA | Othello Students explore the play through the lens of love, for: dramatic structure; stagecraft; dramatic characterisation and dramatic speech and language. | Revision • Unseen Prose and Non-fiction | Revision Othello | ||
| Teacher 2 | Anthology Poetry An introduction to the literary heratige of love poetry through a study of the Pre-1900 poetry anthology | The Great Gatsby Exploration of characters, themes and context. Students will make links between the anthology from HT1 and the novel. | Revision Birdsong | Revision The Great Gatsby and Poetry comparison Unseen Poetry | ||