Frankenstein article

Year 13, this Frankenstein article will be looked at when relevant in lesson, but is worth a read beforehand: Frankenstein article

Year 13 this term clarification

Welcome back Year 13. This post should clarify a few points for the start of term: 

• You will be studying Frankenstein and A Handmaid's Tale for the prose paper this term.
• You will begin Rossetti poetry after half term. 
• All coursework, regardless of your class teacher will be given to Mr Claydon. The first draft is due on Friday 16th September. 

An introduction to Frankenstein

Over the summer, ensure that you have read Frankenstein. Please ensure you finish the publisher's introduction. Here is the link to the presentation I will be using on the first lesson back: https://prezi.com/lqsduvpzrgnu/an-introduction-to-frankenstein/


The coursework deadline is Friday 16th September.

Assessment Objectives for the Coursework

For your Coursework you are marked for coverage of all of the Assessment Objectives, outlined below:

 The Coursework is worth 60 marks and makes up 20% of your total qualification.

Poetry Text Choice

We have decided upon our text choice for the exam.

You will see above that for Component 3, we will study a Victorian Poet, Christina Rossetti. This collection of poems will be provided, but if you want to annotate it, you will need to find your own copy too.

This selection of poems will be used for the second section of the Poetry exam, Component 3. The first section is based on the Poems of the Decade Anthology and an unseen.

A Streetcar Named Desire Revision Link

One of the most useful revision links you can find for A Streetcar Named Desire can be found here- it will save buying the revision guide too: Streetcar Revision Link

Introduction

This Blog will be updated with relevant links and information. For those of you looking for the Specification, it can be found here: A Level Specification