COMPULSORY TASK:

Read a novel or play from the list shown in the course material section, all of which could be used as one of your NEA texts, and complete the task detailed in the document below.

Compulsory English Literature Summer Task Sheet Download

You will need to submit your work during your first English Literature lesson in September. You can email l.clark@springwoodhighschool.co.uk for any questions relating to the task or the A-level course.

 

COURSE MATERIALS REQUIRED:

One of the texts listed below:

Novels

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
• Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
• Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
• The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
• Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
• The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ( R L Stevenson)
• Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)

Plays

• Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
• The Tempest (Shakespeare)
• A Doll’s House (Ibsen)

OPTIONAL EXTENSION:

In the second year of the course, you will study a Shakespearean tragedy. You will also be working on critical material to help you extend your analysis of the play. Read the two articles in the document below and complete the accompanying tasks.

Optional Extension English Literature Summer Task Sheet Download

All work must be your own: please do not use AI to help you construct your response as we need to assess your ability to articulate your own ideas and demonstrate your analytical skills.