Shell Guide to the Curriculum 2023

English

English at St Edward’s combines the study of the freshest, contemporary literature and classic writers of the past. In the Autumn Term our main texts are The Crossing , a verse novel about two teenagers caught up in the refugee crisis on the English Channel; and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Along the way you will look at poems new and old, dealing with the themes connected with these core texts. Later in the year you will study a Shakespeare play and look at speeches from great orators of modern times. Our underlying priority is teaching the skills needed to make a success of studying English for IGCSE, IB and A level—since at St Edward’s, nine out of ten pupils choose to stay with us until the end of the Upper Sixth. We will teach you to produce clear and accurate writing, and to develop analytical reading skills and oracy.

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