English Literature
Cambridge International’s Lower School English Literature provides an outstanding online education platform for secondary school students. Our program dives deep into the world of literature, sparking curiosity and emotional growth.
Tailored for Key Stage 3, our courses aim to inspire a lifelong love for English literature while building confidence and enjoyment in the subject. With our online English literature lessons, students receive a well-rounded, enriching experience that goes beyond the traditional classroom.
Assessments are a key part of our program, happening regularly during live-taught lessons. Our expert educators carefully evaluate coursework, assignments, and administer tests to ensure students are meeting and exceeding academic expectations.
This ongoing assessment process keeps our online English literature classes for secondary school students aligned with the highest standards
Homework plays a crucial role in reinforcing what students learn each week. Assignments typically involve researching important literary concepts, taking quizzes to recap material, and completing coursework.
These tasks are designed to deepen understanding and complement our Key Stage 3 online English literature lessons, helping students grasp complex literary themes and styles.
Parents have 24/7 access to their child’s academic progress, including coursework, grades, and teacher feedback. This transparency ensures that parents can stay involved in their child’s educational journey. For any questions or to celebrate successes, parents can schedule consultations with teachers at convenient times.
By choosing Cambridge International’s Lower School English Literature, you’re giving your child a top-notch, comprehensive online education that nurtures a passion for literature.
English Literature explores the essence of English culture through its words, stories, and ideas. Our Lower School English Literature course, aligned with the English National Curriculum Key Stage 3, equips students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding they need to excel and seamlessly transition to Upper School at any English institution.
Pupils are taught to:
- develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently through:
reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole books, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors.
The range will include high-quality works from:
English literature, both pre-1914 and contemporary, including prose, poetry and drama
Shakespeare (two plays)
seminal world literature choosing and reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment.
re-reading books encountered earlier to increase familiarity with them and provide a basis for making comparisons.
Understand increasingly challenging texts through:
- Mastering new vocabulary by connecting it to words you already know, using context clues and dictionaries, making inferences, and finding evidence in the text. Understanding the purpose, audience, and context of writing helps deepen comprehension. Regularly checking your understanding ensures that what you read makes sense.
Set texts to be decided.
Course Details
- Independent Curriculum informed by the best of Cambridge and English National Curriculum
- Duration: 3 years (Ages 11-13)
- Delivery Method: LIVE online classes
- Start Date: September-July (Rolling enrolment throughout the year)