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Y11 into Y12 English Literature Transition work Task 1: Read and write a review of a novel of your choice (from the reading list below) – no less than 1 side of A4. Task 2: Read The Great Gatsby Task 3: Research a definition of a tragic hero and find an example of this in a work of literature/film of your choice (This could be The Great Gatsby ). Prepare a 5 minute presentation on your findings. Task 4: Work through the 24 Activities from the Making the Leap to A-Level literature Booklet - you will need to look at the booklet and the resource materialBooklet - Resource Material - Literature A Level – Suggested Reading List Classics: Chinua Achebe Things Fall ApartMargaret Atwood Cat’s Eye, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin Jane Austen Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice Iain Banks Complicity, The Wasp Factory Louis de Bernieres Captain Corelli’s Mandolin Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange Angela Carter The Magic Toyshop, Nights at the Circus Joseph Conrad The Heart of Darkness, The Secret Agent Charles Dickens Great Expectations, Bleak House Sebastian Faulks Birdsong Maya Angelou - I know why the caged bird sings ................
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