English Literature Induction Task: Can I demonstrate expertise and critical
thinking in order to create a critical essay inspired by the Literary movement of Romanticism?
Key Skills
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Independent research
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Critical thinking
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Close reading skills
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Independent planning
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Quality of written communication
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Reflection and re-drafting
Your Task:
Create a critical essay analysing and evaluating the movement of Romanticism through
Daffodils by Wordsworth and Kubla Khan by Coleridge
Your starting point:
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How you will be
assessed:
Research what is understood by the movement ‘Romanticism’ (i.e. when did it
take place? Which writers were involved? What inspired their texts?)
Closely analyse their writing styles – the language choices they make; the way
they structure their writing and the forms they choose to write in.
Examine the contexts the movement rose from: social factors, historical factors,
cultural factors and political factors.
Consider different critical lenses you could view Romanticism through –
Feminist? Marxist? Psychoanalytical?
Create a detailed plan for your essay – introduction; four points (two per text);
conclusion.
Draft and then carefully redraft to perfect your written outcome before
submission.
Guidance for word count: 2000-2500 words.
Grade A – Your work will include:
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An original and perceptive line of argument established
Critical terminology used throughout
Evaluation of language structure and form.
Sophisticated interpretations of texts and of the movement
Evaluation of links between the texts
Evaluation of the contextual factors influencing the texts and movement.
Grade C – Your work will include:
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A clear and coherent line of argument established
Critical terminology used
Explanation of language structure and form.
Clear interpretations of texts and of the movement
Understanding of links between the texts
Understanding of the contextual factors influencing the texts and movement.
Grade E
● Some attempt at argument
● Some awareness of language structure and form.
● Some attempts at interpretations of texts and of the movement
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Some attempts to consider links between the texts
Some attempts to consider the contextual factors influencing the texts and
movement.