HP FanFic on English A-Levels?
I stumbled across this article earlier today regarding the inclusion of the first Harry Potter book on the English Literature A-levels. The article focuses on the debate as to whether this amounts to a dumbing down of British education, but this is the bit that really caught my eye.
Is it just me or does that sound like writing Harry Potter fanfic is now officially part of the British school system?
They will have to write a 1,200 to 1,500-word piece of coursework comparing the "approaches" of J.K. Rowling and the other writer.
Examiners will mark students on how they relate story lines and the activities of Harry Potter and his friends to the context of the times.
And students will have to show an understanding of J.K. Rowling's use of language, described recently as gibberish by a High Court judge. They will also have to write their own 500 to 800-word story inspired by the book.
Is it just me or does that sound like writing Harry Potter fanfic is now officially part of the British school system?