Year 7
Term
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Topic title
The Boys Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews (Lit/Argue)
Wealth and Poverty Across the Years Non-Fiction Extracts (Lang2).
Wealth and Poverty Short Stories (Lang1A).
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (Lit/Creative – Linked to War Poetry)
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Knowledge & Skills
· Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, organising writing, developing an awareness of craft, understanding character and theme.
Homework
Information relating to all homework can be found on EDULINK. Homework will be project based linked to their Speaking and Listening Assessment.
Unit 1: The Boys Who Steals Houses Homework: Research on Homeless
· Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s
Unit 2: Wealth and Poverty Homework: Research on Poverty
Unit 3: Private and Peaceful Homework: Research Poverty and War
Year 8
My Sister lives on the mantelpiece.
My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece by Annabel Pitcher (Lit/Creative)
Relationships Short Story/Extract (Lang1A).
Relationship Poetry (Lang1B).
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. (Lit/Argue – Relationship/Marginalistaion)
Romeo and by William Shakespeare. (Lit/Argue – Relationship/Marginalistaion)
Unit 1: My Sister Lives: Research on prejudice and relationships in society
Unit 2: Relationship Short Stories and Poetry: Research different relationships across the globe
Unit 3: Romeo and Juliet: Research Male and Female roles and relationships in society.
Year 9
The Hunger Games (Lang 1 + Lang 2 skills)
The Hunger Games (Lang 1 Section B)
Othello by William Shakespeare
Othello by William Shakespeare. (Argue)
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. (Lang2)
Unit 1: The Hunger Games: Research on prejudice and marginalisation in society
• Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s
Unit 2: Othello: Research different relationships across the era
Unit 3: Of Mice and Men: Research marginalisation and relationships in society.
Year 10 – GCSE English
Macbeth interleave with Creative writing
Macbeth interleave with Argue and Persuade
Language Paper 1 Section A
An Inspector Calls
Power + Conflict poetry
Language Paper 2
Assessment
Essay based questions
Mid Term Macbeth – open book
End of Term Macbeth – closed book (AP1)
End of Term – Creative writing (AP1)
Mid Term - Macbeth – open book
End of Term – Macbeth – closed book(AP1)
End of Term – Opinion writing (AP1)
Mid Term – Language Paper Section A Q1-3
End of Term –
Language Paper 1 Entire (AP2)
Essay based questions Mid Term – An Inspector Calls – open book
End of Term – An Inspector Calls -closed book (AP2)
Mid Term – Power + Conflict– open book
End of Term – Power and Conflict – closed book (AP2)
End of Year Exams
Lang Paper 2 or 1 depending on teaching time before exams (AP2)
Power and Conflict poetry (AP2)
Macbeth context exercises and creative Writing
Macbeth Context exercises and argue and persuade
Macbeth quote retrieval
Language Paper 1 Exercises and An Inspector Calls quote retrieval
An Inspector Calls/Power and Conflict Poetry retrieval/Language Paper 1 Section B
Power and Conflict retrieval/Language Paper 2 Section B
Year 11 – GCSE English
A Christmas Carol
Unseen Poetry and Power + conflict poetry
Revision
Lang 1 and 2 revision + any other revision
Mid Term and End of Term A Christmas Carol essays
November Mock exams – Language Paper 1 and Literature Paper 1
Two weekly assessments – question based revision to identify gaps. Interventions after school will then focus on gaps and skills enhancement
Language Paper 2 and Literature Paper 2
Two weekly assessments – question based revision to identify gaps. Interventions after school will then focus on gaps and skills enhancement.
Macbeth retrieval and Language Paper 1 retrieval
Macbeth + A Christmas Carol + Language Paper 1 revision
All literature retrieval
All Language and Literature revision
Language and Literature revision
Year 12 – A level English literature
The Picture of Dorian Gray/A Streetcar Named Desire
Beloved/A Streetcar Named Desire
Prose texts together/Forward
Poems of the Decade
Forward poems of the Decade
Coursework/Rossetti
End of Term essay – Dorian Gray open book
End of Term essay – Streetcar open book (AP1)
End of Term assessment
-Streetcar (AP1)
End of term assessment – Beloved open book
Mid term assessment – Prose
End of term assessment – Prose (AP2)
End of term assessment – Poetry formative
March Mocks
Paper 1: Drama and Poetry (AP2)
Paper 2: Prose (AP2)
Drama timed essay (AP2)
Poetry timed essay (AP2)
AS Exam – Drama and Poetry
AS Exam - Prose
Coursework text taught.
Context research, homework booklet for Dorian Gray, essay writing.
Homework booklet for Streetcar, Comprehension questions for Beloved, essay writing
Streetcar retrieval with focus on AO5,
Essays
Drama and Prose Essays/Retrieval
Revision for exams/essays
Reading secondary texts to choose for coursework.
Unseen Poetry Homework booklet
Year 13 – A level English literature
Othello/Rossetti/
Coursework
Othello/Rossetti
Revision/Exams
Mid Term – timed essay Forward Poetry
End of Term – timed essay Othello
End of term – timed essay Rossetti (AP1)
November Mocks
Drama – Othello and Streetcar (AP1)
Poetry – Forward Poems and Rossetti (AP1)
Othello timed essay
Rossetti timed essay
Prose timed essay
Drama – Othello and Streetcar (AP2)
Prose (AP2)
Poetry – Forward and Rossetti (AP2)
Revision Essays
Revision essays
Othello Homework book
Coursework – first draft due in end of term
Streetcar revision for November Mock
Revision essay booklets with course of essays to complete – focus on Streetcar and Poetry Coursework – final draft due end of term
Revision essay booklets
