English Curriculum Plan

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)

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)

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (Lit/Creative – Linked to War Poetry)

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

·         Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s

Unit 3: Private and Peaceful Homework: Research Poverty and War 

 

Year 8

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

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)

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: My Sister Lives: Research on prejudice and relationships in society

·         Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s

Unit 2: Relationship Short Stories and Poetry: Research different relationships across the globe

·         Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s

Unit 3: Romeo and Juliet: Research Male and Female roles and relationships in society.

 
 

Year 9

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

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)

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 Hunger Games: Research on prejudice and marginalisation in society

•             Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s

Unit 2: Othello: Research different relationships across the era

•             Articles/Leaflets/Youtube Video’s

Unit 3: Of Mice and Men: Research marginalisation and relationships in society.

 

Year 10 – GCSE English

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

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)

Essay based questions

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)

Essay based questions

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)

Knowledge & Skills

·         Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, organising writing, developing an awareness of craft, understanding character and theme.

Homework

 

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

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

A Christmas Carol

Unseen Poetry and Power + conflict poetry

Revision

Revision

Lang 1 and 2 revision + any other revision 

Assessment

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.

Two weekly assessments – question based revision to identify gaps. Interventions after school will then focus on gaps and skills enhancement.

Knowledge & Skills

·         Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, organising writing, developing an awareness of craft, understanding character and theme.

Homework

Macbeth retrieval and Language Paper 1 retrieval

Macbeth + A Christmas Carol + Language Paper 1 revision

All literature retrieval

All Language and Literature revision

All Language and Literature revision

Language and Literature revision

                       

 

Year 12 – A level English literature

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

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

Coursework/Rossetti

Assessment

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.

Knowledge & Skills

·         Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, organising writing, developing an awareness of craft, understanding character and theme.

Homework

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

Term

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Topic title

Othello/Rossetti/

Coursework

Othello/Rossetti/

Coursework

Othello/Rossetti

Revision

Revision

Revision/Exams

Assessment

Essays

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)

Assessment

Othello timed essay

Rossetti timed essay

Prose timed essay

March Mocks

Drama – Othello and Streetcar (AP2)

Prose  (AP2)

Poetry – Forward and Rossetti (AP2)

Revision Essays

Revision essays

Knowledge & Skills

·         Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, organising writing, developing an awareness of craft, understanding character and theme.

Homework

Coursework

Othello Homework book

Essays

Coursework – first draft due in end of term

Streetcar revision for November Mock

Essays

Revision essay booklets with course of essays to complete – focus on Streetcar and Poetry Coursework – final draft due end of term

Revision essay booklets

Revision

Revision