Year 7
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title |
Adventurers and explorers: non-fiction travel writing - Pre-1914 to modern day world literature (Language 2 Part A) |
Adventurers and explorers: non-fiction travel writing - Pre-1914 to modern day world literature (Language 2 Part B) |
Poetry from across the world: Range of poetry genres and forms from cultures and writers from around the world (Literature 2) |
Poetry from across the world: Range of poetry genres and forms from cultures and writers from around the world (Literature 2) |
The Gothic Genre: Coraline (Literature Paper 1) |
The Gothic Genre (Language 1 Part B) |
| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: Adventurers and explorers: non-fiction travel writing - Pre-1914 to modern day world literature Assessments: Skills: R: 1, 3, 4 & W: 1, 5, 6, 3 Formative: Mini 1 –Seen and annotated non-fiction texts – live marked Mini 2 – Broadsheet article – live marked Mini 3 - Seen and annotated non-fiction texts – live marked Mini 4 – Persuasive speech – live marked Summative (tracker): Spelling test: half-termly Analysing non-fiction texts Persuasive speech Term 2: Poetry from across the world: Range of poetry genres and forms from cultures and writers from around the world Assessments: Skills: R: 3, 4, 5 & W: 6, 5, 4, 3 Formative: Mini 1– Seen and annotated poem analysis (2 PEALALS) – live marked Mini 2 – Seen and annotated poetry essay (2 PEALALS) – live marked Mini 3 – Seen and annotated comparative poetry essay (2 CEALALS) – live marked Mini 4 – Creative writing poetry – live marked Summative: (tracker) Spelling test: half-termly Analysing poetry essay Creative writing poetry assessment Term 3: The Gothic Genre Assessments: Skills R 1, 2, 4 & W: 1, 2, 4, 6, 3 Formative: Mini 1 –2 EEALS– live marked Mini 2 – PEAL paragraph mini essay – live marked Mini 3 – Gothic descriptive – live marked Mini 4 – Gothic opening of the narrative – live marked Summative (tracker): Spelling test: half-termly Gothic mini essay tasks Gothic narrative |
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Year 8
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title |
Relationships: My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece (Literature Paper 1) |
Relationships: My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece & Persuasive Writing (Language 2 Part B) |
Performance Literature: Shakespeare’s Greatest Speeches (Literature 1) |
Performance Literature: Songs of the Decades (Literature 2) |
Around the world: non-fiction travel writing (Language 2 Part A) |
Morals and Ethics from Different Countries (Language 2 Part B) |
| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: Relationships: My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece & Persuasive Writing Assessments: Skills: R: 1, 4, 6 & W: 1, 2, 6, 3 Formative: Mini 1 –Mini-speech – live marked Mini 2 – thesis statement and 2 x PEALALS – live marked Mini 3 – Extract language analysis 2X PELALS – live marked Mini 4 – Persuasive letter – live marked Summative (tracker): Spelling test: half-termly Literature essay Persuasive letter Term 2: Performance Literature: Shakespeare’s Greatest Speeches & Songs of the Decades Assessments: Skills: R: 3, 4, 5 & W 3 Formative: Mini 1– Seen and annotated speech analysis (2 PEALALS) – live marked Mini 2 – Seen and annotated speech essay (2 PEALALS) – live marked Mini 3 – Seen and annotated comparative poetry analysis (2 CEALALALS) – live marked Mini 4 – Seen and annotated comparative poetry essay (2 CEALALALS) – live marked Summative: Spelling test: half-termly Literature essay Comparative literature essay Term 3: Around the World: non-fiction travel writing and Morals & Ethics from Different Countries Assessments: Skills R 1, 2, 4 & W 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 Formative: Mini 1 –2 x TALS – live marked Mini 2 – Extract language analysis 2X PELALS – live marked Mini 3 – Opinion based article – live marked Mini 4 – Opinion based speech – live marked Summative (tracker): Spelling test: half-termly Analytical essay Newspaper article |
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Year 9
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title |
The Dystopian: The Hunger Games (Literature Paper 1) |
The Dystopian: Descriptive & Narrative Writing (Language 1 Part B) |
Relationships: Othello & Writing to Argue (Language Paper 2 Part B) |
Relationships: Othello & Writing to Argue (Literature 1) |
The Marginalised: Of Mice and Men (Language 1 Part A) |
The Marginalised: Descriptive & Narrative Writing (Language 1 Part B) |
| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy, revision and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: The Dystopian – The Hunger Games & Dystopian Description Assessments: Skills: R: 1, 4, 6 & W: 2, 5, 6, 3 Formative: Mini 1 –thesis statement and 2 x PEALALS – live marked Mini 2 – Literature essay theme focussed PEALALS– live marked Mini 3 – opening of a dystopian narrative – live marked Mini 4 – opening of a dystopian description – live marked Summative (tracker): Spelling test: half-termly Literature essay Dystopian description Term 2: Relationships: Othello & Writing to Argue Assessments: Skills: R: 2, 4, 5, 6 & W 1, 2, 4 & 3 Formative: Mini 1– 2 PEALALS – live marked Mini 2 – Argumentative mini speech - live marked Mini 3 – thesis statement and 2 x PEALALS – live marked Mini 4 – Literature essay theme focussed PEALALS– live marked Summative: Spelling test: half-termly Literature essay Speech Term 3: Around the World: non-fiction travel writing and Morals & Ethics from Different Countries Assessments: Skills R 1, 2, 4, 6 & W 2, 3, 4, 6 Formative: Mini 1 Section A; Q1 Peer assessed, Q2-4 – live marked 2 x EEALS– live marked Mini 2 – X4 EEALS – live marked Mini 3 – farm house description – live marked Mini 4 – opening of narrative – live marked Summative (tracker): Spelling test: half-termly End of year exam: Full Language Paper 1 Part A and Part B |
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Year10
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title |
AQA Language Paper 2 (Language 2 Part A & B) |
A Christmas Carol (Literature 1) |
AQA Power & Conflict Poetry (Literature 2) |
AQA Power & Conflict Poetry (Literature 2) |
Macbeth (Literature 1) |
Macbeth & GCSE Speaking & Listening Assessment (Literature 1 & Language Speaking & Listening) |
| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy, revision and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: AQA Language Paper 2 and A Christmas Carol Formative: Mini 1 – Section A; Q1 Peer assessed, Q2-4 – live marked Mini 2 – Section B x 2 Creative writing – live marked Mini 3 – Mini literature essay Mini 4 - Mini literature essay Summative (tracker): Language Paper Section A & B ACC essay Term 2: AQA Power & Conflict Poetry Anthology Formative: Mini 1– 2 mini essays CEALALS – live marked Mini 2 – 2 mini essays CEALALS – live marked Mini 3– full literature essay CEALALS – live marked Mini 4 – full literature essay CEALALS– live marked Summative (tracker): Literature essay Term 3: Macbeth Assessments: Skills R 1, 2, 4, 6 & W 2, 3, 4, 6 Formative: Mini 1 – Macbeth mini essay – live marked Mini 2 – Macbeth mini essay – live marked Mini 3 – Macbeth mini essay – live marked Mini 4 – Macbeth mini essay – live marked Summative (tracker): Literature essay – End of Year exam Language Paper 2 – end of year exam GCSE Speaking & Listening assessment |
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Year 11
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title |
AQA Language Paper 2 (Language 2 Part A & B) |
AQA Power & Conflict and Unseen Poetry (Literature 2) |
Revision & Mocks (Literature 1 and 2) |
Revision & Mocks (Literature 1,2 & Language 1,2) |
Revision (Literature 1,2 & Language 1,2) |
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| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy, revision and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: AQA Language Paper 2, Power & Conflict and Unseen Poetry Formative: Mini 1 – Section A; Q1 Peer assessed, Q2-4 – live marked Mini 2 – Section B x 2 argue/persuasive writing – live marked Mini 3 – Mini literature essays – live marked Mini 4- Mini literature essay – live marked Summative (tracker): AP – Language Paper 2 Nov Mocks – Language Paper 2, Literature Paper 2 Term 2: Revision & Mocks Formative Mini 1– 2 mini essays CEALALS – live marked Mini 2 – 2 mini essays CEALALS – live marked Mini 3– full literature essay PEALS/PETER C – live marked Mini 4 – full literature essay PEALS/ PETER C – live marked Summative (tracker): March Mocks – Literature Paper 1, Language Paper 1 Term 3: Macbeth Formative: Interleaving revision Mini 1 – Language Paper 1 – live marked Mini 2 – Language Paper 2 – live marked Mini 3 – Literature essays – live marked Mini 4- Literature essay – live marked |
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Year 12
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title | Edexcel AS Literature Drama and Poetry – focus on Drama – A Streetcar Named Desire | Edexcel AS Literature Drama and Poetry – focus on Drama – A Streetcar Named Desire | Edexcel AS Literature Drama and Poetry – Focus on Poetry – The Forward Poems of the Decade Anthology | Edexcel AS Literature Drama and Poetry – Focus on Poetry – The Forward Poems of the Decade Anthology | Revision Edexcel AS Drama and Poetry paper plus Prose Paper | Revision Edexcel AS Drama and Poetry paper plus Prose Paper |
| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy, revision and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: Edexcel AS Literature Drama and Poetry – focus on Drama – A Streetcar Named Desire Formative: Essay or paragraph every second week (alternating with the teaching of Prose). Summative (tracker): 2022 Drama Question in November Mocks. Edexcel AS Literature Prose – focus on Dorian Gray (Autumn 1) and The Little Stranger (Autumn 2) Assessments: Formative: Essay paragraph every second week (alternating with teaching of Drama) Summative (tracker): Prose essay (classroom conditions) December Term 2: Edexcel AS Literature Drama and Poetry – Focus on Poetry – The Forward Poems of the Decade Anthology Formative Essay or paragraph every second week (alternating with Prose) Summative (tracker): Poetry essay in March Mocks Edexcel AS Literature Prose – focus on Dorian Gray and The Little Stranger being taught together in Autumn 1 Assessments Formative: Essay or paragraph every second week being alternated with poetry. Summative (tracker): Prose essay comparing the two texts in March Mocks. Term 3: Revision Edexcel AS Drama and Poetry paper plus Prose Paper Formative: Revision essays Summative (tracker): Data from March Mocks AS exams at the end of Summer 1 Summer 2 Coursework NEA |
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Year 13
| Term | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Topic title |
Edexcel A Literature Drama – focus on Othello and teaching of Coursework | Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Unseen teaching for Forward Poems and Rossetti |
Edexcel A Literature Drama – focus on Othello and teaching of Coursework | Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Unseen teaching for Forward Poems and Rossetti |
Edexcel A Literature Drama – focus on Othello and teaching of coursework | Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Rossetti | Edexcel A Literature Drama – focus on Othello and teaching of coursework | Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Rossetti | Revision Edexcel A Level Drama, Prose and Poetry | Revision Edexcel A Level Drama, Prose and Poetry |
| Knowledge & Skills | Comprehension and understanding, analysis, comparison, grammar, the organisation of writing, research, oracy, revision and debating skills, developing an awareness of craft, understanding characters and themes. | |||||
| Assessment |
Term 1: Edexcel A Literature Drama – focus on Othello and teaching of Coursework | Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Unseen teaching for Forward Poems and Rossetti Formative: Essay or paragraph every second week (alternating with the teaching of Poetry Rossetti or Forward Unseen). Summative (tracker): 2022 Full Drama Paper in November Mocks. Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Unseen teaching for Forward Poems and Rossetti Assessments: Formative: Essay paragraph every second week (alternating with teaching of Drama Othello) Summative (tracker): 2022 Full Poetry Paper in November Mocks Term 2: Edexcel A Literature Drama – focus on Othello and teaching of coursework | Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Rossetti Formative: Essay or paragraph every second week (alternating with the teaching of Poetry Rossetti). Summative (tracker): 2023 Full Drama Paper in March Mocks. Coursework to be handed in. Edexcel A Literature Poetry – focus on Rossetti Assessments: Formative: Essay paragraph every second week (alternating with teaching of Drama Othello) Summative (tracker): 2023 Full Poetry Paper in March Mocks 2023 Full Prose Paper in March Mocks Term 3: Revision Edexcel A Level Drama, Prose and Poetry Formative: Revision essays |
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