English
Head of Department: Mrs J Clarke
Teachers: Mrs L Down (Second in Dept), Mr S Davis ( Leading Practitioner), Mr B Paddington, Mrs S Keene, Mrs A Bradshaw, Mrs B deFosse,
Department Vision
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To facilitate achievement for all.
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To be the best department we can be.
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To develop a love of literature; teaching pupils to look beyond the obvious and question the world.
Year 7
Autumn
'Myths & Monsters'
Assessment Opportunities:
Creative Writing
Speaking and Listening Presentation
Language / Character Analysis
Suggested texts :
Frankenstein
Dracula
The Lady of Shallot
Icarus
Author Study
Library lessons
Year 8
Autumn
'Crime'
Assessment Opportunities:
Comparison of TV/print news
Language analysis from chosen text
Suggested texts / authors:
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Higson
James Bond
Roald Dahl
Charlotte Dymond
Holes
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Author Study
Library lessons
Year 9
Autumn
'Gothic'
Assessment opportunities:
Creative Writing
Gothic Story Opening
Language / Character Analysis
Suggested texts / authors:
The Signalman
The Red Room
The Monkey’s Paw
Frankenstein
Dracula
Jekyll & Hyde
The Woman in Black
Author Study:
Library lessons – Dickens
Year 10
Autumn
'Villains of the Past'
19th Century Literature
Jekyll & Hyde
A Christmas Carol
Pupils will study one of these texts
decided by the class teacher.
Assessment: Pupils will complete a range of reading and writing assessments in class. As there is no coursework element to this course, all assessments will follow the style of the new GCSDE exam questions and will be marked with reference to examination assessment objectives. Work will be marked in detail and pupils will be advised on how to improve each skill. Work will not be marked with a GCSE number/grade.
Year 11
Autumn
Intro to Unseen Exam Reading Skills with a focus on Paper 1
Complete remaining poems from Poetry Anthology
Focus on Paper 2 Reading Skills
Opinion Writing
Ongoing revision of Literature texts using 'cross-over' tasks
Spring
'Out of this World'
Assessment Opportunities:
Writing to Argue/persuade: Inventions
Debate / Group discussion
Language / Character Analysis
Suggested texts:
Poetry
War of the Worlds (film clips)
The Time Machine
Sci-Fi short stories
Diary of Pelly D
Aquila
Artemis Fowl
Tuck Everlasting
Golden Apples of the Sun
Author Study:
Library lessons
World Book Day: March
Spring
'Conflict'
Assessment Opportunities:
Commenting Writers’ Ideas
Poetry Analysis
Non-fiction writing (newspapers & letters)
Suggested texts:
Boy Overboard
Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Talking in Whispers
Private Peaceful
Journey’s End
The Long & The Short & The Tall
Author Study:
Wilfred Owen
Library lessons
World Book Day: March
Spring
'Human Rights / Identity'
Assessment Opportunities:
Writing to argue and Persuade (GCSE Spoken Language Assessment)
Language / Character Analysis
Poetry Comparison
Suggested Texts:
Poetry from Other Cultures
To Kill A Mockingbird
Of Mice & Men
1984
Noughts & Crosses
The Kite Runner
Maggot Moon
Chinese Cinderella
Trash
Heroes
A View from the Bridge
Blood Brothers
The Crucible
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Author Study
Library lessons
World Book Day: March
Spring Term
'Families & relationships'
Modern Text
An Inspector Calls
DNA
Animal farm
Never Let Me Go
Lord of the Flies
The History Boys
Blood Brothers
Pupils will study one these texts decided by the teacher
World Book Day :March
Spring
Revision Loop One & Two, 'Inequality followed by Crime.'
Covering all components of the Lit & Lang exam by using a variety of texts and tasks that are linked by an overall theme
21st & 19th Century non-fiction text
Unseen Poem
Poems from Anthology
Creative & Non-fiction writing
Link to theme/characters in at least two of the set texts
Revision Loop Two & Three, 'Humans & the Natural World'
Summer
'Growing Up'
Assessment Opportunities
Writing poetry
Language / Character Analysis
Suggested texts:
Short stories
Boy
Creature in the Dark
Fat Boy Swim
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Anansi
The Midnight Fox
Alone on a Wide Wide Sea
Two weeks with the Queen (play)
Author Study:
Library lessons
Summer
'Language Through the Ages'
Assessment Opportunities
Creative/Descriptive writing based on a play
Language Analysis
Comparison
Drama Performance
Suggested texts:
Openings of Shakespeare Plays
Sonnets
Boewulf
Canterbury Tales
Victorian Texts - Dickens
Romantic Poetry
Writers from other Cultures
Shakespeare
Assessment Opportunities
Language & Character Analysis
Dramatic Interpretation
Stagecraft & Performance
Socratic circle Discussion
Suggested Texts: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Twelfth Night
Library Lessons
Two weeks with the Queen (play)
Author Study:
Library lessons
Summer
GCSE Skills Focus on Reading skills
Focus on ‘big thinking questions’ and thematic texts.
Themes might include:
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Homelessness
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The Environment
Summer term
'Conflict & Power'
Shakespeare play
Macbeth
Romeo & Juliet
The Tempest
The Merchant of Venice
Much Ado About Nothing
Julius Caesar
Pupils will study one of these texts decided by the teacher
Summer
Revision & Exam Practice