English

 Units of Work: The units will not necessarily be followed in this order

Half term

Course Content: Knowledge and Skills

Assessment : Key pieces and dates

1

Myths and Legends— pupils will read and be taught several myths from a range of cultures, including Greek and Egyptian. Using these texts for inspiration, pupils will work towards producing a piece of work where they write their own journey to the underworld.

Pupils will produce a piece of work where they write their own journey to the underworld. In addition to the writing of this journey, during the first half term pupils undertake a spelling and a reading test.

2

Island Project – pupils create a design for their own island and produce a range of pieces of non-fiction writing for different audiences and purposes.

Pupils produce three pieces of assessed writing: a brochure page advertising their island; an encyclopaedia page giving information about their island; and a travel piece, describing their island.

3

Novel – pupils will read and study a novel as a class, developing close reading, inference and analytical skills. The novel to be studied will vary according to teacher and group.

Following this unit, pupils may pursue independent study of a related text, forming “book clubs” and leading to presentations.

Assessment will be in the form of written analysis. Often this will be an essay, completed under exam conditions.

4

Media and Non-Fiction – pupils will study techniques used in advertising, looking at print-based and moving image adverts. They will also create their own marketing campaign.

Assessment will be in the form of written analysis of adverts. Often this will be an essay. There will also be opportunities to assess their speaking and listening in groups and when giving presentations.

5

Poetry unit— pupils will explore a range of different medieval narrative poems, including Beowulf, Chaucer and Gawain.

Pupils will develop and be assessed on analytical responses to poems; this may take the form of an essay.

6

Play unit— pupils will study a play text, exploring it through both analysis and performance.

Various speaking and listening tasks will be undertaken and assessed.

Units of Work: The units will not necessarily be followed in this order

Half term

Course Content:  Knowledge and Skills

Assessment : Key pieces and dates

1

Novel – pupils will read and study a novel as a class, developing close reading, inference and analytical skills. The novel to be studied will depend on teacher preference.

Assessment will be in the form of written analysis. Often this will be an essay completed under exam conditions.

2

The News— pupils will study the way that the news is communicated in print, broadcast and online formats.

Pupils will produce newspaper articles for assessment, with opportunities to assess speaking and listening in their group work and presentation of a news broadcast.

3

The Arrival— pupils will study a graphic novel, learning to decode this type of text and using it as a platform for imaginative writing and debate.

Pupils’ creative writing will be assessed.

4

Poetry – pupils will study poetry from a range of cultures/literary periods examining the ideas explored and techniques used. They may also have opportunities to write and perform their own poetry.

Assessment will be in the form of written analysis. Often this will be an essay completed under exam conditions.

5

Genre unit – this unit allows pupils to explore and produce writing in a variety of genres.

Pupils’ writing will be assessed.

6

Pupils will study a play text; for the majority this will be by Shakespeare— either Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest or Romeo and Juliet.

Assessment will be in the form of written analysis, with opportunities to assess speaking and listening in drama work.

Units of Work: The units will not necessarily be followed in this order

Half term

Course Content:  Knowledge and Skills

Assessment : Key pieces and dates

1

Autobiography – following the study of autobiographical texts, pupils will complete a number of pieces of work which will be collated to form their own autobiography.

A number of pieces of writing for different purposes (descriptive, informative, persuasive) will be completed for assessment.

2

Novel – pupils will read and study a novel as a class, developing close reading, inference and analytical skills. The novel to be studied will be chosen according to the ability of the class.

Assessment will take the form of a GCSE-style English Literature exam to be completed in test conditions during lesson time.

3

Play — following the study of a play, pupils will further their knowledge of dramatic techniques before undertaking a critical exploration of the methods used by playwrights and the impact on the audience.

Assessment will be in the form of a written essay.

4

Global English—pupils will explore how and why English is used as a language for literature globally, examining a range of poems and short stories.

Assessment will be in the form of written analysis. Often this will be an essay.

5 and 6

KS4 begins: After Easter, pupils will begin work in preparation for GCSE English Language and Literature.

 GCSE-style exam conducted in exam conditions.