| ENGLISH CURRICULUM | |||
| TERM 1 | TERM 2 | TERM 3 | |
| Year 7 | Short stories and elements of the Gothic Exploring genre, narrative features, character and writer’s choices; creation of own short story.  Novel: 12 Minutes to Midnight Analysis of character, setting, the Gothic genre and Victorian context. | An Introduction to Shakespeare Exploring genre, features of a play, character and Shakespeare’s choices.  Persuasive letter writing Analysing and then creating writing to persuade and influence an audience. | Poetry: The world around us Exploring poetic features, the meanings and effects they create and writer’s choices; creation of own poetry. Transactional reading and writing: ‘Writing is fighting’ Analysing a range of argumentative writing for their methods and effects. |
| Year 8 | Poetry: Social Justice Exploring poetic features, the meanings and effects they create, writer’s choices and contextual/societal influence; creation of own poetry. Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet The study of a whole play by Shakespeare- analysing structure, language, characterisation, context and Shakespeare’s intent. | Dystopia and rebellion Analysing a range of dystopian literature, exploring features of the genre and comparing choices and characterisation across texts. Media Analysing and creating a range of both print and digital media to both engage and influence your audience. | Novel: Noughts and Crosses Analysis of context, genre, character, wider themes and writer’s intent. Exploration will also include creative written pieces aiming to deepen understanding regarding character, context and setting. |
| Year 9 | Novel: The Hate U Give Analysis of context, genre, character, wider themes and writer’s intent. Exploration will also include creative written pieces aiming to deepen understanding regarding character, context and setting. | What makes us human? Analysing a range of comment/argumentative writing for their methods and effects; creating effective comment writing. Poetry: Conflict Exploring poetic features, the meanings and effects they create, writer’s choices and contextual/societal influence; creation of own poetry. | Play: Blood Brothers The study of a modern play- analysing structure, language, characterisation, context and Russell’s intent. Transactional reading, writing and marketing Analysing and then creating a range of visual and written material to persuade and influence an audience. |
| Year 10 | GCSE exam board = AQA Lit 2: (Modern text): An Inspector Calls The study of a modern play- analysing structure, language, characterisation, wider themes, context and Priestley’s intent. Language skills- Papers 1 and 2 Evaluating and analysing a range of descriptive/ narrative/comment/argumentative writing for their methods and effects; creating effective narrative/ descriptive/comment writing.  | Lit 2 (Poetry): Power and Conflict Exploring poetic features, the meanings and effects they create, writer’s choices and contextual/societal influence.  Lit 2: Unseen Poetry Exploring poetic features, the meanings and effects they create and writer’s choices. | Language skills revisited- Papers 1 and 2 Evaluating and analysing a range of descriptive/ narrative/comment/argumentative writing for their methods and effects; creating effective narrative/ descriptive/comment writing. Lit 1: (19th C. novel) Jekyll and Hyde Analysis of language, structure, character, setting, wider themes, the Gothic genre and Victorian context. |
| Year 11 | Lit 1: (Shakespeare) Macbeth The study of a whole play by Shakespeare- analysing structure, language, characterisation, context and Shakespeare’s intent. Language skills revisited- Papers 1 and 2 Evaluating and analysing a range of descriptive/ narrative/comment/argumentative writing for their methods and effects; creating effective narrative/ descriptive/comment writing. | Revision – exam skills for all four papers | Revision- exam skills for all four papers |
