KS3 English Long Plan from September 2015 Year 7: Middle English: Chaucer, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students will study a collection of medieval literature as a foundation to the study of English. Reading assessment: related to the topic. Writing assessment: creative writing : A project on Chivalry in the Middle Ages Poetry: Seamus Heaney and Gillian Clarke s Poems Students will study a collection of poems from the two famous poets as well as some older 19 th century poems. Reading assessment: Students will be asked to analyse a Heaney poem that they will study beforehand. Writing assessment: students will write a descriptive story based on line from one of the poems. : Students have to write their own poem and then present the poem to the class. Drama: Our Day Out Students will study the play Our Day Out by Willy Russell. Reading assessment: Students will be assessed on how the writer presents a character Writing assessment: Students will be asked to write as if they are one of the characters in the play Homework: half term project and speaking and listening assessment: student will produce a project where they have to design a school of the future Novel: The Hound of the Baskervilles Students will study this Sherlock Holmes mystery as an introduction to 19 th century literature. Reading: Students will be asked to write about how the writer presents a theme in the novel. Writing: Students will write to persuade Homework: half term project and speaking and listening assessment: students will produce a file about the work of Sherlock Holmes. Shakespeare: Hamlet Students will study a Shakespeare s Hamlet, with focus on particular extracts Reading assessment: Students will analyse how Shakespeare presents a character in Hamlet. Writing assessment: Students will write a dramatic monologue based on one of the characters. Homework: half term project and speaking and listening assessment: students will produce a project about Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre Students will continue with the study of Shakespeare s Hamlet and then study a non-fiction unit when the : End of year baseline assessment in reading, writing and speaking and listening
Year 8: Gothic Unit Students will study a range of gothic fiction Reading: Students will look at a particular extract and write about how the writer structures it to create tension and atmosphere. Writing: Students will write to explain Homework: half term project and speaking and listening assessment students will produce a gothic story for children and illustrate it. Poetry poems from other cultures Students will study a collection of poems written by poets from other cultures and traditions. This aims to build on the skills they learned in year 7 when studying poetry. Reading: Students will look at two poems and write about the poets attitudes to their cultures in the poems. Writing: Students will produce a descriptive piece of writing Homework: half term project and speaking and listening assessment students will research a particular culture or tradition from a prescribed list. Drama: The Crucible Students will study the play by Arthur Miller: a more difficult play than the one studied in year 7, developed to challenge thinking and build on what they already know. Reading: Students will write about how the writer presents a character in the play. Writing: Students will write as if they are a character in the play. students will produce a brochure article about witchcraft. Novel: Oliver Twist Students will study the novel by Charles Dickens, building on the work they did in year 7 when studying The Hound of Baskervilles Reading: Students will write about how Dickens presents a theme in the novel. Writing: Students will write to persuade Homework: half term project and speaking and listening assessment students will produce a leaflet aimed at giving information to young people about staying safe. Shakespeare: Othello Students will study the Shakespeare play, building on skills gained in year 7 and compare two extracts. Reading: Students will look at how Shakespeare presents a character through two key speeches. Writing: Students will write a dramatic monologue in the style of a soliloquy students are to produce a project on heroes and villains. Students will continue with the study of Shakespeare s Othello and then study a non-fiction unit when the : End of year baseline assessment in reading, writing and speaking and listening
Year 9: Writers viewpoints and perspectives Students will study non-fiction and fiction texts based on a topic. Reading: Students will sit a GCSE style reading test Writing: Writing to describe Poetry Conflict Poems Students will study a range of poems about power and conflict in preparation for GCSE English Literature Reading: Students will compare how poets show the theme of conflict or power in two poems. Writing: writing to describe Drama An Inspector Calls Students will build on their knowledge about drama to study this GCSE text. Reading: Students will compare how the writer presents two characters Writing: Students will write to present a viewpoint Novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Students will build on skills gained in years 7&8 to study a challenging GCSE text Reading: Students will write about how the writer presents a theme in the novel. Writing: Students will write to argue Shakespeare: Macbeth Students will study the Shakespeare play, building on skills gained in year 7&8 and compare two extracts. Reading: Students will look at how Shakespeare presents a character through two key speeches. Writing: Students will write a dramatic monologue in the style of a soliloquy students are to produce a project Students will continue with the study of Shakespeare s Othello and then study a non-fiction unit when the : End of year baseline assessment in reading, writing and speaking and listening
KS4 English Long Plan from September 2015 Year 10: Novel Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Students will study a challenging GCSE text for English Literature Reading: Students will write about how the writer presents a theme in the novel. Writing: Students will write to argue Writers viewpoints and perspectives Students will study non-fiction and fiction texts based on a topic. Reading: Students will sit a GCSE style reading test Writing: Writing to describe Poetry Conflict Poems Students will study a range of poems about power and conflict in preparation for GCSE English Literature Reading: Students will compare how poets show the theme of conflict or power in two poems. Writing: writing to describe Writing Unit Writing to Describe and writing narrative Students will study this unit in preparation for GCSE English Language : Descriptive writing task and narrative writing task (opening of a story) Language and Structure in Texts Students will study a range of texts developing skills essential for GCSE English Language : GCSE mock questions based on language and structure Writing to argue and persuade Students will study non-fiction writing as preparation for GCSE Language : end of year baseline
Year 11: Students studying this course are the final cohort to sit this exam. Students predicted to get B or better will sit the AQA English Literature and Language GCSEs while others will sit IGCSE English and Edexcel Literature Certificate An Inspector Calls literature preparation mock exam question IGCSE Mock speaking and listening exam and completion of coursework Poetry cluster for literature and unseen poems : mock exam question Prose text for literature : mock exam question Spoken Language controlled assessment Speaking and listening final assessment Preparation for IGCSE exam Of Mice and Men and An Inspector Calls revision Literature certificate poetry Revision