english department academic year 2015-16 class...
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English Department – Academic Year 2015-16 Year 7
Class Topic Overview Assessment AFs
Term 1
Memories Unit Personal writing and reflection using both fiction and non-fiction texts
Writing – My Memory AF1-8
Reading – Non Fiction - Street Child AF1-6
Drama – The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty
Study of script conventions and dramatic narrative through drama.
Speaking & Listening – class debate AF1-2
Pre-1914 Short Stories Edgar Allan Poe – The Tell Tale Heart plus others Creative Writing – A Tale of Suspense and the Supernatural
AF1-6, 8
Term 2
World Literature Introduction to World Literature through poetry Reading – poetry analysis AF3-6
Writing – Creative writing – poetry about British culture
AF1-8
Shakespeare and The Literary Heritage
Introduction to Shakespeare – including Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth and others
Fictional Writing – An Elizabethan Diary AF1-8
Reading – An Introduction to PEEL AF2-6
Term 3
Narrative Poetry plus pre-1914 poets
Study of examples of narrative poetry plus an introduction to pre-1914 poets e.g. Blake, Coleridge etc
Speaking & Listening –Hot seating a character AF3
Non Fiction Writing: a poetry review AF1-6, 8
Contemporary Novel A study of a contemporary novel to include plot, characterisation, themes etc
End of year examination for Reading AF1-7
End of year examination for Writing AF1-8
Year 8
Class Topic Overview Assessment AFs
Term 1
An Introduction to Charles Dickens
To include a study of Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and Dickens’ short stories
Writing – Oliver’s diary AF1-8
Reading – language linked to Dickens extract AF2-7
Geoffrey Chaucer – The Canterbury Tales including non-fiction writing.
Study of The Prologue and pilgrim’s portraits to include work on non-fiction writing: inform, explain and describe
Writing – The Black Death Diary AF1-8
Speaking & Listening: Presentation on Medieval England.
AF1-2
Term 2
Shakespeare – Romeo & Juliet A study of plot, character and language in Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet”
Writing – Romeo or Juliet’s Letter AF1-8
Reading – PEEL work on the balcony scene AF2-7
World Literature Introduction to World Literature through prose Writing – descriptive writing – A Place
AF1-8
Reading – PEEL analysis on language and the writers craft
AF2-7
Term 3
Drama - Twisted Study of script conventions and dramatic narrative through drama.
Speaking & Listening – Hot seating of a character or dramatic performance of a scene
AF3
Pre-1914 Short stories Study of examples of pre-1914 authors through prose e.g. The Withered Arm – Thomas Hardy plus one other.
Writing – create a short story of your own AF1-6
Contemporary Novel A study of a contemporary novel to include plot, characterisation, themes etc
End of year examination for Reading. AF1-7
End of year examination for Writing. AF1-8
Year 9
Class Topic Overview Assessment AFs
Term 1
The Classics – Dracula, Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A study of plot, characterisation and language of extracts from all three novels
Creative Writing: create your own horror story AF2-8
Reading: Language of Gothic literature AF2-6
War Poetry – Fiction and Non-fiction study
Study of WW1 poets plus non-fiction accounts and debate
Speaking & Listening – class debate AF1-3
Reading – Comparative Essay war poetry AF2-7
Term 2
Introduction to Paper One Skills
An introduction to GCSE English Language – Section A: Reading & Writing skills
Past paper examination practise Writing GCSE skills
Past paper examination practise Q.3-4 GCSE skills
World Literature – Of Mice & Men
Study of structure, setting, plot & characterisation.
Speaking & Listening – Hot seating of character AF3
Writing - produce a monologue or extra scene - what's missing?
AF2-8
Term 3
Shakespeare & the Literary Heritage.
A study of plot, character and language in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”
Reading - Shakespeare’s language – essay AF2-7
Writing - Facebook pages for main characters AF2-8
GCSE Course begins – AQA Anthology – Poems Past and Present – Power & Conflict
A study of a contemporary novel to include plot, characterisation, themes etc
Writing – end of year examination AF1-8
Reading – end of year examination AF2-8
Year 10
Class Topic Overview Assessments
Term 1 GCSE Literature & Language
Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol
A study of a novel from the Literary Heritage canon to include plot, characterisation, themes, structure, social & historical etc for examination. To also include the study of specific skills linked to the GCSE English Language examination Papers 1 & 2.
Mock examination question.
Term 2 GCSE Literature & Language
William Shakespeare - Macbeth
A study of a Shakespearian play to include plot, characterisation, themes, structure, social & historical etc for examination. To also include the study of specific skills linked to the GCSE English Language examination Papers 1 & 2.
Mock examination questions.
Term 3 GCSE Literature & Language
J.B. Priestley – An Inspector Calls
A study of a play from post 1945 to include plot, characterisation, themes, structure, social & historical etc for examination. To also include the study of specific skills linked to the GCSE English Language examination Papers 1 & 2.
Mock examination questions.
Year 11
Class Topic Overview Assessments
Term 1 GCSE Language
Controlled Assessment – Creative Writing – Part 2
Completion of Controlled Assessment creative writing piece to target or better
Controlled Assessment – upto 2 hours.
Controlled Assessment - Extended Reading – Of Mice & Men
Completion of Controlled Assessment – extended reading on Of Mice & Men
Up to 4 hour controlled assessment.
Examination Preparation – Section A
Preparation of Section A questions Mock Examination – Section A 1 hour 15 minutes
Term 2 GCSE Language
Controlled Assessments – Spoken Language
Completion of controlled assessments towards Language unit.
Up to 4 hour controlled assessment.
Examination Preparation – Section A & B
Preparation of Section A & B questions Mock Examination – Paper 1 2 hours 15 minutes
Term 3 GCSE Language
Exam Revision Paper practise, after school revision and Saturday school. Exam early June 2015