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English Department
Year 7 Handbook
Set Texts
Myths and Legends: extracts
The Breadwinner: Novel
Intro to Poetry
The Tempest: Shakespeare
Boy: Autobiography
Spoken Language
Welcome to Year 7 English at Compass
School Southwark!
During Key Stage 3, we study a wide variety of literature and
language texts to prepare you for your GCSEs.
Year 7 is all about providing a challenging curriculum to build a
foundation and promote a love for learning.
Half-term 1 Half-term 2 Myths and Legends
What skills do I need to be successful in English?
Students will begin this unit learning about life in Ancient Greece, philosophy and the purpose
of myths. They will then study a number of different myths, all the while considering
philosophical questions about life.
They will be assessed on their creative writing skills which are integrated throughout the unit. Writing: Writing to describe
The Breadwinner (novel) How has the role of women changed
throughout history and do things still need to change?
Students are transported to war-torn
Afghanistan to meet Parvana, a young girl who must struggle to survive in a man’s world.
Students will be encouraged to link the events in the novel to events that they are familiar with and will be encouraged to speak about real-world issues. Students will continue to
develop their understanding of using PEAL to respond to texts.
Assessment: Language Writing: Writing to describe
Half-term 3 Half-term 4 Introduction to Poetry
Why do we read poetry?
Students will be introduced to a range of poetry
– from modern to heritage. They will engage with the poems in a number of creative ways in
order to fully understand and analyse them. Students will also be encouraged to consider
the purpose of poetry and will also write some of their own creations.
Writing: Writing to persuade
Romeo and Juliet What was the Shakespearean era like?
Students will be introduced to Shakespearean language. They will engage with a number of
scenes from the famous play, Romeo and Juliet, and consider creative ways to analyse the
language. They will even begin to memorise quotes from the play. Finally, students will also
write persuasive pieces.
Writing: Writing to persuade
Half-term 5 Half-term 6 Boy by Roald Dahl
Are autobiographies still relevant in today’s
world of social media?
Students will consider what an autobiography
is and why they are written before moving on
to read Roald Dahl’s unique contribution to
the genre.
Students will be encouraged to consider
aspects of language and structure in relation
to characterisation in order to further build
on the skills they have been developing.
Writing: Writing to argue
Spoken Language
Can speeches change the world?
Students will study a number of influential
speeches, from Martin Luther King to Malala
Yousafzai, and even speeches taken from
well-known movies. They will consider what
makes an effective speech, learning how to
analyse persuasive features. Students will
then use these skills to construct their own
persuasive speeches.
Assessment: Language (reading and writing)
Understanding Assessment Objectives
From the onset of Key Stage 3, Compass School Southwark uses GCSE
Assessment Objectives in order to create continuity between Key Stage 3 and 4
and too clearly identify your progress.
GCSEs are marked using Assessment Objectives set out by the exam board
(AOs). It is important that you understand the AOs and the Year 7 targets for
these, so you can make sure you are meeting all of them in your work.
English Language Assessment Objectives
AO1: identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and idea. Select and synthesise evidence
from different texts
AO2: Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and
influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views
AO3: Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or
more texts
AO4: Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references
AO5: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and
register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural
and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts
AO6: Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and
effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. (This requirement must constitute 20% of the marks
for each specification as a whole.)
English Literature Assessment Objectives
AO1: Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to:
- maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
- use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
AO2: Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using
relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
AO3: Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were
written.
AO4: Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate
spelling and punctuation.
Half-term 1: Myths and Legends
Summary: Students will be introduced to the origins of storytelling through the stories of the Greek
Gods and Goddesses. They will consider some of the ‘big ideas’: morality, immorality, crime and
punishment, all while building the key skills needed to be successful in English.
Assessment:
Myths and Legends Key Words and Spellings
Please add your own as we read.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Mythology Morality Anxiety Prophecy Herculean
Ancient Dubious Vengeance Oracle Hamartia Philosophy Immoral Elysium Destiny Hubris Established Academic Justification Fulfilling Discord Empathised Annotate Committing Oedipus Resolve
Creation Evidence Punishment Terminology Pursuit Archetypes Theme Dishonour Satisfying Implies
Chronic Chronological Sisyphean Chorus Implication Analysis Allusion Tantalising Socratic Consequences
Connotation Purpose Subordinate Judgement Odysseus Quotation Technique Clause Analytical Interpretation
Kronos Descriptive Construction Forewarning Presentation Gaea Pandora Demeter Prophet Resolution
Uranus Epimetheus Persephone Premonition Determination Zeus Curiosity Mythological Portent Extraordinary
Half-term 2: The Breadwinner
Summary:
Our second scheme of work is centred on
the moving story of Parvana in Deborah
Ellis’ The Breadwinner. Students are
encouraged to explore the context of the
novel as well as analyse the language
methods in their new-found PEAL format.
In addition to analysing language, they
will practise their descriptive writing.
They are assessed both on their ability to
analyse a short passage and on
descriptive work.
Half-term 3: Introduction to Poetry
The Breadwinner Spelling Lists
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Afghanistan Parvana Jealous Features Tension
Taliban Nooria Friendship Conventions Punishment Country Dominate Loyalty Emotive Corporal
Bias Sympathy Bravery Caption Soldier Stereotype Sympathetic Courageous Article Debate
Reversal Provider Daring Statistics Penalty Subvert Burden Resolute Opinion Discussion Bravery Shoulder Determined Alliteration Argument
Responsible Courage Patriarchal Hyperbole Consideration Responsibility Gender Matriarchal Exaggeration Acknowledge
Summary
This scheme of work introduces students to a wide range of poems. We aim to
familiarise students with poetic devices and provide them with the tools to
analyse poetry. The assessment focuses on writing a full essay in response to
an unseen poem.
Sample Assessment
Introduction to Poetry Key Words and Spellings
Please add your own as we read.
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Intro to Poetry Spellings
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Introduction Rhyming Annotate Analyse Symbolism Alliteration Pattern Personification Punctuation Hyperbole Explanation Technique Stanza Describe Imagery
Simile Quotation Poet Powerful Develop Poem Viewpoint Identity Implies Analyse
Rhythm Repetition Onomatopoeia Impact Diadem Comparison Couplet Evidence Language Vexed
Effect Structure Purpose Connotation Monster Discussion Poetry Metaphor Convey Whisper
Interpretation Scheme Quality Reader Prowled
Half-term 4: Romeo & Juliet
Summary
This scheme of work introduces students to
one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Our
Year 7s are encouraged to familiarise
themselves with the language of the time by
reading and then writing modern translations
of the text. With so many of our words in the
English language invented by Shakespeare, it is
essential that students understand his import
on the canon. Finally, this unit will serve as a
springboard for further reading of
Shakespeare.
Sample Assessment
Romeo and Juliet Key Words and Spellings
Please add your own as we read.
Half-term 5: Boy
Romeo and Juliet Spelling Lists
List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 Romeo Status Tempestuously Authority Costume Juliet Unrequited Element Thou Props
Montague Submissive Elizabethan Destiny Description Capulet Opportunity Playwright Blasphemous Dialogue Tybalt Relationship Protagonist Insolent Persuade
Prologue Dominant Fate Hence Creature Sonnet Weakness Dramatic Irony Pilgrim Heavens
Shakespeare Rosaline Sword Feud Iambic Foreshadowing Opportunistic Friar Lawrence Scenery Pentameter
Performance Apothecary Prejudice Stage Hail
Summary:
Our scheme of work on Boy, by Roald Dahl, focuses
on the genre of autobiography and allows our
students to gain an appreciation for non-fiction texts.
Based on the life of famous author Roald Dahl, who
many students will have read in primary school, Boy
explores a range of themes that continue to be
relevant today. By the end of this unit, students will
be able to write their own narratives using dialogue
and anecdotes, as well as analyse Dahl’s use of
language.
Sample Assessment
BOY Key Words and Spellings
Please add your own as we read.
Half-term 6: Spoken Language
Boy by Roald Dahl - Spelling Lists
List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 List 5 ambitious jaunty victim Mr Coombes holiday
tremendous bizarre treasure sidle details excruciating linger mouse riveted destination
harbour baffle Mrs Pratchett exhort outrage overwhelmed loathsome liquorice reluctant traveller
grief troop anecdote Norway onomatopoeia catastrophe prise feature idyllic corporeal
autobiography strive triumph dauntless punishment biographical strut smithereens raucous debate
narrative victor perch ancient metaphor
Summary:
Our final scheme of work focuses on
cementing the various skills students have
been taught over the course of Year 7.
Students will analyse famous speeches and
write their own. They will focus on improve
their use of persuasive methods. By the
end of this unit, students should feel
comfortable responding to several
Language questions and have had the
opportunity to present speeches to the
class.
Sample Assessment
Spoken Language Key Words and Spellings
Please add your own as we read.
Speech Spelling Lists
List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 Abolitionist Activist Rhetoric Anecdote
Pioneers Injured Emotive Language Elegant Frontier Dignity Healthy Siege Creed Ambition Farewell Gender
Sweltering Culprit Rehearse Especially Despair Obesity Statistic Stretch
Symphony Dietary Calorie Persecute
Persuade Rhetorical Question Susceptible Corruption Alliteration Address Habit Inspire Repetition Audience Illiteracy Empower
Sample Y7 PEAL writing
Further Reading and Support
Support:
www.nofearshakespeare
www.bbc.com/education
Year 7 Reccomended Reading:
Adventure
Stormbreaker / Anthony Horowitz
Swallows & Amazons / Arthur Ransome
Lion Boy / Zouzou Corder
Cold Tom / Sally Prue
Troy / Adele Gèras
The Thief Lord / Cornelia Funke
The Moon Riders / Theresa Tomlinson
Alpha Force Series / Chris Ryan
Classics
Little Women / Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett
Heidi / Johanna Spyri
Carrie’s War / Nina Bawden
The Lost World / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Railway Children / Elizabeth Nesbit
The Hobbit / J R R Tolkien
The Water Babies / Charles Kingsley
Black Beauty / Anna Sewell
Ballet Shoes / Noel Streatfield
The Wizard of Oz / Frank Baum
Anne of Green Gables / L.M. Montgomery
Peter Pan / J. M. Barrie
Real Life/Teenage
The Princess Diaries / Meg Cabot
Noughts and Crosses / Malorie Blackman
Refugee Boy / Benjamin Zephaniah
Madame Doubtfire / Anne Fine
Plague 99 / Jean Ure
Granny the Pag / Nina Bawden
Step by Wicked Step / Anne Fine
Mates, Dates & Sole Survivors / Cathy Hopkins
Saffy’s Angel / Hilary McKay
Holes / Louis Sachar
Lola Rose / Jacqueline Wilson
Vicky Angel / Jacqueline Wilson
The Story of Tracy Beaker / Jacqueline Wilson
Feeling Sorry for Celia / Jaclyn Moriarty
Fantasy
Moon Riders / Teresa Tomlinson
Northern Lights / Philip Pullman
Stormchasers / Stewart & Riddell
Redwall / Brian Jacques
The Hobbit / JRR Tolkien
The Earthsea Quartet / Ursula Le Guin
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase / Joan Aiken
Stravaganza: City of Masks / Mary Hoffman
Inkheart / Cornelia Funke
Artemis Fowl / Eoin Colfer
A Series of Unfortunate Events / Lemony
Snicket
The Spiderwick Chronicles / Tony Di Terlizzi &
Holly Black
Cry of the Icemark / Stuart Hill
The Blade of Fire / Stuart Hill
The Wind of Fire Trilogy / William Nicholson
Harry Potter / J.K. Rowling
Narnia / C.S. Lewis
Watership Down / Richard Adams
The Named / Marianne Curley
The Edge Chronicles / Stewart & Riddell
Biography/Autobiography
Diary of Anne Frank
A Child Called ‘It’ / David Pelzer
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit / Judith Kerr
Chinese Cinderella / Adeline Yen Mah
My Family & Other Animals / Gerald Durrell
All Creatures Great and Small / James Herriot
Science-Fiction
The Day of the Triffids / John Wyndham
Plague 99 / Jean Ure
History
Goodnight Mr Tom / Michelle Magorian
(WWII)
The Wheel of Surya / Jamila Gavin
(Indian independence)
Kiss the Dust / Elizabeth Laird
(Kurdishrefugees)
Roman Mysteries / Caroline Lawrence
Sweet Clarinet etc / James Riordan (WWII)
The Silver Sword / Ian Serraillier
Carrie’s War / Nina Bawden