English
Key Stage 3
Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Half Term One
- Genre: An exploration of three literary genres through short stories - Detective, Dystopian and Science fiction.
Half Term Three
- Frankenstein: Read and explore characterisation, elements of structure and theme.
Half Term Five
- Diversity – exploration of range of fiction and non-fiction.
Half Term Two
- Literary Heritage: Overview of key literature movements leading to writing to describe / narrate.
Half Term Four
- Writing for Purpose- transactional writing.
Half Term Six
- Prejudice – A Merchant of Venice.
Key Stage 4
Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Year One Half Term One
- Introduction to Paper 1 language – responding to and creating fiction texts
- An introduction to Power and Conflict poetry with a focus on a selection of war poetry
- Spoken language presentation: Heroes
Year Two Half Term One
- Revisit ‘Macbeth’ with focus on Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and The Supernatural
- Revisit Language Paper 2
Year One Half Term Three
- Introduction to Paper 2 language – responding to and creating non-fiction texts.
- An introduction to ‘An Inspector Calls’. Read and focus on plot, character and key themes.
Year Two Half Term Three
- Revisit Language Paper 1
- Revisit Power and Conflict poetry focusing on power/control
Year One Half Term Five
- An introduction to ‘A Christmas Carol’ with cold read
- Revisit Paper 1 language
- Preparation for final spoken language presentation.
Year Two Half Term Five
- Revisit Language Paper 1
- Revisit Language Paper 2
- Revisit ‘An Inspector Calls’
- Revisit ‘Macbeth’
- Revisit ‘A Christmas Carol’
Year One Half Term Two
- An introduction to ‘Macbeth’. Read and focus on plot, character, and tragic elements.
Year Two Half Term Two
- Trial exams
- Revisit ‘An Inspector Calls’ with focus on Sheila and Mrs Birling
- Revisit ‘A Christmas Carol’ with focus on Scrooge’s experience with the 3 ghosts.
Year One Half Term Four
- Revisit Power and Conflict Poetry focusing on remaining poems
- Unseen poetry
Year Two Half Term Four
- Revisit Language Paper 2
- Revisit ‘Macbeth - Kingship, The Porter Scene
- Revisit ‘A Christmas Carol’ with focus on The Cratchits and Ignorance and Want.
Year One Half Term Six
- Trial exams
- Revisit ‘A Christmas Carol’ with focus on the ghosts
- Spoken Language presentation: Final assessment
Key Stage 5
Term One
Language Year One Half Term One
- Methods of written and spoken language analysis.
- Textual Variations and representations.
Language Year Two Half Term One
- NEA Original Writing
- Child Spoken Language Acquisition
- Language Change
Literature Year One Half Term One
- ‘King Lear’: Explore text with focus on aspects of tragedy.
Literature Year Two Half Term One
- ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Explore text with focus on aspects of personal and social protest writing.
Language Year One Half Term Two
- Methods of written and spoken language analysis
- Textual Variations and representations
- An introduction to diversity in spoken language – accent and dialect
Language Year Two Half Term Two
- Children’s literacy development
- Language Change
- Language Diversity
Literature Year One Half Term Two
- ‘King Lear’: Explore text with focus on aspects of tragedy.
- ‘Death of A Salesman’: Explore text with focus on aspects of tragedy.
Literature Year Two Half Term Two
- ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: Explore text with focus on aspects of political and social protest writing.
- Unseen political and social protest writing
Term Two
Language Year One Half Term Three
- Language Diversity: Accent and Dialect; Gender; Sexuality; Age; Power; Occupation
- Developing creative writing
Language Year Two Half Term Three
- Global English
- Revisit Language diversity for Paper 2 Section A, B and C
- Revisit Textual Variations and Representations for Paper 1 Section A
Literature Year One Half Term Three
- ‘Tess of The D'Urbervilles’: Explore text with focus on aspects of tragedy.
Literature Year Two Half Term Three
- ‘The Kite Runner’: Explore text with focus on aspects of political and social protest writing.
- ‘Songs of Innocence and Experience’: Explore text with focus on aspects of political and social protest writing.
- Unseen political and social protest writing
Language Year One Half Term Four
- Language Diversity: Accent and Dialect; Gender; Sexuality; Age; Power; Occupation
- Developing creative writing
Language Year Two Half Term Four
- Children’s language acquisition
- Language Change
- Language Diversity
Literature Year One Half Term Four
- Revisit ‘King Lear’
- Revisit ‘Death of A Salesman’
- Revisit ‘Tess of The D'Urbervilles’
Literature Year Two Half Term Four
- Revisit ‘King Lear’
- Revisit ‘Death of A Salesman’
- Revisit ‘Tess of The D'Urbervilles’
Term Three
Language Year One Half Term Five
- Language Diversity: comparing how writers write about language use and creating their own texts about language and diversity
- Textual Variations and representations
- An Introduction to NEA
Language Year Two Half Term Five
- Textual Variations and representations
- Children’s language acquisition
- Language Change
- Language Diversity
Literature Year One Half Term Five
- NEA Applying feminist criticism to poems from ‘The World’s Wife’
- Revisit ‘Death of A Salesman’
- Revisit ‘Tess of The D'Urbervilles’
Literature Year Two Half Term Five
- Revisit ‘The Handmaids Tale’
- Revisit ‘The Kite Runner’
- Unseen political and social protest writing
Language Year One Half Term Six
- NEA: Language in action (investigation)
- NEA: The Power of persuasion or Information (original writing)
Literature Year One Half Term Six
- NEA Applying feminist criticism to poems from ‘The World’s Wife’
- NEA Applying Marxist criticism to a novel (students’ choice)