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BackKey Stage Three
Contact: Mrs T Davison (Principal Teacher English) and Miss A O Brien (KS3 Coordinator English)
| Term | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
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Term One:Autumn Term |
Short Stories Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell What does good short story writing look like? How does a writer create a character? |
Speeches Animal Farm What does a good speech look like? How and why do writers use rhetoric? |
Gothic Anthology What are the conventions of the gothic genre? How do writers create atmosphere? |
Term Two:Christmas Term |
Short Stories Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell How does a writer develop a plot? How does a writer tie up a story? |
Speeches Animal Farm What is an allegory? How do writers draw on real life to tell a story? |
Crime Anthology What are the conventions of the crime genre?How do writers use aspects of crime writing to build plot? |
Term Three:Winter Term |
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. |
Kindertransport What is the link between text and context? How can writers explore relationships through drama? |
Social Realism - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck What is social realism?How can a writer challenge contemporary social opinion through literature? |
Term Four:Easter Term |
Mythology What are stock characters? How can you use a story to teach a moral lesson? How do you write your own myth? |
Kindertransport What are the conventions of modern drama? |
Social Realism - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck What is a cyclical structure? How is it effective? |
Term Five:Spring Term |
Mythology How do writers modernise classic myths? What are the conventions of poetry? |
Cultures Poetry How can writers use poetry to explore ideas about culture? |
Conflict and Social Protest Anthology What are different types of conflict and social protest? Why is poetry a popular art form for ideas about conflict? |
Term Six:Summer Term |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare What is stagecraft? How does Shakespeare use it? What are the conventions of a comedy? How does AMND fit? |
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare What are the conventions of a tragedy? How does Julius Caesar fit? What is a tragic hero? |
Tragedy - Macbeth by William Shakespeare How does Macbeth fit the conventions of tragedy? Who are the key characters and what are the key themes? |
Key Stage Four
Contact: Miss T Davison (Principal Teacher English) and Miss C Corcoran (KS4 Coordinator English)
GCSE English Literature context and GCSE English Language skills
| Term | Year 10 | Year 11 |
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Autumn Term |
Shakespeare Play: Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
Language Paper 1: |
Christmas Term |
19th Century Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
Literature Paper 1: |
Winter Term |
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Poetry: Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology |
Language Paper 2: |
Easter Term |
Modern Drama: Blood Brothers by Willy Russell Poetry: Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology |
Literature Paper 2: |
Spring Term |
Modern Drama: Blood Brothers by Willy Russell Poetry: Love and Relationships Poetry Anthology |
GCSE Final Revision and Exams |
Summer Term |
Unseen Poetry GCSE English Language Spoken Language Presentation |
Key Stage Five
AQA A Level English Literature B
Contact: Mrs T Davison (Principal Teacher English) and Ms H Headley (KS5 Coordinator English)
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Year 12 |
Year 13 |
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Term One: Autumn |
Othello Richard II The Great Gatsby |
Rime of the Ancient Mariner The Murder of Roger Ackroyd NEA - Rossetti and Feminist Critical theory NEA - prose and Narrative theory |
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Term Two: Christmas |
Othello Richard II The Great Gatsby |
Unseen crime extract preparation The Murder of Roger Ackroyd NEA - Rossetti and Feminist Critical theory NEA - prose and Narrative theory |
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Term Three: Winter |
Othello Richard II The Great Gatsby |
When Will There be Good News? Othello revision NEA - prose and Narrative theory
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Term Four: Spring |
Othello Richard II The Great Gatsby |
When Will There be Good News? Revision of paper 1:
Revision of paper 2:
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Term Five: Summer |
NEA - Rossetti and Feminist Critical theory The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
n/a |
AQA A Level Language and Literature
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Year 12 |
Year 13 |
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Term One: Autumn |
Introduction to Stylistics
Imagined Worlds: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Remembered Places: ‘Paris’ anthology |
Writing About Society: ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Dramatic Encounters: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ |
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Term Two: Christmas |
Imagined Worlds: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Remembered Places: ‘Paris’ anthology |
Writing About Society: ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Dramatic Encounters: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ |
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Term Three: Winter |
Imagined Worlds: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Remembered Places: ‘Paris’ anthology
Commencement of the NEA (non-examined unit) |
Writing About Society: ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Dramatic Encounters: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ |
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Term Four: Spring |
Imagined Worlds: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood
Remembered Places: ‘Paris’ anthology
Poetic Voices: ‘Meantime’ by Carol Ann Duffy |
Revision:
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Term Five: Summer |
Poetic Voices: ‘Meantime’ by Carol Ann Duffy
NEA (non-examined unit) |
N/A |