YEAR
7
YEAR
9
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Term 6
Develop knowledge and confidence in crafting and delivering persuasive speeches
Term 1
Explore and analyse themes and characters in this great American novel
Use your English skills to study for a degree
Study A level English Literature
Enjoy a lifelong love of Literature and Language
YEAR
8
The Graveyard Book
Shakespeare’s Comedies
Heroes and Villains
Gothic
A View from the Bridge
Shakespeare’s tragedies:
Romeo and Juliet
Term 1
Read and explore meaning and symbol in great mythic tales
Soap Box:
Rhetorical Language
Beechen Cliff ENGLISH – Curriculum Journey
11
YEAR
10
YEAR
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Islands and Pirates
Myths and Legends
Term 5
Develop creative writing skills by crafting rip-roaring pirate yarns
Terms 2 and 3
Explore the writer’s craft and character development in a great novel
Terms 4 and 5
Understand how the Victorians thought, and develop non-fiction reading and writing skills
Term 1
Term 6
Consider the development of the hero and villain figure in literature, and create our own
Term 3
Explore the plot, themes and characters in Shakespeare’s play
Term 4
Read and write speeches on political topics using rhetorical methods
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19th Century Prose text
Term 3
Learn how to apply your skills and knowledge from the course so far
Writers’ Viewpoints and perspectives
Introduction to poetry
Term 2 & 3
Read this wonderful novel, tracing the trials and changes faced by the hero
Term 3 & 4
Learn about how to craft poetry in a range of different styles and structures
Term 6
Understand the plot, characters and language in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Poetry of WW1
Non-Fiction Crime Reading and Writing
The Gothic
Power and conflict: Poetry and Creative reading
Explorations in Creative Reading
Shakespeare
Recall and revision and Poetry
Recall and revision
Modern Text
Term 2
Analyse and compare poetry from a range of perspectives
Term 4
Analyse changes in the tragic hero Romeo across the play
Term 1
Explore theme, language, structure and devices in poetry and prose
Term 2
Study themes, ideas and language in a C19 text
Term 4
Study a Shakespeare play to explore language, structure, character and themes
Term 5
Learn some new poems, consolidate learning and develop skills of comparison
Term 6
Adapt spoken language for a specific audience and purpose
Term 3
Analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers
Term 1
Use analytical skill in the study of poetry
Term 2
Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives and analyse how they are conveyed
Term 4
Explore character, themes and ideas in a modern text
Term 5
consolidate your knowledge and practise your exam skills
Spoken language & performance
Grammar and vocabulary
Reading for meaning
Shakespeare/
Literary Canon
Golden Threads in ENGLISH
Writing skills
Term 6
Work in a group to rehearse and perform a scene, developing acting skills
Speaking
and
Listening
Importance of context
Construct an engaging narrative or description with a variety of devices
Post 16
Unseen Poetry
Recall and revision and Exams
Term 1
make comparisons of language structure and theme
Term 2
Write about your own perspectives convincingly and with purpose
Term 4
Explore how historical and social context can affect author’s choices
GCSE Exams
2 Language and 2 Literature papers
Study A level English Language
Study A level Classics
Animal Farm
The Secret at the Heart of My School
The Book Thief
Terms 3 and 4
Craft wonderful creative writing based on the Gothic genre
Read and analyse great war poetry.
Other Worlds
Term 5
Understand the literary conventions, tropes and themes of Science Fiction and write our own
Poetry of Identity
Term 5
Read and enjoy a classic novel