English Curriculum
5 Year Curriculum Overview
Knowledge
Year |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
HT 1 |
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (Creative Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening) |
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (Creative Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening)
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Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte Film and Novel Comparing Texts Conventions of Tragedy: Shakespeare |
Romeo and Juliet/Macbeth (Literature P1)
|
Language Paper 1 & 2: Revision and Exam Strategy
|
HT 2 |
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (Creative Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening) |
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (continued 2/3 weeks) The Gothic ‘Dracula’ Play script: Creative Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening |
Descriptive Writing Narrative Writing
|
A Christmas Carol (Literature P1) |
Literature Paper 1: Revision and Exam Strategy x 3
Interleaving Unseen & Anthology Poetry P2 x 2 |
HT 3 |
The Voice: Non-Fiction Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening |
‘Survival’: Non-fiction Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening |
Animal Farm, George Orwell Exploring Allegory and Political Context |
Creative Reading and Writing (Language Paper 1) |
Literature Paper 2 and interleaved Mock Exam improvements |
HT 4 |
The Voice: Non-Fiction Reading/Writing/ Speaking and Listening |
The Tempest, William Shakespeare
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Non-Fiction Comparisons: attitudes and viewpoints |
Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives – Reading and Non-Fiction Writing (Language Paper 2) |
Revision: Interleaved (all papers using Mock Exam data) |
HT 5 |
Shakespeare (Twelfth Night) |
The Book Thief, Markus Zuszak Contemporary Novel Themes, issues and ideas |
Power and Conflict: Poetry Anthology (AQA Literature P2) |
Comparing Anthology Poems and Responding to Unseen Poetry/Exam Strategy (Literature Paper 2) |
Revision: Interleaved (all papers using Mock Exam data) Literature Exams |
HT 6 |
Twelfth Night (completion) Poetry Taster (Heritage and Contemporary) |
The Book Thief, Markus Zuszak Contemporary Novel -Themes, issues and ideas |
Contemporary Drama: An Inspector Calls (AQA Literature P2) |
An Inspector Calls Essay Questions/Exam Strategy (Mock Exam) Spoken Language Presentations |
Language Exams |