Curriculum Allocation
English is taught for five 100 minute lessons per fortnight
Curriculum Period 1:
Curriculum content
Our Day Out
Students read Willy Russell's 'Our Day Out' and cover key aspects of the play such as character, plot, setting, context and stage directions. Students will learn about how the play creates an understanding of Liverpool in the 1970's and how Willy Russell uses this platform to comment on social class, gender and the education system at this point in history.
Romantic poetry
Students will study a range of romantic poetry selected from both 19th century and the modern day. Whilst working their way though a selection of poetry, students will learn about poetic techniques, structure and form whilst also drawing comparisons between the cluster of poems studied.
Persuasive speeches
Students will explore the skills required to write persuasively using different forms including letter writing, speeches and magazine articles. Taking inspiration from Dragon's Den pitches to inspirational speeches, students will develop a successful persuasive writing style which uses specific language techniques. These lessons will build the foundations for some of the skills required for GCSE English language.
Assessment
Students will sit a 1 hour examination which will cover all of the topics we have covered in this curriculum period.
- Understanding character, plot and setting
- Poetic techniques
- Selecting relevant quotations
- Language and structural analysis
- Persuasive writing - AFOREST
Curriculum Period 2:
Curriculum content
Chinese Cinderella
Students will read Adeline Yen Mah’s autobiographical text 'Chinese Cinderella’ and cover key aspects of the book such as character, plot, setting and context. Students will learn about how the book creates an understanding of Chinese culture and how Adeline Yen Mah uses this platform to comment on social class, gender and family relationships at this point in history in China. We will also focus the conventions of autobiographical writing.
Viewpoints and Perspectives
Students will learn how to identify and develop a certain viewpoint from a text which they can write about and offer their own perspective on. This unit of work will cover different forms of non-fictional texts and ask the students to concentrate on identifying the viewpoints of the writer and to compare these with the viewpoints of others. These lessons will build the foundations for some of the skills required for GCSE English language.
Creative writing
Students learn about a range of different methods which help to develop the skill of producing original writing. Students will look at key concepts and writing skills, how to zoom in on detail and how to employ figurative language to achieve impact. This unit of work is designed to boost both confidence and skill when producing fiction.
Assessment
Students will sit a 1 hour examination comprising of questions covering all three of the topics covered in this curriculum period.
- Understanding character, plot and setting
- Authors and context
- Selecting relevant quotations
- Summarising differences and similarities between texts
Curriculum period 3:
Content
Holes
Students will read Louis Sachar's novel 'Holes' and cover key aspects of the book such as character, plot, setting and context.
Subject advice and guidance
If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:
ruth.cook@endon.set.org
peter.lovatt@endon.set.org
sarah.townend@endon.set.org
robert.moston@endon.set.org
andrew.kelly@endon.set.org
anna.payandee@endon.set.org