Curriculum and Assessment

Autumn

Refining fiction writing skills with a focus on Dystopian Literature

• Developing a style which is genuinely engaging, well- structured and compelling to read
• Use punctuation and a variety of sentence types for effect

The modern novel

• Full essay writing technique
• Analysis and evaluation skills

Spring

Non-fiction in anticipation of GCSE Language Paper 2

• Letters, newspaper articles, travel writing and essays from a range of sources and times are used as models to inform writing style

Shakespeare Tragedy

• A study of the genre and one specific play
• Focus on increasing confidence, understanding and the ability to interpret a Shakespearean tragedy

Summer

The Short Story

• An opportunity to address outstanding reading and writing needs through the study of shorter prose passages

Poetry Greats

• An introduction to the work of some of the biggest names in poetry.
• An opportunity to refine independent analytical skills and to experiment with poetry composition

Autumn

Writing Baseline Assessment:

• story writing/description task to identify student need and tweak sets
• 40 minutes

Summative Assessment 1

• Reading
• A confident, formal essay writing style
• 40 minutes

Spring

Summer

Summative Assessment

• Reading with insight, understanding and the ability to craft an argument
• A Dystopian short story continuation

• Encourage a habit of daily reading: https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/teen – Goodreads has a book list to suit everyone!
• The best speeches of all time: https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-35-greatest-speeches-in-history/
• The complete guide to English KS3: https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/secondary-books/ks3/english/ehs36-ks3-english-complete-revision-practice-(with