English

KS3 

Half-Term 1: Refugee Boy, Benjamin Zephaniah
Half-Term 2: Refugee Boy, Benjamin Zephaniah and an anthology of WW1 Poetry
Half-Term 3: Myths and Legends Extracts Anthology and Creative (Narrative) Writing
Half-Term 4: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare 
Half-Term 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare and Writing to Imagine (inspired by an anthology of poetry)
Half-Term 6: Transactional and Creative Writing (inspired by travel writing)

Y7 Reading Lesson Texts: Ghost Boys, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Holes, Louis Sachar, Skellig, David Almond. 

Half-Term 1: The Gothic Genre (Creative Writing Focus)
Half-Term 2: The Gothic Genre: An Anthology of Gothic Poetry
Half-Term 3: Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
Half-Term 4: Blood Brother, Willy Russell and Rhetoric and Speech Writing
Half-Term 5: Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck and Non-Fiction Contextual Reading
Half-Term 6: Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck and Non-Fiction Transactional Writing

Y8 Reading Lesson Texts: Goodnight Mr Tom, Michelle Magorian, Kes, Barry Hines, Thirteen, Tom Hoyle. 

Half-Term 1: Educating Rita, Willy Russell
Half-Term 2: Anthology of Poetry inspired by ‘Journeys’
Half-Term 3: Small Island, Andrea Levy and analysis of mental health-focused extracts
Half-Term 4: Crime Inspired Extracts and Non-Fiction Transactional Writing
Half-Term 5: Shakespeare’s Tragedies (an extract-based Shakespeare unit, covering conventions of tragedy) and an introduction to GCSE English Language Paper 1 style questions
Half-Term 6: Woman in Black, Susan Hill

Y9 Reading Lesson Texts: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, The Hunger Games (Book 1), Suzanne Collins, Junk, Melvin Burgess.   

All children follow the AQA Specification for both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.  

Half-Term 1: Literature: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens (paper 1). Language: Paper 1, Section A (Reading)
Half-Term 2: Literature: A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens (paper 1). Language: Paper 1, Section B (Writing)
Half-Term 3: Literature: An Inspector Calls, JB Priestley (paper 2). Language: Paper 2, Section A (Reading)
Half-Term 4: Literature: An Inspector Calls, JB Priestley (paper 2). Language: Paper 1, Section B (Writing) and completion of the Speaking and Listening component
Half-Term 5: Literature: AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology (paper 2). Language: Paper 2 both the reading and writing sections
Half-Term 6: Literature: Paper 2 Revision, including ‘Unseen Poetry’ unit. Language: Paper 2 both the reading and writing sections

Half-Term 1: Literature: Macbeth, William Shakespeare (paper 1). Language: Paper 1, Section B (Writing)
Half-Term 2: Mock Examinations. Literature: Macbeth, William Shakespeare and A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens – revision (paper 1). Language: Paper 1, Section A (Reading)
Half-Term 3: Literature: An Inspector Calls, JB Priestley (paper 2). Language: Paper 2 both the reading and writing sections
Half-Term 4: Literature: AQA Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology and ‘Unseen Poetry’ (paper 2). Language: Paper 2, Section A (Reading)

Half-Term 5: Ongoing assessment, revision and GCSE preparation.  