English

Across these units of study, students will develop:

• Accuracy in spelling and Standard English grammar.
• Accuracy and variety of punctuation including different forms of sentence demarcation, colon, semi-colon, apostrophe and parenthesis.
• Creative writing of non-fiction and fiction text types and conscious crafting of writing: planning, drafting, editing, amending; applying knowledge of language, grammar, structure, literary/ rhetorical devices to own writing.
• Interpretation and analysis of writer’s methods, use of structure and language across a variety of texts
• Spoken language skills: discussion, debate, asking questions, reading texts aloud with expression and clarity

Topics covered in English are detailed below

Year 7 Schemes

Greek Myths and Legends

Novel – A Monster Calls

Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains

Read to Write unit / non-fiction – Stone Cold

Poetry unit

Victorian Literature

 

Year 8 Schemes

Non-fiction – Rhetoric – Diverse voices

Play study – Romeo and Juliet/ Noughts and Crosses

Dystopian Fiction – Creative Writing

Poetry From Around the World

Non Fiction Unit

History of English

 

Year 9

Gothic Literature

World War 1 Poetry

Media and Representations

Woman in Black

Exploitation Writing Unit

Shakespeare – Richard III

 

Students will also have an opportunity to enter different competitions throughout the year.

Learning Journey

Attitude To Learning Statements

Key Stage 3 Curriculum

KS3 Skills Map English And English Literature 2021

For more information about English in the Curriculum please speak to the Head of Department.