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English
Aims of the course
English lessons aim to develop students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, whilst promoting a love for the subject. Pupils will study a range of non-fiction and fiction texts from different cultures, genres and periods of time.
Lessons will encourage students to become critical readers and encourage them to consider how a writer uses a variety of methods to engage and influence a reader. They will learn how to use quotations from a text to support their interpretations. Furthermore, students will be given the opportunity to express their ideas and imagination through writing, learning how to adapt their style to suit the purpose, audience and form. They will produce a range of different writing pieces: descriptive, transactional, poetry and personal writing.
Details of the course
l Poetry: A range of pre- and post-1900 poems exploring the theme of conflict.
l Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet.
l Pre-1900: A range of extracts from the 19th century exploring conflict and choices.
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Post-1900: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
l Non-fiction: A range of pre- and post-1900 texts. An assessment of student achievement and progress will be made from a combination of formative and summative assessments.
Formative assessments take place during the lessons and through class work and homework tasks.
Summative assessments will occur once per term:
l Autumn term: Reading assessment analysing an extract/poem.
l Spring term: Transactional writing assessment.
l Summer term: Reading and writing assessment exploring theme/character.
Useful Websites and Reading Suggestions
l Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Anthony and Cleopatra, King Lear, Richard III.
l Pre-1900: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Stevenson, Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
l Post-1900: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
