English Aims and Objectives In Year 9, boys continue to develop confidence and competence through exposure to a rich and varied literary heritage. Pupils refine their skills in drafting and improve their ability to write at length. Boys are expected to read increasingly challenging material independently. We seek to develop in the boys a capacity for sustained, focused attention in order to identify the complexities and nuances of texts. We want them to show a willingness to take risks — to respond honestly and to challenge texts and themselves. Boys will gain a knowledge of other places, periods and people and will learn about cultures and worldviews different from their own. They will engage with ideas that may challenge their own values or beliefs, but they will also come to understand and appreciate what we all have in common. In this way, literature engages them in reflection and rumination as readers, but also as citizens of a wider world. This enabling form of knowledge is essential to function as a fully enfranchised pupil in the 21st century. Primary text types: at least one of these text types will form the backbone of your son's experience across this term. He may explore a longer text across the whole term, or a range of shorter texts. In this case not all texts need to be from the primary text type. Primary writing focus: at least three pieces of writing your son completes across the course of the term will be of this type. In addition, he will do a wide variety of speaking and listening activities, as well as other types of writing.
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Primary text type Shakespeare, e.g.: • Romeo and Juliet • Othello Novel/short stories/other prose fiction, e.g.: • Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck • To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee • 1984 - George Orwell Poetry/non-fiction, e.g.: • Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson • Y9 poetry anthology
Primary writing focus
Pupils should be able to
PEA+: Analysing character, language and structure
Produce at least three clear, detailed and increasingly complex pieces of analytical writing, using PEA+ to explore the text(s) they are studying.
Creative: Writing to explore/imagine/describe and argue/persuade/review
Produce at least three highquality pieces of creative writing to suit a range of tasks and audiences.
PEA+: Analysing character, language and structure
Produce at least three clear, detailed and increasingly complex pieces of analytical writing, using PEA+ to explore the text(s) they are studying.
Suggested further reading: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini Maus by Art Speigelmann Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien 2021 Page | 22
