CURRICULUM English AREA/CONTENT KS4
KS4- ENGLISH From 2014-15, the majority of our pupils will study both AQA English Language and AQA English Literature. Our rationale behind this curriculum choice is our belief that it gives our pupils the broadest study across English including a broad range of literature over time and a broad range of practical English language skills which will prepare them for professional communication in the world of work. The challenging nature of this course, builds technical skill as well as opportunities to develop deeper thinking skills. Independent study skills are crucial to success in this course and therefore we believe it thoroughly prepares our learners for higher English study.
Term Topic Title
Autumn 1 Of Mice and Men CA Explore the ways John Steinbeck presents Brief Curley’s wife Description as a villain of Content and a victim.
2014-5 MCA ENGLISH DEPARTMENT KS4 CURRICULUM (Overview) YEAR 10 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 DNA / Of Writing CA Shakespeare CA Unit One Mice and Men Use the title of a Sets 1 -3: Compare the Examinatio Examination film as the basis ways heroism is presented n skills skills for a piece of in Henry V and Sheriff’s writing. Journey’s End. Sets 4 – 12: Compare the ways a disturbed character is presented in ‘Macbeth’ and a selection of ELH poems: Prophyria’s Lover, My Last Duchess, The Laboratory
Summer 2 Spoken Language CA Explore some of the ways people adapt their spoken language when at work.
KS4- ENGLISH Term
Autumn 1 Reading Language AO:3
Main Skill Development
Speaking and Listening AO1 d
2014-5 MCA ENGLISH DEPARTMENT KS4 CURRICULUM (Overview) YEAR 10 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Writing Reading Reading and Reading Writing Language AO:4 Literature AO: 1, 2, 3, 4 AO: 3, 4 Literature AO:1, 2, 3, 4 Speaking and Listening Speaking and AO1 d Speaking Speaking and Listening and Listening Listening AO1 c AO1 a, b AO1 c
Summer 2 Reading Language AO:2
Speaking and Listening AO1 a, c
KS4- ENGLISH 2014-5 MCA ENGLISH DEPARTMENT KS4 CURRICULUM (Overview) YEAR 11 Term Topic Title
Brief Description of Content
Main Skill Development
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
Spring 1
Spring 2
Summer 1
Summer 2
Writing CA
Poetry
Unit One Examination
DNA/OMAM
Revision
Revision
Comparison of poems from the anthology and unseen poetry.
Examination skills
Examination skills
Writing
Writing
Reading and Writing
Reading
Language AO:4
AO: 1, 2, 3
AO:3, 4
Literature AO:1, 2, 3, 4
Speaking and Listening AO1 c
Speaking and Listening AO1 a d
Speaking and Listening AO1 b c
Speaking and Listening AO1 b c
Use a line of poetry as the title of a piece of writing.
KS4- ENGLISH Assessment Objectives Explained: English Language AO1 Speaking and Listening Speak to communicate clearly and purposefully; structure and sustain talk, adapting it to different situations and audiences; use standard English and a variety of techniques as appropriate. Listen and respond to speakers’ ideas and perspectives, and how they construct and express meanings. Interact with others, shaping meanings through suggestions, comments and questions and drawing ideas together. Create and sustain different roles. AO2 Study of spoken language Understand variations in spoken language, explaining why language changes in relation to contexts. Evaluate the impact of spoken language choices in their own and others’ use. AO3 Studying written language Read and understand texts, selecting material appropriate to purpose, collating from different sources and making comparisons and cross references as appropriate. Develop and sustain interpretations of writers’ ideas and perspectives. Explain and evaluate how writers use linguistic, grammatical, structural and presentational features to achieve effects and engage and influence the reader. AO4 Writing Write to communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, using and adapting forms and selecting vocabulary appropriate to task and purpose in ways that engage the reader. Organise information and ideas into structured and sequenced sentences, paragraphs and whole texts, using a variety of linguistic and structural features to support cohesion and overall coherence. Use a range of sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate punctuation and spelling.
KS4- ENGLISH English Literature AO1 Respond to texts critically and imaginatively; select and evaluate relevant textual detail to illustrate and support interpretations AO2 Explain how language, structure and form contribute to writers’ presentation of ideas, themes and settings AO3 Make comparisons and explain links between texts, evaluating writers’ different ways of expressing meaning and achieving effects AO4 Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical contexts; explain how texts have been influential and significant to self and other readers in different contexts and at different times.