Curr- English

Curriculum Plan- English Year Group

Half-term

Units of work

Assessed piece/skills

Reading skills

Writing skills

7

Autumn 1

Literacy MOT Novel

1.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

2.

3.

Literacy MOT non-fiction writing task Reading and Spelling Tests Character analysis based on class novel.

7

Autumn 2

Non-fiction

1. Writing for audience, purpose and format.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper and on screen.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Structuring, organising and presenting texts in a variety of forms on paper and on screen.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

Reviewing spelling and increasing knowledge of word derivations, patterns and families.

7

Spring 1

An Introduction to Shakespeare

1. Empathetic response to a character from a Shakespeare play.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

Reviewing spelling and increasing knowledge of word derivations, patterns and families.

7

Spring 2

Creative Writing: The Gothic

1. A piece of creative writing in the form of a narrative.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper and on screen.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing varied linguistic and literary techniques.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

7

Summer 1

Poetry Anthology: Nature

1.

2.

3.

An extended reading response to a poem(s) A descriptive writing task Internal examination (or in Summer 2 depending on the school calendar).

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing varied linguistic and literary techniques.

Structuring, organising and presenting texts in a variety of forms on paper.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

7

Summer 2

Pre 20th Century Anthology

1. An extended reading response to a choice of pre 20th century texts.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper and on screen.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing varied linguistic and literary techniques.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

8

Autumn 1

Literacy MOT Shakespeare

1.

2.

Literacy MOT non-fiction writing task Extended reading response based on a theme in a Shakespeare play.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Structuring, organising and presenting texts in a variety of forms on paper and on screen.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

8

Autumn 2

Non-fiction

1. Writing for audience, purpose and format.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper and on screen.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Structuring, organising and presenting texts in a variety of forms on paper and on screen.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

Reviewing spelling and increasing knowledge of word derivations, patterns and families.

8

Spring 1

Novel

1. Extended reading response on a literary aspect of the class novel.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts .

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

8

Spring 2

Creative Writing: Conflict

1. A piece of creative writing in the form of a narrative.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper and on screen.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect .

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing varied linguistic and literary techniques.

Structuring, organising and presenting texts in a variety of forms on paper and on screen.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

Reviewing spelling and increasing knowledge of word derivations, patterns and families.

8

Summer 1

Poetry Anthology: War and Conflict

1.

2.

3.

An extended reading response to a poem(s) A piece writing based on the poems studied.

Internal examination (or Summer 2 depending on the school calendar)

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Using and adapting the conventions and forms of texts on paper.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Varying sentences and punctuation for clarity and effect.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Structuring, organising and presenting texts in a variety of forms on paper.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

8

Summer 2

Pre 20th Century Anthology

1. An extended reading response to a choice of pre 20th century texts.

Developing and adapting active reading skills and strategies.

Understanding and responding to ideas, viewpoints, themes and purposes in texts.

Reading and engaging with a wide and varied range of texts.

Relating texts to the social, historical and cultural contexts in which they were written.

Analysing how writers’ use of linguistic and literary features shapes and influences meaning.

Analysing writers’ use of organisation, structure, layout and presentation.

Generating ideas, planning and drafting.

Developing viewpoint, voice and ideas.

Improving vocabulary for precision and impact.

Developing and using editing and proofreading skills on paper and on screen.

Using the conventions of standard English.

Using grammar accurately and appropriately.

Year 9 AUTUMN: 14 WEEKS (7 + 7) 1: 9/9/14 - 24.10.14 2: 3/11/14 - 19/12/14 Asst 1: 18/11/14 BASELINE WRITING ASSESSMENT

STORYWRITING SKILLS

SPELLING TEST

SPRING: 11 WEEKS (6 + 5) 3: 5/1/15 - 13/2/15 4: 23/2/15 - 27/3/15 Asst 2: 24/1/15   

NOVEL: OMAM – GCSE skills Character analysis Themes Extract skills (M&A)

SUMMER: 13 WEEKS (6 + 7) 5: 13/4/15 - 22/5/15 6: 1/6/15 - 21/7/15 Asst 3: 14/4/15 Summ Asst: 16/6/15 Y9 Exam w/b 5/5/14  Non-fiction comp  Formal letter

POETRY COMPETITION POETRY ANTHOLOGY: LOVE RELATIONSHIPS

SPAG FOCUS: PARAGRAPHS CAPITAL LETTERS WRITING ASSESSMENT Write a letter to the headtacher discussing how behaviour at LSA could be improved READING ASSESSMENT GCSE poetry comparison

GCSE POETRY: NATURE

GCSE SPOKEN LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

SPAG FOCUS: INVERTED COMMAS SPEECH MARKS

SPAG FOCUS: COMMAS & C/S SPELLING

SPAG FOCUS: COLONS SEMICOLONS

READING ASSESSMENT

READING ASSESSMENT

READING ASSESSMENT

SPEAKING & LISTENING

Foundation non-fiction comprehension

Theme of dreams essay

Non-fiction comprehension

Give a detailed GCSE oral presentation to the class

READING ASSESSMENT

WRITING ASSESSMENT

WRITING ASSESSMENT

Extract question: Lennie/Curley fight (M&A)

Formal letter of complaint about a holiday

Write a speech

NON-FICTION: MAGAZINE ARTICLE

NON-FICTION READING ANALYSIS

SPAG FOCUS: EXTENDED VOCAB SUBORDINATE CLAUSES WRITING ASSESSMENT Magazine article about how the internet / social media has changed the way we build relationships WRITING ASSESSMENT

SPAG FOCUS: APOSTROPHES HOMOPHONES

Write a short story

SPEECHWRITING