ENGLISH YEAR PLAN TERM
Year 7 UNIT
Unit 1 (8 weeks per scheme)
Spies
Reading Skills Assessment
Poetry Pioneers
Reading Skills Assessment
ASSESSMENT TYPE
Unit 2
HOMEWORK OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: Learn / revise spy vocabulary; Description from a movie; Story writing; Create a cipher / puzzle; Character factfile; Spy handbook; Research / fact file WW2 spies Mind-mapping; Revision of poetry techniques; Create a shape poem; Create a sound poem; Poetry analysis; Research / find a particular poem.
Unit 3
Survival
Unit 4
Heroes
Writing Skills Assessment
Questions on Bear Grylls; Research on the Titanic; Creating Top Trump Cards; Writing Story extracts; Writing survival letters / diaries.
Year 7 Examination
Research real-life hero stories; Write a speech celebrating heroism; Superhero profile / fact file; Questions on articles; Writing about your heroes; Research heroes from history