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English Curriculum Overview

English KS3 Curriculum Topics

 

Autumn Term
1

Autumn Term
2

Spring Term
 1

Spring Term
2

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 2 

Year
7

Characters: Protagonists/ Antagonists

Characters: Protagonists/ Antagonists
Ballads, fairy tales and The Graveyard Book

Time and Place: Poetry and Travel Writing

Time and Place: Poetry and Travel Writing
Poetry and Different Cultures & 19th-21st Century Travel Writing

Introduction to Shakespeare

Introduction to Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

Year
8

Perspective and POV

Perspective and POV- focus on Journey's End

Rhetoric

Rhetoric - focus on non-fiction texts and extracts from Animal Farm

Symbolism

Symbolism - focus on The Flowers and other short stories

Year
9

Representation - focus on Romeo and Juliet

Representation - Romeo and Juliet and modern texts

Structure

Structure - focus on Heroes

Advanced Application of the Concepts

Advanced Application of the Concepts

 

English KS4 Curriculum Topics

 

Autumn
Term 1

Autumn
Term 2

Spring
Term 1

Spring
Term 2

Summer
Term 1

Summer
Term 2

Year
10

19th century novel: A Christmas Carol 

A Christmas Carol with Paper 1 Language skills Unseen Poetry Conflict Poetry An Inspector Calls Language Paper 2

Year
11

Shakespeare: Macbeth

Spoken Language Endorsement

Continuation of Macbeth

Language paper skills

Spoken Language Endorsement

Revision of all set texts

Unseen Poetry skills

Language skills

Revision of all set texts

Unseen Poetry skills

Language skills

Revision

Revision