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 from different cultures	Time and Place: Poetry and Travel Writing	Introduction to Shakespeare	Introduction to Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing
Year 8	Symbolism and Debate - Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah	Symbolism and Debate - Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah and discursive writing	Rhetoric and Protest - analysis of historical and modern persuasive texts	Rhetoric and Protest - political poetry and speech writing	Power and Perspective - Journey’s End	Power and Perspective - Journey’s End
Year 9	Relationships - how relationships are presented in non-fiction	Relationships- Romeo and Juliet	Morality - Heroes by Robert Cormier	Morality - Heroes and Newspapers	Summative Application - 19th century and short stories	Summative Application - 19th century and short stories

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 with Language Paper 1 skills

A Christmas Carol with Paper 1 Language skills

Poetry

Unseen Poetry
Conflict Poetry

Revision of Language Paper 1, A Christmas Carol, Poetry and PPEs

An Inspector Calls and Language Paper 2 skills

Continuation of An Inspector Calls and Language Paper 2 skills

Year
11

Shakespeare: Macbeth

Revision

PPEs

Continuation of Macbeth

Language paper 2

Revision

PPEs

Revision

Revision and Public Exams