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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 from different cultures

Time and Place: Poetry and Travel Writing

Introduction to Shakespeare

Introduction to Shakespeare

Much Ado About Nothing

Year
8

Power and Perspective - Journey’s End

Power and Perspective - Journey’s End

Rhetoric and Protest - analysis of historical and modern persuasive texts

Rhetoric and Protest - political poetry and speech writing

Symbolism and Debate - Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah

Symbolism and Debate - Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah and discursive writing

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 

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