English - Long Term Plan
Our long term plans are updated and reviewed regularly in line with adaptions to the curriculum.
If you have any questions or queries we welcome you to contact the Subject Leader using the contact details on the main curriculum page.
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SUBJECT INTENT |
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English |
To provide every student with a passion for reading, a joy of writing and the confidence to become discerning and critical thinkers Students will learn to identify and explore the impact of language, structure and context across a range of texts, varied by purpose, genre and form. Students will also be encouraged to develop their own narrative voice, through a firm underpinning of grammatical and stylistic genre knowledge. Furthermore, through the use of developing technical accuracy, students will also develop their own written expression and understanding of tone for appropriate audiences. Students will be able to read, interpret and make inferences in order to inform their own critical opinions of a text. As a department we wish to foster and nurture a critical reader through exploring explicit and implicit meanings within a text, thus ensuring that our students are able to comment on meaning and the effect of the writer’s craft confidently. In writing, students will be able to form structured, accurate and clear responses which engage the reader. Students will become confident communicators through their ability to adapt their tone and register for a variety of contexts. |
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ENGLISH LONG TERM PLAN |
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Year 7 |
Novel - ‘The Weird-Stone of Brisingamen’
How does Garner develop character arcs within the fantasy genre? |
Myths and Legends
How have English Myths and legends shaped our Literary heritage? |
Science-Fiction
How has technology influenced the literary cannon?
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Play – ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
How does Shakespeare present patriarchal power?
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Poetry – ‘The Power of Nature’
How does poetry influence our understanding and appreciation of the natural world? |
Novel - ‘The Hobbit’
How does Tolkien, through his use of Bildungsroman, develop Bilbo’s journey? |
Year 8
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Modern Play – ‘Hobson’s Choice’ How does Brighouse present ideas on social class and marriage? |
‘Gothic’
How are Gothic literary conventions used to develop character and themes? |
Novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’
How does Bradbury present ideas of cultural degeneration in the novel Fahrenheit 451? |
‘Travel and Colonialism’
How is the written word used to develop an understanding of different cultures and traditions? |
Play ‘The Tempest’
How does Shakespeare present ides about colonialism, patriarchy and power? |
Novel – ‘Animal Farm’
How does Orwell present ideas of the corrupting influence of power? |
Year 9 |
Phantasmagoria How do writers seek to explore the complexities of the human mind?
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Play – ‘Hamlet’ How does Shakespeare explore the themes of revenge, loss and the supernatural? |
‘Crime Fiction’ An exploration of the conventions of crime fiction and analysis of extracts from iconic examples from the genre. |
Play ‘The Crucible’ How does Miller explore the themes of intolerance and small-town paranoia? |
Poetry - ‘Fight for Freedom’ How does poetry present a realistic view of conflict over time? |
Novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
How does Harper Lee construct a window into an era characterised by racial discrimination and prejudice? |
English LONG TERM PLAN |
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Year 10 |
Tyranny and Chaos Macbeth · Role of Women · Supernatural · Masculinity · Divine Right of Kings English Language Paper 2 skills |
Marginalised Voices An Inspector Calls · Class · Gender · Social responsibility Power and Conflict Poetry · Remains · Emigree English Language Paper 2 skills |
Duality in Character A Christmas Carol · Social injustice · Responsibility · Redemption Power and Conflict Poetry · London · Exposure English Language Paper 1 Skills |
Tyranny and Chaos Macbeth ·Development of Macbeth’s character arc ·Reality vs Illusion Power and Conflict Poetry · Ozymandias · Poppies English Language Paper 2 Skills |
Duality in Character A Christmas Carol ·Development of Scrooge’s character arc linking to responsibility and redemption. ·Tension between laissez-faire and social responsibility.
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Exploring the Art of Rhetoric Speaking and Listening English Language Paper 1 skills |
Year 11 |
Tyranny and Chaos Macbeth · Justice · Loyalty and Betrayal · Kingship and Machiavelli English Language Paper 1 skills Exploring the Art of Rhetoric Speaking and Listening
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Marginalised Voices DNA · Post Modernity (Brechtian Theatre) · Gangs · DNA (structure/Darwin/breakdown) Power and Conflict Poetry · Checking out my History · Kamikaze English Language Paper 2 skills |
Duality and Society Jekyll and Hyde · Degeneration (fin de siècle) · Urban Terror · Enlightenment v Romanticism Power and Conflict · Bayonet Charge · Charge of the Light Brigade English Language Paper 1 Skills |
Tyranny and Chaos Macbeth · Biblical Allusions · Murder and betrayal · Exam technique Power and Conflict Revision of Poems English Language Paper 2 Skills |
Revision of Key areas informed by Mocks |
Formal Exams |