A Transition Unit on James Bond which is designed to engage and build on the skills of Y6

Reading and responding to a post 1914 novel

Narrative Writing: Initial stimulus the transition unit and then looking at myths/legends/fairy tales and their modern interpretations

Reading and responding to a post 1914 novel

Writing an informal Letter

Writing a book review

Author biography: classroom poster

Pre-Christmas tasks: group task and presentation on designing and promoting a new Christmas toy

Non Fiction Unit

Reading: autobiography and informative leaflets

Writing: informative article and persuasive letter

• The Tempest

or

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Or

• Henry V

Reading poetry from different cultures

Writing: explanatory report/ persuasive speech

Reading short stories: Ruthless and Roald Dahl Stories

Narrative writing

A transition unit on ‘Villains’ which is designed to engage and build on the skills of Y7

Reading and responding to a post 1914 novel

Narrative writing: using the transition unit to create a believable character and then writing in a variety of genres

Reading and responding to a post 1914 novel

Writing a formal letter

Writing an entertaining concert review

Writing an author biography in the style of Desert Island Discs

Pre-Christmas Tasks: group task and presentation on designing and promoting a new Christmas film

Non-Fiction:

Reading: feature article and travel writing

Writing: advisory report/ persuasive article

• Much Ado About Nothing

or

• The Taming of the Shrew

or

• Richard III

Reading poetry: a series of lessons based on responding to unseen poems

Writing: informative speech/entertaining review

A transition unit on ‘New Worlds’ which is designed to engage and build on the skills of Y8

Reading and responding to a post 1914 novel

Narrative Writing: using the transition unit to create a believable character, setting and then writing in a variety of genres considering the narrative structure

Reading and responding to a post 1914 novel

Writing a letter with a mixed register

Writing a restaurant review

Author biography: presentation or biographical writing

Pre-Christmas tasks: group task and presentation on designing and creating a new Christmas advert.

Non Fiction:

Reading: 19^th century non-fiction texts

Writing: argumentative speech/ entertaining article

Reading: responding to unseen fiction extracts from the 20^th and 21^st centureies

Writing: transactional writing (speech, letter, review, article, report)

Reading Poetry: World War 1 poetry

Narrative writing

• Blood Brothers

or

• Our Day Out

or

• The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night time

Media task: advertising

English Language: WJEC/Eduqas

Component 1 : 20^th Century Literature Reading Study and Creative Prose Writing

40% of GCSE – Exam 1 hour 45 minutes

Section A (20%) – Reading

Understanding of one unseen prose extract (about 60-100 lines) of literature from the 20th century. You will answer a range of structured questions.

Section B (20%) – Prose Writing

One creative writing task selected from a choice of four titles.

Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature

50% of GCSE – Exam 1 hour 45 minutes

Section A: Shakespeare (Students will study either ‘Romeo and Juliet’ or ‘Macbeth’)

Two part question:

Part 1: You will be asked to read a short extract (approx. 30 lines) and write a close language analysis of the extract.

Part 2: You will be asked to explore how a theme from the extract is explored elsewhere in the play. You need to focus on maintaining a critical style and the show understanding of the relationship between the text and the context in which it was written.

Section B: Post-1914 British Play or novel (All students will study ‘An Inspector Calls’)

Answer one question from a choice of two.

A quotation will form the stimulus for the questions (plot, setting, character and theme – one or more)

SPG

Component 2: 19^th and 21^st Century Non-Fiction Reading Study and Transactional/Persuasive Writing

60% of GCSE – 2 hour exam

Section A (30%) – Reading

Understanding of two extracts (about 900-1200 words in total)of high-quality unseen non-fiction writing, one from the 19th century, the other from the 21st century. You will answer a range of structured questions

Section B (30%) – Writing

Two compulsory transactional, persuasive and/or discursive writing tasks

Component 2: 19^th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789

50% of GCSE – Exam 2 hours 15 minutes

Section A – 19^th-century Novel (Students will study either ‘A Christmas Carol’ or ‘Jekyll and Hyde’)

Two part question

Part 1: A close language study of an extract (approx. 400 words)

Part 2: An essay question on different aspects of the text, exploring one or more areas of plot, setting, character or theme

Section B – Poetry since 1789

Part 1: Poetry Anthology: Comparison (language, form, structure and context) of a named poem and a poem of your choice

Part 2: Comparison (language, form and structure) of two unseen contemporary poems linked by theme.

Component 3: Spoken Language

One presentation/speech, including responses to questions and feedback