Year 11
English Literature
2016/2017
Unit 1 – Nineteenth Century Prose
Students will study either Jekyll and Hyde or A Christmas Carol in preparation for Paper 1 of GCSE Literature. Students will learn about the plot,
characters and themes in the text. The initial focus will be on extract analysis and becoming more familiar with the language. As students
become more confident, they will start to explore questions about the text as a whole.
In addition to these skills, students will explore how social and historical context may have influenced the writer’s work. They will be asked to
consider how a modern audience might respond differently to a nineteenth century audience.
Students will build on skills already developed in analysing language, structure and form. The format of the assessment is very similar to the
‘Extract to Whole’ task completed for the Romeo and Juliet unit in Year 9.
Knowledge to be covered:
- The plot of the novel
- The main characters, their motives and the relationships between them
- Social attitudes in the nineteenth century
- The writer’s methods: language, structure and form
- Relevant subject terminology
Skills to be covered:
- How to select and use suitable quotes and references
- How to develop analysis in an insightful way
- How to identify and comment on the writer’s methods, using suitable
terminology
- How to use context to underpin your analysis
- How to analyse an extract
- How to plan an ‘Extract to Whole’ exam response
- Strategies for revision and learning suitable quotations
Students will be set one homework task per fortnight of at least 45 minutes.
Tasks can be found on ‘Show My Homework’and will vary according to the
needs of each group.
Example tasks:
- Research tasks
- Extract analysis
- Revision
- Character study
- Essay response
Homework
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Term 1 – September to November
Curriculum Overview
Year 11
English Literature
2016/2017
Unit 2 – Romeo and Juliet Revision
Students will revise ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in preparation for Unit 2 of GCSE English Literature. Students studied the text in Year 9 and so should
already be familiar with the plot and characters. Up until the Christmas break, the focus will be on revisiting these basics. From January,
learning will focus more specifically on exam skills, as well as reviewing key themes and characters. As books are not permitted in any of the
literature exams, students will also need to develop strategies for remembering key quotes and references.
Knowledge to be covered:
- The storyline of the play
- The main characters, their motives and the relationships between them
- Key themes in the play
- Social attitudes in Shakespeare’s time
- Shakespeare’s methods: language, structure and form
- Relevant subject terminology
Skills to be covered:
- How to select and use suitable quotes and references
- How to develop analysis in an insightful way
- How to identify and comment on Shakespeare’s methods, using suitable
terminology
- How to use context to underpin your analysis
- How to analyse an extract
- How to plan an ‘Extract to Whole’ exam response
Strategies for revision and learning suitable quotations
Students will be set one homework task per fortnight of at least 45 minutes.
This will vary according to the needs of each group.
Possible tasks:
- Research tasks
- Extract analysis
- Revision
- Character study
- Essay response
Homework
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Term 2 – November to January
Curriculum Overview
Year 11
English Literature
2016/2017
Unit 3 – General English Literature Revision
Curriculum
Details
Term 2 – February to May/ June
As students approach the end of their GCSE English Literature course, learning will focus on revisiting key texts and skills in preparation for the
two Literature exams. Staff will assess the needs of their students and plan lessons accordingly to meet the learning needs of each group and
individual students within it.
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Paper 1:
- 19th Century Prose: Jekyll & Hyde or A Christmas Carol (‘Extract to
whole’ response)
- *Modern Text: An Inspector Calls (Choice of essay task)
Homework
*Revision priority
Students will be set one homework task per fortnight of at least 45 minutes.
This will vary according to the needs of each group.
Curriculum Overview
Paper 2:
- Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (‘Extract to whole’ response)
- *Anthology Cluster: Power and Conflict (Comparing two poems in
relation to a specific question)
- *Unseen Poetry
a) Analysis of a previously unseen poem
b) Comparison to another previously unseen poem
Possible tasks:
- Research tasks
- Extract analysis
- Revision
- Character study
- Essay response