St. John's Senior School
Subject: English
Teacher:Ms Hall, Ms Roache, Ms Hull
WEEK
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2
3
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5
WEEK
BEGINNING
5th September
12th September
19th September
26th September
3rd October
Form: 1st
Term: Autumn 2016
Topic: Poetry & ‘A Christmas Carol’
‘From a Railway Carriage’ (Stevenson).
Context of ‘A Christmas Carol’
 Dickens
 Life in Victorian England (focus on rich
and poor, workhouses, reasons why
Dickens wrote the novel)
 Elements of Victorian gothic
‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ (Wordsworth
Stave 1
 Focus on description of Scrooge – start
word bank and personification
 How does Scrooge personify attitudes in
Victorian England
 Hotseating of Scrooge
 Write a monologue for Scrooge entitled
‘I Hate Christmas’
 Marley’s Ghost – pathetic fallacy
 Dickens’ message to society
 Write a script for the end of the Stave
(with sound effects) and perform
‘The Oxen’ (Hardy)
Stave 2
 Focus on description of Ghost of
Christmas Past – word bank
 How Dickens creates tension
 Little Fan, the Fezziwigs, the break-up
with Belle, Belle’s family Christmas –
how these effect Scrooge
 How has Scrooge changed
Stave 3
 Contrast between Scrooge and the
Cratchit family
 How the spirits try to test Scrooge
 What lesson does Scrooge learn from the
 Cratchits
SKILLS
AR Quiz &
new book
submission.
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
6
7
MINI – TEST
10th October
17th October

‘The Vixen’ (Clare)
Complete Stave 3
Personification of ‘Ignorance’ and
‘Want’
 How has Scrooge changed
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
HALF-TERM
8
31s October
9
7th November
‘Adelstrop’ (Thomas)
Stave 4
 Critical reading between the lines –
identify the dead man
 At the end of the Stave, write a diary
entry as Scrooge, explaining how much
he feels changed by the experiences of
the past few nights
Stave 5
 Tiny Tim – describe his life in fifty
words
 How does Scrooge try to redeem himself
‘Pied Beauty’ (Hopkins)
Assessment essay title
 ‘How do the four ghosts contribute to
Scrooge’s attitudes towards the Poor and
Christmas?’
 Provide writing frame
 Guidance of selecting quotations
 Planning an essay and using essay
structure effectively
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
10
14th November
11
21st November
‘A Birthday’ (Rossetti)
Write assessment essay (in class)
SPaG textbook
work.
12
28th November
Poetry writing, taking novel as inspiration.
SPaG textbook
work.
Watch film version of ‘A Christmas Carol’.
AR Quiz &
new book
submission.
SPaG textbook
work.
13
5th December
St. John's Senior School
Form: 1st
Term: Spring 2017
Subject: English
Teacher: Ms Hall, Ms Roache, Ms Hull
WEEK
1
2
3
4
5
6
WEEK
BEGINNING
Topic: ‘Private Peaceful’
SKILLS
2nd January
Predictions about the text based on title, front cover,
back cover and opening paragraph.
SPaG textbook
work.
9th January
16th January
23rd January
Chapters 1 & 2
 Introducing characters
 Research task on WW1
 Focus on character of Big Joe.
Chapters 3, 4 & 5
 Focus on character of Grandma Wolf
 Focus on relationship between Tommo,
Charlie and Mollie.
Chapter 6, 7 & 8
 Focus on the disappearance of Big Joe
 Discuss recruitment techniques.
 Life at war (questions for characters).
30th January
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
Give revision
list for mini-test.
SPaG textbook
work.
MINI-TEST WEEK

6th February
Chapters 9 & 10
Focus on use of military language v.
domestic/family language.
 Monologues and dialogues.
AR quiz & new
book title.
SPaG textbook
work.
HALF - TERM
th
7
20 February
8
27th February

Chapter 11
 Creating a timeline
Creative task (maybe DVD box for film).
Exploration of THEMES across whole novel.
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
6th March
Explorations of CHARACTERS across whole novel.
SPaG textbook
work.
10
13th March
Set extended essay - Explain how Tommo and
Charlie’s relationship develops over the course of the
novel. Why does Tommo believe he lives in
Charlie’s glow?
 Give framework for essay and clear guidance
on structuring an extended essay.
SPaG textbook
work.
11
20th March
Submit final essay. Creative tasks/role play on novel.
SPaG textbook
work.
12
27th March
Assessed oral tasks on novel.
SPaG textbook
work.
9
St. John's Senior School
Form: 1st
Term: Summer 2017
Subject: English
Teacher: Ms Hall, Ms Roache, Ms Hull
WEEK
1
2
3
4
WEEK
BEGINNING
24th April
1st May
8th May
15th May
Topic: ‘The Tempest’
Introduce the play.
Act 1 scene1
 Perform scene 1 with sound effects.
 Discuss and contrast two groups of
characters (Captain and Crew; King of
Naples and courtiers).
 Tempest foreshadows the metaphorical
storm the passengers will soon face.
Act 1 scene 2
 Relationship between Miranda and her
father.
 Relationship between Ariel and
Prospero.
 Caliban and the morality of slavery
 Design costumes for Ariel and Caliban.
 Arrival of Ferdinand.
 Write a radio interview for a news
channel reporting on the tempest.
 Write a weather report for the tempest in
the style of a major TV news
programme.
Act 2 scenes 1 & 2
 Summarise plot.
 Identify quotations describing the island.
 First impressions of Antonio and
Sebastian.
 Discuss Gonzalo’s New World and
rewrite his manifesto in modern English.
 Shakespeare’s use of language and
devices to create comedy.
Visits week.
SKILLS
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.
AR quiz.
SPaG textbook
work.
SPaG textbook
work.


5
Antithesis in Ferdinand’s speech.

22nd May
Act 3 scenes 1 & 2
Miranda and Ferdinand in love.
Character study of Ferdinand.

Theme of usurpation.
Produce grid to track main plot and sub-plots so
far.
HALF - TERM
6
9
10
5th June
12th June
END-OF-YEAR EXAMS
SPaG textbook
work.
Give revision
lists.
Act 3 scene 3
 Shakespeare’s use of myth and magic.
 Design costume and write staging notes
for Ariel.
Act 4
 Themes: Dreams, Masques
 Write a verse for your own Masque
telling the story of Ferdinand and
Miranda, using the rhyme scheme of Iris
and Ceres’ songs.
 Key images of Prospero’s speech.
19th June
Act 5
The resolution – what happens to each of
the characters.
 Complete tracking of main plot and subplots.
 Significance of the game of chess.
SPaG textbook
work.

11
12
26th June
3rd July
Small group writing and performance of either:
 Miranda and Ferdinand’s story
 Caliban and Ariel’s story
 Prospero and Alonso’s story.
SPaG textbook
work.
Submission of
new AR book
title.
SPaG textbook
work.