[BOWER PARK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT KS3 CURRICULUM PLAN] 2015 - 2018
YEAR
9
Transi
tion
GCSE
Link
YEAR
8
Half Term 1
Half Term 2
Half Term 3
Half Term 4
Half Term 5
Half Term 6
Pre & Post 1914
Non-Fiction
Post 1914
Drama
World Literature
Contemporary
Prose
World Literature
Poetry and Prose
Pre 1914 Drama
Shakespeare
Literary Heritage
Prose
Literary Non Fiction
th
st
19 and 21 century
linked to the play
The Curious Incident of the
Dog in the Night-time
Play
Of Mice and Men
Different cultures
poetry & short stories
Romeo and Juliet
(and sonnets)
19 century fiction
e.g. Jekyll and Hyde
English Language
Comparison
English Literature
Modern text
English Literature
Modern text
English Literature
Language Analysis
English Literature
Shakespeare
Language analysis
Skill development
Writing to argue and
persuade
English Language
Grammatical analysis
English Language
Structural analysis
English Language
Narrative and descriptive
writing
Pre & Post 1914
Poetry
Literary Heritage
Prose
Pre & Post 1914
Prose
Literary Heritage
Pre & Post 1914
Non-Fiction
Contemporary Drama
War Poetry
Animal Farm
Dystopian Literature –
extracts and short stories
Lord of the Flies
and non fiction
Lord of the Flies
linked non fiction
Frankenstein
English Language
Language analysis
English Language
Opinion essay
Structural Analysis
English Language
Writing to inform and
argue
English Language
Non-Fiction Mock
Paper
Skill development
Pre 1914 Drama
Shakespeare 1
Pre & Post 1914
Prose
Contemporary Prose
th
Analysis
Creative Writing
English Language
Language analysis
GCSE
YEAR
7
Pre & Post 1914
Prose
Pre & Post 1914
Poetry
English Language
Comparison
Narrative & descriptive
writing
Pre & Post 1914
Non-Fiction
Superheroes,
Myths and Legends
Character and Voice Poetry
selection
- rhetoric focus
Literary Non Fiction
th
st
19 and 21 century
linked to The Tempest
The Tempest
Introduction to
Shakespeare
Short stories and
Victorian Literature
including Oliver Twist
Once
(and extracts)
English Language
Writing to inform &
persuade
English Literature
Poetry Comparison
English Language
Language analysis – non
fiction
English Literature
Shakespeare
Language analysis
English Language
Fiction Mock
Paper
Skill development
Analysis
GCSE
English Language
Creative writing
Writer’s Craft
[BOWER PARK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT KS4 CURRICULUM PLAN] 2015 - 2018
Rotation
Expert Teacher
L Luckie
R Mughal
E Rubery
P Patel
L Shorter
GCSE English Literature
GCSE English Language
GCSE English Language
Assessment Task
Focus
Paper 1 Focus
Paper 2 Focus
“A Christmas Carol”
Literary Prose Fiction
Literary Non-fiction Anthology: Reading: Language Paper 1
Read whole text
Anthology: Ghost Stories?
Texts based around the
Q1 - Q 4
- Characters and themes
- AO1: Comprehension themes of “Changing London” Writing: Language Paper 1 –
and “Christmas Past, Present Q5 Ghost Story
work
- AO2: Language
and Future”?
Paper 1 Mock Exam:
Key extracts
analysis
AO1: Comprehension
Specimen Paper
- Language and structure
- AO4: Critical
AO2:
Language
analysis
Literature Paper 1 – “A
analysis
Evaluation
Christmas Carol” question
- Extract to whole text
- AO5 and AO6:
work
Narrative and
descriptive writing
“An Inspector Calls”
Literary Prose Fiction
Literary Non-fiction Anthology: Reading: Language Paper 2
Anthology: Mystery and
Texts based around the
Q1 - Q 4
Read whole text
Detective Stories?
themes of “Women’s Rights”
Writing: Language Paper 1 –
and “Attitudes to Poverty”?
Q5
- Characters and themes
work
- AO2: Structure analysis
- AO1: Comprehension Paper 2 Mock Exam:
Specimen Paper
- Practice essay answers
- AO4: Critical evaluation
- AO2: Language
Literature Paper 2 – “An
analysis
Inspector Calls” question
- AO3: Comparison
- AO5 and AO6: Writing
to present a viewpoint
Poetry Clusters – “Power &
Literary Prose Fiction
Literary Non-Fiction
Literature Paper 2 – Poetry
Conflict”
Anthology: War stories?
Anthology: Texts based
anthology questions
around the themes of “War and
AO1-AO6
conflict”
- AO1: Comprehension Reading: Language Paper 2
Q3 & Q 4
- AO2: Language
analysis
- AO3: Comparison
“Macbeth”
Read whole text
- Characters and themes
work
Key extracts
- Language and structure
analysis
-
Literary Non-Fiction
Literature Paper 1 –
Anthology: Texts based
“Macbeth” question
AO1: Comprehension around the themes of “Vaulting
ambition” and/or “Attitudes to Reading: Language Paper 1
AO2: Language
mental health”
Q3 & Q 4
analysis
AO4: Critical
Evaluation
[BOWER PARK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT KS3 CURRICULUM PLAN] 2015 - 2018
G Kenlin
H Stannard
Unseen Poetry
Question 5
Creative Writing
Question 5
Point of View Writing
Literature Paper 2 Unseen
poem questions including
comparison
Writing: Language Paper 1 &
Paper 2 Q5