NEW PARK HIGH SCHOOL - ENGLISH DEPARTMENT - YEAR 7 SCHEME OF WORK
2016-2017
TERM 1:
1. KS2 – KS3 Transition
2. Introduction to
Writing Unit.
Poetry: Reading Unit /
*AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Read a range of
S&L. Focus on narrative
UNIT- ‘All About Me’
autobiographical texts
elements of ballads such
and extracts to
as “The Highwayman”
determine stylistic
identify and explore
conventions before
basic poetic devices and
pupils producing
structures. Review and
*BALLADS & Story
individual
analyse a range of
Poems.
autobiographies for
modern and traditional
assessment. Writing to
ballads.
Imagine, explore and
entertain.
TERM 2:
*DRAMA PLAYSCRIPT
*MEDIA
TERM 3:
*PROSE FICTION NOVEL
*MEDIA
1. Reading Unit. Detailed
reading and analysis of a
modern and appropriate
playscript, focusing on
dramatic conventions
and structures.
Introduction to some
Shakespeare extracts to
explore figurative
language.
2. Printed media Reading Unit. Focus on
conventions of
newspaper reporting.
Tabloid/Broadsheet
features and treatment
of material. Coverage of
magazine advertising.
Analyse and review a
range of media texts.
1. “The Witches” Writing
& Reading Unit. Literary
reviews as well as using
the text to explore a
range of non-fiction text
types, such as
instructional writing,
reporting, advertising
and journals. Writing to
inform, explain and
describe and argue,
persuade and advise.
2. Writing Unit. Media –
Film studies. Analyse,
review and comment on
a range of appropriate
film extracts and trailers,
covering a range of
genres and styles.
Explore the main
features of different
genres and examine
conventions as well
unconventional film
samples, producing a
magazine film review for
assessment.
NEW PARK HIGH SCHOOL - ENGLISH DEPARTMENT - YEAR 8 SCHEME OF WORK
2016-2017
TERM 1:
1. Reading Unit
2. Reading Unit
Shakespeare biography, Whole text coverage,
INTRODUCTION TO
Social
&
historical examination of themes,
SHAKESPEARE
context, introduction to character (motivation),
(Full term)
the selected play. Story development of ideas,
overview, plot, setting inference & deduction,
and characterisation.
Shakespeare’s language
and dramatic effect.
TERM 2:
1. Reading Unit
2. Writing Unit
Fiction & Non-fiction Stylistic conventions of
READING SKILLS
texts. Examine recount, writing fiction and non
persuasion, information, fiction
accounts.
explanation, discursive Understanding
of
and instruction text purpose, audience and
types.
Coverage
of degrees of formality.
WRITING SKILLS
comprehension
and Examination of layout
inference skills, selecting and ways in which
relevant information and meaning is conveyed
scan reading.
including
effective
writing structures.
TERM 3:
PROSE FICTION STUDY:
Stone Cold
(Robert Swindells)
MYSTERIES & THE
UNKNOWN - THEME
BASED UNIT.
1. Reading Unit
Focus
on
effective
narratives
and
key
features of the author’s
craft. Examine whole
text
structure
and
characterisation and the
ways in which writers
explore thematic issues.
2. Writing Unit
The
Paranormal
–
research based unit.
ICT,
independent
research.
Non-fiction
accounts.
Films & documentaries.
Pupils to produce a
detailed
non-fiction
report (to be presented
to the group) examining
a particular aspect of the
supernatural.
NEW PARK HIGH SCHOOL - ENGLISH DEPARTMENT - YEAR 9 SCHEME OF WORK:
STEP UP TO ENGLISH
2016-2017
TERM 1:
1. READING
2. WRITING
Read a prose fiction
Drama. Cover text and
READING PROSE FICTION novel and a selection of
watch a performance of a
poems. Focus on
whole play. Respond to
narrative element,
the drama in oral
character, events, themes activities and produce
WRITING: DRAMA
and prediction/inference. written assignments.
[Complete externally set [Complete externally set
assignment]
assignment]
TERM 2:
READING MEDIA
THEMATIC STUDY
(Twisted Tales)
TERM 3:
STORY TELLING
(Supplementary Unit)
*LEISURE (Unit 12)
READING
Media: explore a range of
media texts including
newspapers, magazine
adverts and TV
advertising. Focus on
stylistic conventions and
purpose/audience.
[Complete externally set
assignment]
WRITING
‘Twisted Tales’ Thematic
study unit. Examine a
range of short horror
stories. Focus on genre
conventions, story
structure, narrative
effect, plot construction
and characterization.
[Complete externally set
assignment]
SPEAKING & LISTENING
Read a series of ‘urban
myths’ as prompts to
story telling activities.
Recount narratives and
present effective detail.
Narrative sequences and
questioning skills to
clarify. Working in role.
[Complete externally set
assignment]
WRITING UNIT
Read information texts
about a local leisure
centre & research
activities and recreational
habits around school.
Compile surveys and
produce promotional
material for one or more
activity. [Complete
externally set
assignments]