Sandon Meridian Academy
English Year 9
Curriculum Map 2016 - 2017
Autumn 1
Week Commencing
Topic
Extended learning
Assessment
6th September
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Introduction to the play’s writer,
J.B. Priestley, and his ideologies.
Research the Edwardian context of
the play.
Whole class Q&A
12th September
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Act One summary. Reading of the
play and exploration of the
characters.
Mini test on key information
19th September
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Act Two summary. Reading of the
play and exploration of the
characters.
Mini test on key information
26th September
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Act Three summary. Reading of
the play and exploration of the
characters.
Extended writing task on a key scene
3rd October
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Introduction to themes: Social
responsibility and generational
differences.
Whole class Q&A. Peer assessment
10th October
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Introduction to themes:
Gender and class.
Extended writing task on a key theme
17th October
An Inspector Calls’: Content,
context and themes
Exam style tasks for AR1.
Achievement Round 1 Formal Assessment
Week Commencing
Topic
Extended learning
Assessment
1st November
An Inspector Calls’/ ‘A Christmas
Carol’
Improvement Phase on ‘An
Inspector Calls’. Introduction to
Charles Dickens and the Victorian
context.
Formal Assessment Feedback
7th November
A Christmas Carol: Content,
context and themes
Stave I and Stave II Reading of the
text and exploration of the
characters.
Mini tests on Stave I and Stave II
14th November
A Christmas Carol: Content,
context and themes
Stave III and Stave IV: Reading of
the text and exploration of the
characters.
Mini tests on Stave III and Stave IV
21st November
A Christmas Carol: Content,
context and themes
Stave V: Reading of the text and
exploration of the characters.
Extended writing task on a key scene
28th November
A Christmas Carol: Content,
context and themes
Analysis of how Dickens presents
the character of Scrooge.
Extended writing task on Scrooge
5th December
A Christmas Carol: Content,
context and themes
Introduction to themes
Whole class Q&A
12th December
A Christmas Carol: Content,
context and themes
Introduction to themes
Exam style tasks in preparation for
Achievement Round 2
Autumn 2
Sandon Meridian Academy
English Year 9
Curriculum Map 2016 - 2017
Spring 1
Week Commencing
Topic
Extended learning
Assessment
3rd January
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
Introduction to key terms and
poetry analysis skills.
‘Charge of the Light Brigade’
Mini test on key terms
9th January
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘Exposure’ and ‘Bayonet Charge’
Whole class Q&A on language/structure, and
recall of key quotes
16th January
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘War Photographer’ and ‘Remains’
Whole class Q&A on language/structure, and
recall of key quotes
23rd January
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘Poppies’ and a comparison task
Extended writing task: comparing two poems
30th January
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘Kamikaze’ and ‘Ozymandias’
Whole class Q&A on language/structure, and
recall of key quotes
6th February
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘London’ and ‘The Prelude:
Stealing the Boat’
Whole class Q&A on language/structure, and
recall of key quotes
13th February
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘My Last Duchess’ and a
comparison task
Extended writing task: comparing two poems
Week Commencing
Topic
Extended learning
Assessment
27th February
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘Storm on the Island’ and ‘Tissue’
Whole class Q&A on language/structure, and
recall of key quotes
6th March
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
‘The Émigrée’ and ‘Checking Out
Me History’
Whole class Q&A on language/structure, and
recall of key quotes
13th March
Anthology Poetry: Introduction to
the poems
Comparison of poems.
Extended writing task: comparing two poems
20th March
Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Introduction to Shakespeare.
Research of the Elizabethan
context.
Whole class Q&A on the context
27th March
Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Summary of the play – Watching a
performance of ‘Macbeth’
Mini test to assess recall of key quotes
3rd April
Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Act 1: Reading of the text and
exploration of the characters.
Extended writing task on the presentation of
the witches
Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Act 2: Reading of the text and
exploration of the characters.
Whole class Q&A
Spring 2
Sandon Meridian Academy
English Year 9
Curriculum Map 2016 - 2017
Summer 1
Week Commencing
Topic
Extended learning
Assessment
24th April
‘Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Act 3: Reading of the text and
exploration of the characters.
Mini test to assess recall of key quotes from
Act 1 to Act 3
1st May
‘Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Act 4: Reading of the text and
exploration of the characters.
Extended writing task on the presentation of
Lady Macbeth
8th May
‘Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Act 5: Reading of the text and
exploration of the characters.
Mini test to assess recall of key quotes from
the whole play
15th May
‘Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Analysis of a key scene
Extended writing task
22nd May
‘Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Introduction to themes
Whole class Q&A on themes
Week commencing
Topic
Extended learning
Assessment
5th June
‘Macbeth’: Content, context and
themes
Introduction to themes
Extended writing task
12th June
‘An Inspector Calls’: Analysis of
the language and structure of the
play
Recap on the play – watch a
performance of the play
Mini test to assess recall of key quotes
19th June
‘An Inspector Calls’: Analysis of
the language and structure of the
play
Act 1 analysis of Priestley’s
methods
Extended writing task
26th June
‘An Inspector Calls’: Analysis of
the language and structure of the
play
Act 2 analysis of Priestley’s
methods
Extended writing task
3rd July
‘An Inspector Calls’: Analysis of
the language and structure of the
play
Act 3 analysis of Priestley’s
methods
Extended writing task
10th July
‘An Inspector Calls’: Analysis of
the language and structure of the
play
In-depth exploration of themes
Whole class Q&A
17th July
‘An Inspector Calls’: Analysis of
the language and structure of the
play
In-depth exploration of themes
Whole class Q&A
Summer 2