Topic Plan for English
Year and
subject
Year 5 English
Autumn term
Spring term
Summer term
Introductory Unit - Writing to Advise,
Instruct and Describe: Finding Nemo
and Angry Birds
Fiction from our Literary Heritage:
Alice in Wonderland
Autobiographical and Biographical
writing:
The Piano
Poetry and poetry performance:
The Highwayman
Novel study:
James and the Giant Peach
Myths, Legends and Traditional
Stories:
King Midas, Pandora’s Box, King Arthur,
Pegasus, Theseus and the Minotaur etc.
Modern Novel Study and Journalistic,
Persuasive and Descriptive writing:
Mr Stink
Narrative writing and mythical quests
Stories from other cultures and
traditions:
The Willow Pattern Plate, The Jungle
Book, The Butterfly Lovers
Year 6 English
Independent Reading
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Writing to Argue and Persuade:
School Uniform
Discussion and Debate:
The Great Debate
Fiction from our Literary Heritage:
The play of Oliver Twist
Independent Reading
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Poetry, composition and
performance:
The Magic Box
Non-fiction and fiction extracts
(preparing for SATs)
Writing to Review:
Book reviews and recommendations
Independent Reading
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Preparing for SATs: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry
Modern Novel:
Skulduggery Pleasant
Narrative Writing:
Extraordinary adventures
Novel study:
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
Descriptive and imaginative writing:
Museum of My Life
Independent Reading
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Independent Reading
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Independent Reading
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Year 7 English
Contemporary Literature and
Narrative Writing:
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of
Unfortunate Events
Poetry and Descriptive Writing:
Roger McGough, Carol Ann Duffy, Ted
Hughes, Edwin Morgan
The Funfair
Writing to Argue:
Fireworks
Modern Novel Study:
The Black Book of Secrets
Non-fiction and Research:
Unsolved Mysteries
Pre-1914 Play:
A Christmas Carol
Reading for Pleasure
Narrative Writing:
Traditional and Modern
Visual Literacy and Script Writing:
The Woman in Black
Modern Novel Study:
Private Peaceful
Autobiography and Biography:
World Events
Modern Play Study:
The Demon Headmaster
Speaking to Persuade:
The Balloon Debate
Year 8 English
History of Language:
Beowulf, Chaucer and Shakespeare
Wider Reading
Poetry and Descriptive Writing:
Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen,
Robert Graves
Reading for Challenge
Stories from Other Cultures:
A Treasury of Stories from Around the
World
Gothic Horror, Description and
Suspense:
Dracula, Frankenstein, The Hound of
the Baskervilles, Jane Eyre, Twilight
Speeches and Journalism:
The Factory Debate
Travel Literature and Writing
Shakespeare Study:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth,
Romeo and Juliet
Reading for Pleasure
.
Wider Reading
Reading for Challenge