CURRICULUM SUMMARY – ENGLISH
YEAR 7
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
Autobiographical Writing
“Holes” by Louis Sachar
CONTENT
An Introduction to Poetry
CONTENT
Media and Advertising
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
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November: standardised test (used for setting
purposes): assessing reading and writing skills:
students will be tested on their response to a prose
extract using ‘point, evidence, explanation’ and
their response to a prompt for a creative writing
piece.
Assessment of comprehension and use of'point,
evidence, explanation'
Assessment of creative writing
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
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Ensure children are equipped with a
dictionary/thesaurus, lever-arch file, dividers,
highlighter pens, glue sticks, scissors, pens and
pencils.
Encourage children to read independently.
Encourage children to complete homework to a
high standard.
Encourage children to take part in Hasmonean’s
first creative writing competition.
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Assessment of responses to a range of poems and
use of 'point, evidence, explanation' to ensure
analysis is developed
Writing poems
Assessment of speaking and listening skills
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HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
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See Term 1 for equipment requirements
Encourage children to read a range of poetry at
home and take part in Hasmonean’s first poetry
competition.
End-of-year exam (used for setting purposes):
assessed on their ability to write according to
genre, audience and purpose as well as responding
to a prose extract assessing reading and writing
skills: students will be using ‘point, evidence,
explanation’
Assessment of editorial/article writing skills
Assessment of responses to a range of media
sources
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
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See Term 1 for equipment requirements
Encourage children to watch/read the news and
keep up to date with current events.
YEAR 8
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
Fiction: “Stormcatchers” by Tim Bowler
CONTENT
'Poetry from Other Cultures'
CONTENT
An Introduction to Shakespeare
ASSESSMENTS
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Assessment of creative writing – students will
receive an unseen extract or an image as a prompt
for a piece of creative writing,
Assessment of comprehension and of use of ‘point,
evidence, explanation’ when responding to texts.
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
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Ensure children are equipped with a
dictionary/thesaurus, lever-arch file, dividers,
highlighter pens, glue sticks, scissors, pens and
pencils.
Encourage children to read independently.
Encourage children to complete homework to a high
standard.
Encourage children to take part in Hasmonean’s first
creative writing competition.
ASSESSMENTS
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January: standardised test (used for setting
purposes): assessing reading and writing skills.
Students will be given a prose extract or an image as
a prompt for a piece of creative writing. They will
also be assessed on their ability to use ‘point,
evidence, explanation’ when analysing a prose
extract.
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Assessment of responses to a range of poems and of
use of point, evidence, explanation
Writing poems
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
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See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
Encourage children to read a range of poetry at
home and take part in Hasmonean’s first poetry
competition.
ASSESSMENTS
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End of year exam (used for setting purposes):
assessing reading and writing skills. Students will be
assessed on their ability to respond to a poem or
prose extract using ‘point, evidence, explanation’.
They will also be given an image/extract to prompt a
piece of creative writing.
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Assessment of responses to extracts (using point,
evidence, explanation)
Assessment of creative writing
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
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See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
Encourage children to watch/read/research
Elizabethan England/Shakespeare independently.
YEAR 9
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
THE REFORMED GCSEAQA: GCSE English Language 8700 and
GCSE English Literature 8702, for examination in 2018
CONTENT
THE REFORMED GCSEAQA: English Language 8700 and GCSE
English Literature 8702, for examination in 2018
CONTENT
THE REFORMED GCSEAQA: GCSE English Language 8700
andGCSE English Literature
8702, for examination in 2018
An introduction to AQA GCSE English Language 8700
'Journeys' project: 19th, 20th and 21st century fiction and nonfiction texts
An introduction to Poetry - AQA Poetry Anthology - first
section of Cluster 2 -'Power and Conflict' - War -English
Literature Paper 2 section B
Integrated with a focus on English Language Paper 2:
summarising; and language choices in 19th, 20th and 21st
century text extracts
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
Half term 1 test: Reading Assessment (Eng Lang)
Half term 2 test: Writing Assessment (Eng Lang)
Half term 1 test: Reading Assessment (Eng Lang)
Half term 2 test: Poetry Assessment: analysis and comparison
End of Year exam:
Reading and Writing Assessment (Eng Lang)
Exploring creative writing
English Language Paper 1- descriptive and narrative writing
Spoken English Preparation for GCSE presentations.
(Eng Lit)
Poetry (Eng Lit).
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
To ensure pupils have all the correct equipment for school:
lever arch file, file dividers, dictionary and thesaurus, pens,
highlighters and glue sticks.
To ensure pupils have an extra dictionary and thesaurus at
home for homework.
To encourage regular reading of fiction and non-fiction texts.
See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
Encourage ongoing revision of poetic features (meaning,
structure, language and imagery, effect on the reader) in AQA
Poetry Anthology - first section of Cluster 2 - 'Power and
Conflict' - War
See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
Encourage strategies for improving spelling, including mastery
of banks of descriptive vocabulary from which it might be
possible to draw in the creative writing test.
Encourage effective management of a revision schedule.
Encourage preparation during the summer break of a spoken
language presentation on a topic of the student’s choice, lasting
for about five minutes ‐ for assessment during Term 1 of Year
10 in 2016.
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
THE REFORMED GCSEAQA: GCSE English Language 8700 and
GCSE English Literature 8702, for first examination in 2017
CONTENT
THE REFORMED GCSEAQA: GCSE English Language 8700 and
GCSE English Literature 8702, for first examination in 2017
CONTENT
THE REFORMED GCSEAQA: GCSE English Language 8700 and
GCSE English Literature 8702, for first examination in 2017
YEAR 10
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Study of 'Macbeth' - for Eng Lit Paper 1, Section A
Integrated with studies of writing conveying
different viewpoints - for Eng Lang Paper 2
and
Study of AQA Poetry Anthology- first section of
Cluster 2 -'Power and Conflict' - War -for Eng Lit
Paper 2, Section B
Integrated with studies of summarising and making
linguistic choices - using 19th, 20th and 21st century
text extracts - for Eng Lang Paper 2
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Continuation of study of 'Macbeth' - integrated with
skills for Eng Lang - exam techniques/practice
Revision of 'An Inspector Calls' for Eng Lit Paper 2,
Section A
Integrated with writing skills for conveying different
viewpoints - for Eng Lang Paper 2
and
Continuation of study of AQA Poetry Anthology 'Power and Conflict' - exam techniques/practice
Study of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr.Hyde' – for Eng Lit Paper 1,
Section B
Integrated with studies for Eng Lang Paper 2:
summarising; language analyses, and comparing 19th
century text extracts with 20th or 21st century text
extracts.
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
Half term 1 test:
Writing a viewpoint / Reading and comparing non-fiction texts
Half term 2 test:
'Macbeth' / Poetry
February exams:
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'Macbeth' / Poetry
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Comparing non-fiction texts /Creative writing
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How to respond to 'Unseen' Poetry - for Eng Lit
Paper 2, Section C. AQA Poetry Anthology- second
section of Cluster 2 -'Power and Conflict' - for Eng Lit
Paper 2, Section B.
Integrated with skills of summarising, language
analysis and evaluation - for Eng Lang Paper 1
and
Continuation of study of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'
Integrated with practice of narrative and descriptive
writing - Eng Lang Paper 1
ASSESSMENTS
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'Power and Conflict' Poetry / 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'
/ Creative writing
Individuals' Spoken Language Presentations to be
assessed across the term.
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
To ensure pupils have all the correct equipment for school:
lever arch file, file dividers, dictionary and thesaurus, pens,
highlighters and glue sticks.
To ensure pupils have an extra dictionary and thesaurus at
home for homework.
See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
Encourage strategies for improving spelling, including mastery
of banks of descriptive vocabulary from which it might be
possible to draw for the creative writing test.
Encourage effective management of a revision schedule.
Encourage regular reading of fiction and non-fiction texts.
Students should have their own copies of 'Dr Jekyll and Mr
Hyde: The Study Guide Edition: Complete Text & Integrated
Study Guide: Volume 2', ed. Francis Jonathan Gilbert ISBN10: 1494767910.
Students should still have their own copies of ‘An Inspector
Calls’, Heinemann edition, ISBN‐10: 0435232827 to bring to
class from March 2016
To ensure that students have filed all notes in their lever-arch
files and divided them into the different topics using file
dividers.
Students should have their own copies of Shakespeare,
'Macbeth': Cambridge Schools Edition (2014) ISBN-10:
1107615496.
Encourage students to watch different productions of
'Macbeth' on DVD
Encourage ongoing applied poetry analysis (meaning,
structure, language and imagery, effect on the reader) and
revision of the AQA Poetry Anthology, Cluster 2
Encourage regular reading of fiction and non-fiction texts,
particularly editorials and ‘opinion’ pieces.
YEAR 11
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
THE 'LEGACY' GCSE
Dual entry pathway:
AQA: GCSE English Language 4705 and GCSE English Literature
9715, for examination in 2016
Single entry pathway:
AQA: GCSE English 4700, for examination in 2016
CONTENT
THE 'LEGACY' GCSE
Dual entry pathway:
AQA: GCSE English Language 4705 and GCSE English Literature
9715, for examination in 2016
Single entry pathway:
AQA: GCSE English 4700, for examination in 2016
CONTENT
THE 'LEGACY' GCSE
Dual entry pathway:
AQA: GCSE English Language 4705 and GCSE English Literature
9715, for examination in 2016
Single entry pathway:
AQA: GCSE English 4700, for examination in 2016
Dual entry pathway:
Dual entry pathway:
Revision and past paper practice
Students complete their study of ‘An Inspector Calls’, moving
beyond the title of their Controlled Assessment on the text to a
consideration of the past-paper questions about it for Section A
of the English Literature Unit 1 exam in the summer.
Students complete their study of ‘Of Mice and Men’,
practicingthe past-paper questions about it for Section B of the
English Literature Unit 1 exam in the summer.
Students study question-by-question how to answer the
English/English Language Unit 1 exam, Sections A and B,
working with the assessment criteria from a past paper.
Students complete a study of the Conflict cluster of poetry in
the AQA Poetry Anthology, ‘Moon on the Tides’, for Section A
of the English Literature Unit 2 exam.
Single entry:
Students undertake a study for the Unseen Poetry Unit for
Section B of the English Literature Unit 2 exam, gaining
familiarity with the poetic form and style characteristic of the
fifteen poets from among whose work the Unseen Poetry
question in the summer will be drawn.
Students study ‘Of Mice and Men’ for a Controlled Assessment.
Single entry:
Students begin a question-by-question study of how to answer
Section B of the English/English Language Unit 1 exam
(Writing)
Students study question-by-question how to answer the
English/English Language Unit 1 exam, Section A, working
with the assessment criteria from a past paper.
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
Dual entry
All Speaking and Listening assessments to be completed by the
end of term.
Exams
Students begin a study of ‘Of Mice and Men’ for Section B of
the English Literature Unit 1 exam.
Half-Term 1: ‘An Inspector Calls’ Controlled Assessment
Half-Term 2 mock exams: English/English Language, Unit 1,
Sections A & B; English Literature, Unit 1, Section A.
Past paper practice
Single entry
Half-Term 1: ‘Of Mice and Men’ Controlled Assessment
Half-Term 2: English/English Language, Unit 1, Section B
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
To ensure pupils have all the correct equipment for school:
lever arch file, file dividers, dictionary and thesaurus, pens,
highlighters and glue sticks.
To ensure pupils have an extra dictionary and thesaurus at
home for homework.
See Term 1 for equipment requirements.
To ensure that students have filed all notes in their lever-arch
files and divided them into the different topics using file
dividers.
Boys should have their own copies of ‘Of Mice and Men’ in the
Penguin Classics edition, ISBN-10: 0141023570. Girls should
have their own copies of ‘Of Mice and Men’ in the Longman
Literature edition, ISBN-10: 9780582461468. (These editions
match respectively the different editions held as exam stock for
the ‘open book’ exams/assessments on each site.)
Students may be encouraged to view film adaptations of ‘Of
Mice and Men’, such as that directed by Gary Sinise and
starring John Malkovich. Students may also find it useful to
consult retail GCSE study guides on ‘Of Mice and Men’.
Encourage regular reading of broadsheet newspapers.
Based on the December mock exams, teachers will make
recommendations as to tiers of entry for the exam units in the
summer, Higher or Foundation. Parents are encouraged to
accept teachers’ recommendations; if, for example, a
Foundation tier entry would improve a student’s prospects of
achieving a grade ‘C’ overall, or remove the risk of a ‘U’ in a
case where clearly the Higher tier entry would be
inappropriate.
Dual entry students may find it useful to consult retail GCSE
study guides which focus on the Conflict poetry cluster from
‘Moon on the Tides’; e.g. ‘Philip Allan Literature Guide: AQA
Anthology: Moon on the Tides: Conflict and Relationships’
ISBN-10: 1444110284
Dual entry students should be encouraged to familiarise
themselves with some of the work of each the following poets,
Encourage effective management of a revision schedule.
Encourage sustained independent reading beyond the exam.
Encourage independent reading of biographies and
autobiographies of public figures or others in whom the
student has an interest.
from which the Unseen Poetry question may be drawn: William
Blake; John Keats; Thomas Hardy; Christina Rossetti; W. H.
Auden; Wilfred Owen; Robert Frost; Dorothy Parker; Maya
Angelou; Jo Shapcott; Wendy Cope; Tony Harrison; Sophie
Hannah; Owen Sheers and Brian Patten.
YEAR 12
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
THE REFORMED AS/A LEVEL: AQA English Literature B
(Aspects of Tragedy)
CONTENT
THE REFORMED AS/A LEVEL : AQA English Literature B (Aspects
of Tragedy)
CONTENT
THE REFORMED AS/A LEVEL : AQA English Literature B (Aspects
of Tragedy)
Students begin their study of texts for two end-of-year AS
exams, beginning with 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Richard II'.
Students complete their study of texts for the end-of-year exam,
concluding with 'Othello' the AQA Poetry Anthology on 'Aspects
Of Tragedy' .Students respond to a further range of questions,
honing their analytical skills in preparation for the section of the
exam on ‘Unseen Texts’.
Students revise for and sit their examination. When the
examination season is complete, they begin their course for A2
English Literature. Students are introduced to a reading list of
post-colonial literature from which they are asked to make
selections for summer reading as preparation for coursework.
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
Examination
Students are introduced to the format of the examination
questions. They begin to write about drama and prose in
relation to examination topics.
Examination
Students sit a mock examination and revise by continuing to
practice questions.
Examination
Students sit the AS English Literature exam.
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
Encourage reading around the subject, contextual research
and close attention to assessment criteria when preparing
essays. A Shakespeare/Shakespeare-related theatre visit is
arranged by the English Department - an essential part of the
Encourage reading around the subject and extended research.
Encourage independent visits to the theatre, and to literary
events or exhibitions in London.
Encourage effective management of a revision schedule.
Encourage sustained independent reading during the summer,
including selections from the literature reading list.
Paper 1A: Literary Genres: Aspects Of Tragedy: Drama
Written Exam: 1 hr 30 mins Closed book50 marks 50% of AS
Section A: one passage-based question on Othello (25 marks)
Section B: one essay question on Richard II (25 marks)
Paper 2A: Literary Genres: Aspects Of Tragedy: Prose and
PoetryWritten Exam: 1 hr 30 mins
Open book
50 marks
50% of AS Level
Section A: one essay question on an AQA Poetry Anthology (25
marks)
Section B: one essay question on The Great Gatsby (25 marks)
course.
Students should purchase their own Arden editions of the
Shakespeare texts and the Penguin Modern Classics edition of
'The Great Gatsby'.
YEAR 13
TERM 1
TERM 2
TERM 3
CONTENT
THE 'LEGACY' A LEVEL: A2 English Literature (Edexcel)
Coursework
Students study togetherBrian Friel’s ‘Translations’. They
independently study another post-colonial text of their choice.
Students analytically explore links between the texts, as part of
their preparation towards an essay of 3000 words, ‘Reflections
in Literary Studies’.
Examination
Students continue their studies of Michael Frayn’s ‘Spies’ and
anthologies of war poetry from different periods. They consider
the impacts of contexts on reception, paying attention to the
question of how a modern reader’s response might differ from
the responses of readers at other times.
CONTENT
THE 'LEGACY' A LEVEL: A2 English Literature (Edexcel)
Coursework
Students study together ‘The Tempest’. They develop their
reflections on post-colonial literature by exploring links between
‘The Tempest’, ‘Translations’ and the text or texts of their own
choosing. Students nominate their own titles and complete the
essay.
Examination
Students complete their study of texts for the end-of-year exam.
Students respond to a further range of poetry and prose
extracts, honing their analytical skills in preparation for the
section of the exam on ‘Unseen Texts’.
CONTENT
THE 'LEGACY' A LEVEL: A2 English Literature (Edexcel)
Students revise for and sit their examination.
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENTS
Students are introduced to the format of the examination
questions. They begin to write about the prose and poetry in
relation to past-paper topics.
Coursework
Reflections in Literary Study - Students complete and submit a
3,000 word essay on post-colonial literature.
Examination
Students sit a mock examination and revise by continuing to
practice past-paper questions.
Students sit the A2 English Literature exam.
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
HOW PARENTS CAN SUPPORT LEARNING
Encourage reading around the subject, literary and biographical
research and close attention to assessment criteria when
preparing essays. For the examination, encourage critical
understandings of historical conflicts; commemoration and
culture; topical debates about contemporary conflicts, and how
these might impact on modern reception of different literary
texts about war.
Encourage reading around the subject and to extend their
research. Encourage independent visits to the theatre, and to
literary events or exhibitions in London.
Encourage effective management of a revision schedule.
Encourage sustained independent reading beyond the exam.