Year 7 English. Curriculum Outline

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1 Year 7 English 3. Range and content4. Curriculum opportunities Curriculum Outline Autumn Term During the Autumn Term, pupils will study a contemporary novel. They will explore and analyse the text and produce a range of written outcomes. The unit will provide them with opportunities to develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently. Pupils will learn new vocabulary, relating it explicitly to known vocabulary and understanding it with the help of context and dictionaries. The units of work will provide opportunities for pupils to: Check their understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense Comment on how figurative language presents meaning Comment on how vocabulary choice presents meaning Comment on how grammar presents meaning Comment on how text structure presents meaning Comment on how organisational features present meaning Recognise a range of poetic conventions and understanding how these have been used Study setting, plot, and characterisation, and the effects of these Make inferences and referring to evidence in the text Make critical comparisons across texts Through library lessons, they will be encouraged to choose and read books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment. Pupils will also be encouraged to re-read books encountered earlier to increase familiarity with them and provide a basis for making comparisons. During the course of the Autumn Term, pupils are provided will opportunities to write for a range of purposes and audiences. There are a range of assessed outcomes, including a formal report, a written review and descriptive writing. Pupils will be taught to summarise and organise material, and support ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail. They will be encouraged to apply their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and to draw on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing. Through redrafting their work, they will edit and proof-read and consider how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended. They will be encouraged to amend the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness. Pupils will be expected to use Standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion. They will give short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas. Pupils will participate in formal debates and structured

2 discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said. They will improvise, rehearse and perform play scripts and poetry in order to generate language and discuss language use and meaning. The novels for study are as follows: 7 Blake Goodnight, Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian 7 Chaucer Goodnight, Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian 7 Shakespeare Skellig by David Almond 7 Tennyson Skellig by David Almond 7 Wordsworth Mr Stink by David Walliams Related Weblinks The Times Online: Book Reviews for Children ildren/ Author Websites Enrichment Outlines Book Review Your child s personal response to a book he or she has read. Information Leaflet Pupils will be asked to research and report on a topic related to the novel read in class. Extra Curricular Opportunities Goodnight, Mister Tom (1999) (ITV) DVD available from amazon.co.uk Exploring the history of The Skellig Islands; Skellig Michael and Small Skellig Mr Stink (2012) (BBC) ) DVD available from amazon.co.uk

3 Spring Term In the Spring Term, pupils will study a second novel and a play. The units will provide them with opportunities to develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently. Pupils will learn new vocabulary, relating it explicitly to known vocabulary and understanding it with the help of context and dictionaries. The units of work will provide opportunities for pupils to: Check their understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense Comment on how figurative language presents meaning Comment on how vocabulary choice presents meaning Comment on how grammar presents meaning Comment on how text structure presents meaning Comment on how organisational features present meaning Recognise a range of poetic conventions and understanding how these have been used Study setting, plot, and characterisation, and the effects of these Make inferences and referring to evidence in the text Make critical comparisons across texts Through library lessons, they will be encouraged to choose and read books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment. Pupils will also be encouraged to re-read books encountered earlier to increase familiarity with them and provide a basis for making comparisons. During the course of the Spring Term, pupils are provided will opportunities to write for a range of purposes and audiences. There are a range of assessed outcomes, including a formal report, a written review and descriptive writing. Pupils will be taught to summarise and organise material, and support ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail. They will be encouraged to apply their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and to draw on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing. Through redrafting their work, they will edit and proof-read and consider how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended. They will be encouraged to amend the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness. Pupils will be expected to use Standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion. They will give short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas. Pupils will participate in formal debates and structured discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said. They will improvise, rehearse and perform play scripts and poetry in order to generate language and discuss language use and meaning.

4 Plays and novels for study are as follows: Spring Term 1 Spring Term 2 7 Blake His Dark Materials (play) Private Peaceful (novel) 7 Chaucer Private Peaceful (novel) His Dark Materials (play) 7 Shakespeare His Dark Materials (play) Holes (novel) 7 Tennyson Holes (novel) The Pardoner s Tale and other plays 7 Wordsworth The Pardoner s Tale and other plays Selected Short Stories Related Weblinks Author Websites Enrichment Outlines Similes, Metaphors and Personification Purpose and Audience Pupils revise the feature of different text types and practise writing for a particular purpose and audience

5 Summer term In English lessons, pupils will study of The Seven Ages of Man (from Shakespeare s As You Like It) and Shakespeare s Macbeth. There will also be opportunities for pupils to read, rehearse and perform poetry. The units will provide them with opportunities to develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently. Pupils will learn new vocabulary, relating it explicitly to known vocabulary and understanding it with the help of context and dictionaries. The units of work will provide opportunities for pupils to: Check their understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense Comment on how figurative language presents meaning Comment on how vocabulary choice presents meaning Comment on how grammar presents meaning Comment on how text structure presents meaning Comment on how organisational features present meaning Recognise a range of poetic conventions and understanding how these have been used Study setting, plot, and characterisation, and the effects of these Make inferences and referring to evidence in the text Make critical comparisons across texts Through library lessons, they will be encouraged to choose and read books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment. Pupils will also be encouraged to re-read books encountered earlier to increase familiarity with them and provide a basis for making comparisons. During the course of the Summer Term, pupils are provided will opportunities to write for a range of purposes and audiences. There are a range of assessed outcomes, including a formal report, a written review and descriptive writing. Pupils will be taught to summarise and organise material, and support ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail. They will be encouraged to apply their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and to draw on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing. Through redrafting their work, they will edit and proof-read and consider how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended. They will be encouraged to amend the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness. Pupils will be expected to use Standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion. They will give short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas. Pupils will participate in formal debates and structured discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said. They will improvise, rehearse and perform play scripts and poetry in order to generate language and discuss language use and meaning.

6 Related Weblinks The official website for Shakespeare s Globe Content on Shakespeare from around the BBC and beyond Enrichment Outlines Revision exercises for Reading and Writing Papers All you ever needed to know about Shakespeare: A research task from which pupils create an information booklet Extra Curricular Opportunities Exploring the history of The Globe Theatre and Shakespeare s London Exploring the associations between Shakespeare and Stratford-Upon-Avon