The Brunts Academy Curriculum Maps

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1 GCSE Course Details Specification: AQA School Contact: Miss J Evans Year 10 Unit Unit Context Resources Assessment 1 (including 3 weeks of Summer 2) Aim: Transition to GCSE Introduction to the course, enthusing students about. Preparation for AO1, AO2, AO4 AO1,AO2,AO3 3 weeks Read and Study one unit from the KS3 prose texts as an introduction to the GCSE Read and study the chosen text. Approach the first reading as practice for by using passages unseen for creative exploration of writers styles and effects. Animal Farm text Study Guide Range of non fiction and literary non fiction linked to Animal Farm Context. September Baseline Descriptive writing Q5 P1 November Spoken Assessment 1 Aim: To enjoy studying a modern text, either prose or drama. term 2 Aim: To ability to write nonfiction pieces section B AO5,AO6 Audience, purpose, genre for nonfiction writing. Provide models to allow students to revisit the key learning from this ½ term on reading non-fiction texts. Incorporate presentation, discussion and debate of viewpoints and perspectives. Speeches Letters Newspaper article writing December Non-fiction writing Written answer in exam format (literature) Further opportunity for spoken language assessment of presentation, discussion or debate.

2 term 3 of, and responses to, poetry. To a critical style and the ability to compare poems 4 enjoy studying a Shakespeare play. To students of a variety of non-fiction and literary non-fiction texts. term 5 enrich writing through reading additional literary texts. paper 2 section B AO1, AO2, AO3 Preparation for Section A AO1-AO3 AO1- AO3 : exploring creative writing Poetry selection (part 1) In this unit, cover half of the set poems from the chosen group in the AQA. Approach the poems as unseen texts and start with consideration of the response they elicit from students. Maintain a comparative approach both between poems from the selection and additional poems of the teacher s choice. Analyse language form and structure using appropriate terminology. Reading and responding to a variety of non-fiction and literary non-fiction texts. The following suggested broad themes link with those in the set Shakespeare plays, so that teachers may choose to make a link with the next area of study: prejudice; ambition and the exercise of power; growing up and the experience of adolescence; love, marriage and family relationships. Study the differences between spoken and written language to inform the analysis. Shakespeare play with a focus on plot and dramatic structure; the presentation of characters, themes and in the context in which it was written. Finding a voice: planning and purpose Genre conventions and features to achieve effects Text and sentence structures Variety of techniques to create characters Use of dialogue Creating atmosphere Describing people and places AQA poetry selection. Additional poems for comparison. Romeo and Juliet Written and spoken texts drawn from a variety of media: articles, opinion pieces, interviews, social media. GCSE Text book. A variety of extracts from literary texts for modelling and stimulus. February Poetry question based on comparison of two poems from the. March Spoken Assessment 2 April-May Reading focused based on exam style format for. (all groups to complete mock reading section) May Creative writing task.

3 To ability to write independently applying the principles of planning, drafting and revising their work. 6 read and enjoy a 19 th -century novel. AO1- AO4 Study the 19 th -century novel with a focus on plot and structure; the presentation of characters; themes and the context in which it was written. Frankenstein Students might research relevant aspects of the 19 th -century context for presentation as a spoken language assessment. June/July Extract-based reading assessment using exam format. Spoken language Assessments include (AO7-AO9) Assessed Presenting Responding to questions and feedback Use of Standard Teacher set throughout course Marked by teacher Separate endorsement (0% weighting of GCSE Year 11 Unit Unit Context Resources Assessment term 1 of, and responses to, poetry. To a critical style, Section B Poetry selection (part 2) In this unit, cover the remaining set poems from the chosen group in the AQA. Approach the poems as unseen texts and start with consideration of the response they elicit from students. Maintain a comparative approach both between poems from the selection and Poetry Poetry assessment comparing unseen poems as in the exam format

4 and the ability to compare poems. Y11 half term 2 understand the format and the timing of the terminal examinations. section A and and revision additional poems of the teacher s choice. Analyse language, form and structure using appropriate terminology Read and respond to a selection of short passages from 20 th and 21 st Century prose literature. Ensure the focus is on the writer s craft: language, structures, presentation of character and atmosphere. Practice and revision of the reading and writing components of the examination. Extracts from prose literature practice tests January Mock Exam For reading, ensure that students understand the format and marks allocation of each question. term 3 Aim: revision of texts for Poetry and Animal Farm., Note particularly the new focus on structure at both sentence and text level. Poetry selection (part 1 and Part 2) Revisit Animal Farm for exam. Develop ability to use textual reference; analyse form and structure and use appropriate terminology as indicated by the AOs. In this unit, cover the exam skills for the chosen group in the AQA and of the Lit exam. Ensure that students are able to answer questions based on various pairings in the anthology one will always be closed text and various extracts from Animal Farm. Analyse language, form and structure using appropriate terminology. Poetry Animal Farm practice tests. Spoken assessment 3. Y11 half term 4 Aim: revision of texts for Further opportunities for unseen practice. Revisit Shakespeare play and 19 th century novel. Develop ability to use textual reference; analyse form and structure and use appropriate terminology as indicated by the AOs. practice tests Teacher set Assessments

5 Shakespeare and 19 th Century novel. term 5 Aim: To consolidate and practice writing for a variety of audiences and purposes and to prepare students for final examinations. Writing for in both papers Exam practice All examinations Teach the principles of structuring an answer to meet the AOs Teaching focus will be determined by the needs of the students as identified by previous assessments. Teachers will determine the learning focus according to the needs of their students. papers