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English Language

Curriculum Details - 2022/2023 (Current)

Year	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
12	Component 1 - Introduction to written language analysis and spoken language terminology. Component 2 - English in the 21st century and revision of grammatical terms for analysis.	Component 1 - Spoken Language. Component 2 - English in the 21st century continued.	Component 1 - Language Issues: Language and power Component 2 - Language Change, including the origins of the English Language and Early Modern English.	Component 1 - Language Issues: Standard and Non-Standard English varieties. Component 2 - Language Change and how text types have developed over time.	Component 1 - Language Issues : Language and Situation Component 2 - Language Change continued.	Preparation for the NEA (Component 4) - Language and Identity.
13	Completion of the NEA	Component 1 - Language Issues: Child Language Acquisition Component 3 - Creative and critical writing with a focus on writing for a wide range of different purposes and audiences.	Component 1 - Child Language Acquisition Component 3 - Creative and critical writing including how to write a commentary on your own writing.	Component 1 - Language Issues - Language and Situation and Language and Power Revision Revision of Component 2.	Component 1 - Language Issues: Language and Power and Language and Situation topics will be revised Component 2 - Revision.	N/A

English Literature

Curriculum Details - 2022/2023 (Current)

Year	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
12	Paper 1 - Novel study in preparation for the comparative Love Through the Ages question (Section C) Paper 2 - Modern Poetry - an introduction to modern themes post 1945 and study of the exam text (Owen Sheers or Carol Ann Duffy) for Section A	Paper 1 - Novel and Poetry study for the comparative question Paper 2 - Modern poetry completed for assessment in January of Y12.	Paper 1 - Completion of the novel and poetry study for Love Through the Ages Paper 2 - Comparative play and novel study (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or The Help)	Paper 1 - Unseen Poetry study and preparation for the NEA Paper 2 - Comparative play and novel study	Non-Exam Assessment	Non-Exam Assessment
13	Completion of NEA	Paper 1 - Shakespeare (Section A) - Othello or The Winter's Tale Paper 2 - Unseen Prose	Paper 1 - Shakespeare completed Paper 2 - Revision of Y12 texts and deepening understanding of modern texts	Paper 1 - Revision of Paper 1 texts and deepening understanding of the presentation of love in texts through time Paper 2 revision	Paper 1 & 2 revision

English

Curriculum Details - 2022/2023 (Current)

Year	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4	Term 5	Term 6
7	Modern Novel study – The Graveyard Book or Private Peaceful - with a focus on narrative and genre, the presentation of character, use of setting, context, engagement with reading.	Modern novel study continued, or an optional second text.	Autobiography unit including pupils reading a full text of their choice, plus a range of extracts. The focus is on writers’ methods and structural features, and students’ own writing.	Literary Heritage unit, including students' choice of a quest novel. The focus is on structural features, writers’ methods, ideas across time, comparing texts and ideas, and creative writing.	Literary Heritage continued, including Greek Myths, and the presentation of heroes and legends through time.	Supernatural Poetry, including an introduction to pre-20th century texts, with a focus on engaging with poetry, poetic methods and ideas across time.
8	Modern Novel study, with a focus on narrative and genre, presentation of character, use of setting, context and engagement with reading.	Diverse modern poetry, with a focus on how poets present attitudes and ideas in their poetry, developing students' understanding of poetic methods.	Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream - exploring the creation of plot and character, the play's themes and an introduction to Shakespeare's comedies and his dramatic methods.	A Midsummer Night's Dream continued - exploring the creation of plot and character, the play's themes, and an introduction to Shakespeare's comedies and his dramatic methods.	Short stories, focusing on narrative structure, point of view, characterisation and genre.	The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas play-script, with a focus on character, plot, context and dramatic methods.
9	Gothic scheme - exploring a wide range of literature through time including short stories, Victorian mystery stories, extracts from gothic horror novels, the presentation of vampires, and gothic ideas in poetry.	Gothic scheme continued, with the focus is on genre, narrative voice, atmosphere, and the developing of students' creative writing and comparative skills. Students also choose a horror / gothic text to read independently.	Modern Poetry, developig students' confidence exploring ideas and methods in poems, and a short scheme on Language in Society.	Contemporary Novel, with a focus on narrative, context, characterisation and critical thinking, preparing students for more independent thinking at KS4.	A short language scheme exploring language in society or the history of English. Shakespeare - Twelfth Night or The Tempest. Developing students' undertanding and experience of Shakespeare's methods, characterisation, plot and themes.	Shakespeare continued.
10	In Terms 1 to 4, students study their first Literature text (Modern Text - play or novel - or the Poetry Anthology), and develop their language skills for the English papers. Usually, each of the Literature texts takes 2 terms.	Students continue to study either their Modern Text (play or novel) or the Poetry Anthology for their GCSE literature exam, and develop their language skills for the English papers.	Students study their second Literature text - their Modern Text (play or novel) or the Poetry Anthology, and develop their language skills for the English papers.	Students complete the study of their second Literature text, so they have completed the initial study of their Modern Text and the Poetry Anthology. They also further develop their language skills.	In Terms 4 to 6, students study either their nineteenth-century novel or their Shakespeare play (Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice or Much Ado About Nothing) for their GCSE literature exam. They continue to develop their language skills for the English papers.	In Terms 4 to 6, students continue to study either their nineteenth-century novel or their Shakespeare play for their GCSE literature exam. They develop their language skills for the English papers. In Term 6, they also complete their Spoken Language Endorsement.
11	In Term 1-2, students study either their nineteenth-century novel or their Shakespeare play (dependent on texts studied in Y10) for their GCSE literature exam. They develop their language skills for the English papers.	In Term 1-2, students complete their initial study either their nineteenth-century novel or their Shakespeare play (dependent on texts studied in Y10) for their GCSE literature exam. They develop their language skills for the English papers.	In Terms 3-5, students focus on deepening their knowledge and understanding of their literature texts and further secure their language skills.	In Terms 3-5, students focus on deepening their knowledge and understanding of their literature texts and further secure their language skills.	In Terms 3-5, students focus on deepening their knowledge and understanding of their literature texts and further secure their language skills.	Transition work for Literature broadens students' experience of great texts through a diverse and engaging summer reading list. Language work introduces new topics including Spoken Language and Accent & Dialect plus key theorists in language study.