In Orwell's Animal Farm, students will build their understanding of political themes such as democracy, dictatorship, propaganda and control. They will look at Twentieth Century political context and establish the writer's intent.
In Language, students will consider voice, intent and perspective of a wide range of texts to compare how texts convey ideas and viewpoints.
1. Reading - whole-text theme question on Animal Farm.
2. Unseen reading and analysis and creative writing task.
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural skills developed. Develop the individual: Students will consider a range of non-fiction literary forms. . Students will be asked to use empathy skills in order to appreciate the context of the texts they read. Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way. Developing the community: Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way.
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural skills developed. Develop the individual: Students will consider a range of non-fiction literary forms. They will learn how to approach an unseen text, focusing on language, form and structure, which will in turn feed into their GCSE study. Students will be asked to use empathy skills in order to appreciate the context of the texts they read. Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way. Developing the community: Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way.
Pupils will read the play Macbeth to consolidate their skills in interpreting and analysing Shakespearean plays. They will explore the rich language Shakespeare uses and focus on the key themes the play consists of. Students will also consider universal themes of love, death, loyalty and revenge. By further delving into Elizabethan society, students will deepen their understanding of how a work of art is rooted in the time, place and space in which it is created; considering which of the issues explored are still relevant today.
Language: WRITER’S CRAFT: EVALUATION & TRANSACTIONAL WRITING.
Students will work with their teachers on annotating a range of fiction and non-fiction extracts, analysing how the writer has focused on the ideas of theme, mood or argument. Pupils will develop an understanding of how to write non-fiction text types such as: letters, and reviews.
1. Literature question: Extract and whole play focus based on: Context and whole play, Understand plot, characterisation, themes. Students also to evaluate choice of language and structure
2. Transactional writing: letter
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural skills developed. Develop the individual: Students will consider a range of non-fiction literary forms. They will learn how to approach an unseen text, focusing on language, form and structure, which will in turn feed into their GCSE study. Students will be asked to use empathy skills in order to appreciate the context of the texts they read. Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way. Developing the community: Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way.
Poetry: Conflict
Pupils will study a range of poems around the theme of conflict. Students will develop their annotation skills, focusing on how language and structure is used to present the poets’ viewpoints on social issues. Students will learn how to make links between poems, and compare the ways in which poets have presented key ideas and emotions.
Language:
Students will also revise the key skills needed for their end of year exam. All skills have been taught and assessed throughout the year and students will spend time revising these.
1. End of year exam based on Paper 2 of the GCSE English exam; section A – reading comprehension - non-fiction texts; section B – transactional writing
2. Literature Prose practice for paper 1. There will be a main focus on understanding plot and structure, the presentation of characters, themes and the context in which the text was written.
Spiritual, moral, social and cultural skills developed. Develop the individual: Students will consider a range of non-fiction literary forms. They will learn how to approach an unseen text, focusing on language, form and structure, which will in turn feed into their GCSE study. Students will be asked to use empathy skills in order to appreciate the context of the texts they read. Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way. Developing the community: Students will explore their ideas together, developing listening and appreciation skills. They will learn to share ideas and different interpretations about the texts in a safe and respectful way.