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1 Grange Park English LTP Year Group 7 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Myself project (1 st ) Roald Dahl Week (including Roald Dahl Day 13/9) (2 nd ) Focus Text Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl development of writing skills National Poetry Day (28/9) SPaG Poetry (haikus, limericks, kennings, poems from other cultures and traditions) Poetic devices Poetry competition 1 x Antarctica Shackleton s Cat Writing to inform Reports, diaries and letters Tense, first person Hyperbole Rhetorical questions 1 x Focus Text Journey To Jo burg Seminal World texts Writing to describe Similes and metaphors Adjectives and Adverbs Compound sentences Informal letter 1 x Midsummer Night s Dream. 1 x Media Advertising Writing to persuade (Dragon s Den) Formal letters (of application) 1 x 8+ 1 x Focus Text The Great Mouse Plot from Boy by Roald Dahl Biography/autobiograp hy National Poetry Day (28/9) Focus Text Beowulf Reading to know how language presents meaning Myths and Legends PEE paragraphs/essay writing/ standard English/origins of English Language/ Root Focus Text - Oliver Twist Writing to inform Historical texts Complex sentences/ PEE paragraphs Writing to argue, persuade and advise. Animal Rights Making a speech/presentation Conversation/interviews Speech punctuation Argument/persuasive writing The Tempest Narrative Poetry Writing to describe and entertain. Poetic devices. including Rime of Ancient Mariner, The Highwayman and Owl and Pussycat (Similes and metaphors, Adjectives and Adverbs) Personification

2 1 x words, prefixes and suffixes. 1 x 1 x 1 x PEE paragraphs/essay writing 1 x PEEL paragraphs 1 x 8- Focus Text Danny Champion of the World by Roald Dahl Biography/autobiograp hy National Poetry Day (28/9) 1 x Focus Text Beowulf Reading to know how language presents meaning Myths and Legends Root words, prefixes and suffixes. SPaG 1 x Focus Text - Oliver Twist Writing to inform Historical texts Compound sentences/connectives/ finding evidence (quotes) SPaG 1 x Writing to describe and entertain Animal Rights Making a speech/presentation Conversation/interviews Speech punctuation Argument/persuasive writing/letter to editor(argument) ij SPaG 1 x The Tempest PE paragraphs SPaG 1 x Poetry Writing to describe and entertain. Poetic devices. Revisit styles and include Owl and Pussy Cat as narrative and pre 1914 (Similes and metaphors, Adjectives and Adverbs) PEE paragraphs SPaG 1 x 9+ GCSE English Prep Focus Text - Stone Cold Non-fiction texts Working Children Newspaper/reports Analysis and persuasive writing Letter writing and diaries in literature Points of view speaking and listening GCSE English Prep - War Focus texts The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas/Carrie s War/I am David/War Horse Creative writing/literary devices Analysis of textual features/text structure War Poetry including pre 1914 Analysis GCSE English Prep Focus Text Othello GCSE English Prep Cultural identity/world Literature Focus Text: White Fang, I am Malala, (extracts) Speaking and listening Points of view Analysis of textual features/text structure

3 9-1 x Focus Text - Stone Cold (extracts) Letter writing and diaries in literature Points of view SPaG development 1 x Focus Media Texts using film Penelope Newspaper Reports Fact and opinion Who, what, where, when, why Past tense Speech punctuation Read, Write Inc. 15 mins each day World War Two Focus text Rose Blanche (possible extract from Boy in Striped Pyjamas) Creative writing War Poetry Analysis/poetry writing Reading 1 x Read, Write Inc. 15 mins each day / extract analysis Focus Text Macbeth Descriptive writing Drama (s 1 and 2) Comparison of texts Understanding perspectives. Introduction to Step Up and Functional Skills qualifications including sample s and work on vocabulary development, SPaG and literary devices. Read, Write Inc. 15 mins each day 1 x Read, Write Inc. 15 mins each day 10+ Comparative essay writing, PEE for literary devices, transactional writing. Modern and historical texts 18 th, 19 th & 21 st century Creative writing Structure, length, literary devices, SPaG and paragraphing, narrative voice, writing to show not tell. Genres of creative writing End of Year Exams Persuasive Writing

4 Macbeth 10- SPaG development Phonic development Entry Level/Functional Skills English 1 x Poetry Anthology Power and Conflict Analysis, comparative essay writing Unseen Poetry Entry Level/Functional Skills English 1 x End of Year Exams Focus Text - Blood Brothers Entry Level/Functional Skills English (qualifications to be taken) Introduction to higher qualifications: GCSE English Language, Step-Up and Functional Skills qualifications including sample s and work on vocabulary development, SPaG and literary devices. 11+ Comparative essay writing, PEE for literary devices, transactional writing. Modern and historical texts 18 th, 19 th & 21 st century Women, Royalty, Power and Madness 1 x Exam skills Past papers, revision, analysis, comparison, evaluation, summarising, critical reading, comprehension. purposes (fiction and non-fiction) 1 x 1 x Exams Finish - Blood Brothers Unseen Poetry

5 Finish Poetry Anthology Much ado about Nothing Analysis Comparison (Christmas Carol, Much ado about Nothing, Blood Brothers, Poetry (seen and unseen). Exams 1 x Year Book 11- Entry Level/Functional Skills Past papers, revision, analysis, comparison, evaluation, summarising, critical reading, comprehension. purposes (fiction) Entry Level/Functional Skills Comparative essay writing, PEE for literary devices, transactional writing. purposes ( non-fiction) Entry Level/Functional Skills Examinations Exam skills Examination 1 x 1 x 1 x 12/13/14 + Past papers, revision, analysis, comparison, evaluation, summarising, critical reading, comprehension. purposes (fiction) Comparative essay writing, PEE for literary devices, transactional writing. purposes ( non-fiction) Year Book Exam skills Examination AQA Unit Awards at appropriate level for the individual students Functional Skills Qualification course work at appropriate level for individual students Functional Skills Qualification course work at appropriate level for individual students Functional Skills Qualification Examination

6 12/13/14 - Link above to AQA Unit Awards for specific skills where possible Link above to AQA Unit Awards for specific skills where possible AQA Unit Awards at appropriate level for the students

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