Half Term 1a Learning about key persuasive techniques in writing what they are, what they look like and how they are used in the real world. Weeks 3, 4 and 5: Writing to argue how is it different to persuasion? Evaluating effectiveness of advertisements. Weeks 6 and 7: Producing a formal argument about a relevant real life issue. Effective and appropriate communication (context / genre / tone / register / language / purpose / audience) Charities (homelessness). Understanding tricks that adverts use. Exploring the influence of the internet on young people. Does it have a positive or negative or negative influence on young lives? Power of 3 Exaggeration Rhetorical question Say again (repetition) Undermine opposing views Anecdote Direct Address Emotive language Power of 3 Exaggeration Rhetorical question Say again (repetition) Undermine opposing views Anecdote Direct Address Emotive language Formal / informal Sarcasm Pun Wit Room 101 Power of 3 Exaggeration Rhetorical question Say again (repetition) Undermine opposing views Anecdote Direct Address Emotive language Formal / informal Sarcasm Pun Wit Homework activities and resources that can be used KS3 Bitesize website (writing to persuade and argue). KS3 Bitesize website (writing to persuade and argue). KS3 Bitesize website (writing to persuade and argue).
Half Term 1b A Christmas Carol Dickens background and cultural context. Scrooge s attitude to the poor. Dickens characterization of Scrooge. Giving vs receiving. The true meaning of Christmas. Victorian society and inequality. Loans, debts and associated issues. Social responsibility. Cultural context Characterization Verb Noun Adjective Repetition Homework activities and resources that can be used SparkNotes A Cristmas Carol (online) Weeks 3, 4 and 5: Introduction to and completion of GCSE style literature task. Dickens presentation of Marley s Ghost and the 3 spirits. Practice varying sentence types. Social responsibility. Responsibility for our actions. Is human nature inherently good? Characterization Extract Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Repetition Simple, compound, complex sentence SparkNotes A Cristmas Carol (online) Weeks 6 and 7: True or false comprehension skills (GCSE style). The presentation of Victorian social issues ( Ignorance and Want ). Scrooge s transformation through the novel. How and why do people change? How and why does Scrooge change? Transformation P.E.E Repetition Juxtaposition Symbol Development Connotations SparkNotes A Cristmas Carol (online)
Half Term 2a We will be studying WW1 propaganda materials and considering how they persuade the intended audience We will be looking at conditions in the trenches in WW1 We will be using famous war poems as a stimulus for writing our own war poetry Ethics of war and the use of propaganda materials in encouraging soldiers to fight. Propaganda Trench Over the top Recruitment Vocabulary Message Tone Biased Primary source Censorship weekly guide in KS3 Bitesize website (the war poets). by Wilfred Owen called Dulce et Decorum Est by Jessie Pope called Who s For the Game? We will be developing our understanding of poetic techniques We will be using our understanding of poetic techniques to analyse a poem called Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen the role of those at home in encouraging soldiers to fight in WW1. First hand Uncensored Unbiased Alliteration Personification Onomatopoeia Analysis Ambiguity Hyperbole Euphemism Pathetic Fallacy Oxymoron Assonance weekly guide in KS3 Bitesize website (the war poets/wilfred Owen). by Simon Armitage called Remains called The Manhunt by Simon Armitage We will be analysing an unseen poem independently. the differences between WW1 and modern combat and the psychological effects of conflict on soldiers. PTSD weekly guide in KS3 Bitesize website (Remains and The Manhunt /Simon Armitage).
Half Term 2b We will be exploring different genres and their features/conventions the use of stereotypes in literature how to use language and literary devices to improve a narrative Issues around stereotyping in literature and society Genre Features/Conventions Stereotypes Sentence variety Onomatopoeia Personification Adjectives Adverbs Punctuation weekly guide in KS3 Bitesize website genre, audience, purpose and style We will be developing our speaking and listening skills and our persuasive skills by engaging in a debate We will be producing a minisaga making sure we avoid the use of clichés We will be using sensory language to help us to describe a scene effectively We will be experimenting with writing in different tenses We will be experimenting with writing using different narrative voices We will be producing a modern version of a traditional fairy tale The importance of effective speaking and listening skills for life outside of school Challenging traditional stereotypical roles and considering modern day problems Speaking and listening Debate DAFOREST persuasive techniques Standard English Cliché Sensory language Tense Narrative voice Setting Plot weekly guide in KS3 Bitesize website argue, persuade and advise/ speaking and listening weekly guide in KS3 Bitesize website narrative writing/narrative voice
Half Term 3a We will be exploring the connotations of the front cover of Private Peaceful and making predictions about the text We will be analysing the opening of the novel and using evidence from the text to answer questions We will be developing our skimming, scanning and comprehension skills We will be revisiting persuasive techniques and the term propaganda and considering how this is portrayed in the novel We will be analysing a persuasive speech from the novel how the writer creates characters in the novel Considering the treatment of those who are seen as different in society Issues around the use of propaganda in persuading people to support the war effort in WW1 Connotations Narrative hook Skimming Scanning Retrieval Inference Propaganda Persuasive techniques Analyse Effect of language Adjective weekly guide in School radio Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo audio book weekly guide in School radio Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo audio book We will be using persuasive techniques to present an argument We will be writing a monologue from the perspective of one of the characters Considering the ethics of a firing squad in WW1 Persuasive techniques Monologue First person narrative weekly guide in School radio Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo audio book
Half Term 3b We will be reading the opening of the play Macbeth and considering the importance of the witches prophecies We will be analysing the character of Lady Macbeth and how she is presented at the start of the play We will be analysing the changing character of Macbeth in the first act of the play issues around the idea of the supernatural and the beliefs of Jacobean England. Prophecy Supernatural Power Ambition Caesura Dramatic irony Enjambment Euphemism Iambic pentameter Soliloquy Analyse Evaluate weekly guide in BBC Bitesize Macbeth We will be exploring the motivations of Macbeth We will be evaluating events in the play considering the historical and social context We will be analysing and evaluating the use of language to convey character s reactions in the play We will be producing a creative interpretation of the play the Jacobean view of the monarchy and evaluating the actions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in light of this. Context Motivations Regicide Analyse Evaluate weekly guide in BBC Bitesize Macbeth weekly guide in BBC Bitesize Macbeth