Year 9 English Curriculum
| Topic | Further details about the topic | |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn Term | ||
| 1 | Catapulting forward a thousand years: your vision of the future |
This will encompass and develop various writing skills |
| 2 | Fun with Puns, Clichés & Metaphors | Writers’ visions of the future stimulate your own ideas for a place in which a story unfolds |
| Spring Term | ||
| 1 | Writing a sonnet |
Various reading and writing skills will be addressed. |
| 2 |
Story-telling/Lord of the Flies leadership contest |
Various reading and writing skills will be addressed |
| Summer Term | ||
| 1 |
A whole Shakespeare play |
Various reading and writing skills will be addressed |
| 2 | A whole Shakespeare play |
Various reading and writing skills will be addressed |
Assessment
Apart from the initial writing exercise to establish realistic writing levels, boys will be assessed each term on reading (which includes a vocabulary and grammar element) and writing. There is also a separate grammar test which is sent home to be pre-prepared. For the reading tests we have selected passages that we hope will engage the students’ interest to such an extent that they will wish to read the books from which they are taken.
| Topic | Type of Assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| CAT 1 | Short writing task to reassess after six week holiday! | Written assessment |
| CAT 2 |
GCSE style Shakespeare exam based on whichever play has been studied. This will be planned in class. GCSE style poetry comparison based on Ode to Autumn by John Keats and Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney. |
Two exams to prepare year 9 for the closed book exams they will experience at GCSE. These examine Literature texts but the analytical skills are also relevant to GCSE Language |
Main Resources
| Resource | Details | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Readers – you will study three books which might include some of the following. |
Lord of the Flies William Golding I’m the King of the Castle Susan Hill To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee The Pearl John Steinbeck A selection of poetry Unman, Wittering and Zigo Giles Cooper The Tempest or Twelfth Night Shakespeare |
All |
| Equipment | Writing pen, glue, scissors and highlighters. |
Enrichment opportunities
| Activity or trip | Day and time or term |
|---|---|
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Theatre visits, visiting authors, and attending poetry readings are dependent on what is available when. |
As appropriate |
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Extra English Sessions are available. Please speak with your class teacher to find out details. |
As appropriate |
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For KS3 there are reading mentors to help those who are under-confident in reading aloud. |
Daily |
| There are opportunities to take part in public speaking and mock trials competitions |
