A challenging and dynamic scheme to go alongside the reading of Northern Lights (Philip Pullman), aimed at year 7 or 8. 6 weeks / 18 lessons Students will explore: A text’s context (production and reception) Characterisation Speaking & listening skills An author’s use of setting Language, imagery and connotations Close analysis of extracts Thematic analysis including themes of family, gender and growing up Perspective Intertextuality Structure Writer’s intentions/ideas/ideologies Includes two different assessment options - one in the age-adjusted style of a GCSE Literature question; one more of a GCSE Language Paper 1 Section A style Please note - reading time is not included in scheme duration as it was initially delivered as flipped learning, where reading was completed at home. Scheme can therefore be extended to include the reading, or lessons can be cut.

A English scheme of work aimed at year 7s, where students explore different types of journeys through reading and analysing extracts and poetry, as well as writing about their own journeys. 3 weeks / 9 lessons This scheme centres on different points of view, narratives and experiences. After completing it, students will be able to define: Narrator Point of view Inference Symbolism Adjective, adverb, tense, imagery, alliteration, inclusive language, atmosphere, tone Figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification) Students should also be able to: Understand the difference between the literal and the figurative Understand how journeys can be used by writers to convey their ideologies and perspectives Identify and explore how writers present thoughts and feelings Identify and analyse language features, structural methods and poetic techniques Write about their own journeys - literal and figurative Students will read: Where The Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak The Road Less Taken - Robert Frost The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman Extracts from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll Extracts from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis

A dynamic and challenging English scheme of work (6 weeks; 18 lessons), aimed at year 9, where students practise GCSE Language Paper 2 skills by exploring the history and development of the English language throughout the world. Students will explore: The evolution of English from Old to Middle to Modern English Beowulf and Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales French and Latin influences The influence of science, religion and Shakespeare on English The contentiousness of the British Empire and its role in spreading English around the world Pidgins, Creoles and slang Accents and dialects The use of English around the world in e.g. India and South Africa Debates around the politics of English e.g. whether English is a ‘killer language’ How to write persuasively using persuasive language techniques and in different forms (speeches, letters etc.) Includes a guided assessment task in the style of a GCSE Language Paper 2 Section B

A 6-week poetry scheme of work aimed at Key Stage 3 (ideally year 7 or 8) that teaches students how to analyse the poetic methods and conventions of various forms of poems. Students will also practise writing their own poetry. Assessment task included (writing their own poem and writing an analytical commentary of their poem). Students will explore and analyse the conventions of: Ballads Sonnets Pastoral poetry Patriotic poetry Poems studied: The Highwayman - Alfred Noyes Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare The Passionate Shepherd to His Love - Christopher Marlowe Nightfall in the City of Hyderabad - Sarojini Naidu The Hill We Climb - Amanda Gorman In Flanders Fields - John McCrae Talking Turkeys - Benjamin Zephaniah

A 4/5 week English scheme of work (12-15 lessons) where students will explore and analyse the narratives, themes and issues contained within video games. Students will explore: The history of video games and their narratives The importance of agency within the video game medium Debates around gaming such as concerns around violence Diversity and equality within gaming Thematic analyses e.g. corruption, technology, gender Includes an extended project where students get to choose a specific area of interest and produce something creative/analytical