Literature from other cultures & Terror Kid

All powerpoints are complete with planning within and also without in the Unit of Work document.

This SOL will work for one whole term with year 8 focusing on Terror Kid and poems written by various black writers. Both will coincide with each other however, the opening of the SOL will focus on Terror Kid. It develops understanding of nuances of language including narrative techniques; it requires high levels of critical & imaginative response, & building skills of formal analysis required for GCSE. It builds on work with imaginative texts, to look at some subtle ways in which texts can carry political & emotional messages.
Aim to read at least three chapters per week.

• Develop skills of creative & critical response to a novel
• Develop skills of critical/analytical writing, essential for KS3 and 4
• Develop understanding of character
• Develop understanding of themes and literary techniques
• Develop skills of creative & critical response to a range of types of texts
• Develop awareness of the interconnectedness & relationships between different types of texts – literary & non-literary
• Develop skills of critical/analytical writing, essential for GCSE

Diversity of culture and its representation in literature
Zephaniah’s interest in racial and class identity and prejudice
Consider themes of Authority, Punishment and Anger and Identity