English

Subject Overview 2021/22
Key Stage 4 (English and English Literature)

All KS4 work is based on AQA GCSE English Language, English Literature and AQA functional skills.

Year 10

Autumn Spring Summer
Frankenstein
Victorian England
Crime and punishment
World War 1
The world of work When not at work…
Sports/interests/ hobbies and leisure
Everything strange, weird and wonderful.
GCSE paper 1A
Reading fiction
GCSE Paper 1B
Writing to describe

GCSE Paper 2A
Reading non fiction

Functional Skills L1

GCSE Paper 2B
Writing non fiction
GCSE Paper 1A
Reading Fiction
Spoken Language :
Informal discussion skills
Spoken Language
Persuasive speeches
Spoken Language
Formal Discussion skills
Spoken Language
Individual presentations/ppt

Spoken Language:
Storytelling

Spoken Language
Speaking

Year 11

Autumn Spring Summer
“Reading” Pictures
Creating Pictures with words
What makes a good education?
Social Media
Travel and Transport The Animal Kingdom REVISION
GCSE Paper 1A
GCSE Paper 1B

 

Writing to describe

GCSE English Paper 2A / 2B
Writing speeches
GCSE Paper 1A
GCSE Paper 1B

 

Writing to describe

GCSE English Paper 2A / 2B
Report writing
GCSE Paper 1A/B
GCSE Paper 2A/B
Functional skills preparation Spoken Language
Functional skills

 

GCSE – discussion and presentation

Functional skills preparation Spoken Language
Functional skills

 

GCSE – discussion and presentation

 

** Spelling, punctuation and sentence structure should be taught as part of every topic.

Subject Overview 2021/22
Key Stage 4 (English only)

All KS4 work is based on AQA GCSE English Language and AQA functional skills.

Year 10 2019-2020

Autumn Spring Summer

Sherlock Holmes / The Sign of Four

Victorian England

X 3 lessons per week

Power and Conflict

Anthology poetry

X 3 lessons per week

The world of work

Functional skills L1

X 3 per week

When not at work…

Sports/interests/ hobbies and leisure

English Paper 2A

X3 lessons per week

Everything strange, weird and wonderful.

GCSE Paper 1

Reading Fiction

X 3 lessons per week

GCSE English paper 1A

Reading fiction

X 2 lessons per week

GCSE English Paper 1B

Writing to describe

X2 lessons per week

Power and Conflict poetry

X2 lessons per week

GCSE Paper 2B

Writing non fiction and

Spoken Language:

Individual persuasive presentations

X2 lessons per week

GCSE Spoken language – record speeches

X 2 per week

Spoken Language :
Informal discussion skills

Spoken Language:
Formal discussion

Spoken Language:
Interviews

   

Year 11 2020-21

Autumn Spring Summer

“Reading” Pictures

Creating Pictures with words

Romeo and Juliet

What makes a good education?

Social Media

Unseen poetry

Fiction Extracts

Non Fiction extracts

Sherlock Holmes / Poetry / An Inspector Calls revision

REVISION

GCSE Paper 1B

Writing to describe

English Literature

GCSE English Paper 2

English Literature

GCSE Paper 1A

GCSE Paper 1B

Writing to describe

GCSE English Paper 2

English Literature

GCSE Paper 1A/B

GCSE Paper 2A/B

English Literature

Functional skills preparation (retake)

Spoken Language

GCSE – discussion and presentation

Poetry Poetry Poetry

** Spelling, punctuation and sentence structure should be taught as part of every topic.

Require more information?

X