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In Year 9, you will use George Orwell's Animal Farm to understand the power of rhetoric, explore the poetry of World War 1, explore The Gothic and build your creative writing skills before embarking on your GCSE English Literature journey with an Anthology of Power & Conflict poetry.
Students also have an hour each week for Foundation Studies English. This is designed to broaden students' cultural capital. They study George Orwell's 1984 and Willy Russell's Educating Rita in these sessions, exploring dystopic fiction, social commentary, the dramatic form and a range of the 'big ideas' essential to success at GCSE English.
Core English
Core English
War Poetry
Animal Farm, George Orwell
Gothic Literature
GCSE Power & Conflict Poetry Anthology
Homework
Homework
Students will be asked to complete a 10-minute literacy quiz each week. This will be set on Google Classroom.
Regular revision tasks to support independent learning of your first GCSE texts.
Summer exam
Summer exam
This year's exam is on 15 March 2026. Use this booklet to support your revision.
Foundation Studies English
Foundation Studies English
Educating Rita, Willie Russell
Educating Rita, Willie Russell
1984 George Orwell
1984 George Orwell
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