English

Competencies

C1: Accuracy

C2: Communication

C3: Inference

C4: Analysis

Course Overview

The Language of Truth: Village Project: A themed, cohesive unit to include study of non-fiction texts. 

Class Novel

Ongoing Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

The Adventure of English: a language-based unit that explores the history of the English language, spelling and punctuation through a historical narrative that will account for some of the nuances of our language. 

Poetry Anthology - Identity: a study of a selection of modern poems, dealing with different types of ‘identity’.

Modern Play: a study of Modern Drama text

Assessment

Autumn Term 1 - Diagnostic assessment on an unseen non-fiction text (Competency 3)

Autumn Term 2 - Portfolio of non-fiction writing (Competencies 1 and 2)

Spring 1 -  Voice of character assessment (Competencies 2 and 3)

Spring 2 - Essay on their novel (Competencies 3 and 4) and Literacy assessment on The Adventure of English (Competencies 1 and 2)

Summer 1 - Summer exam covering reading unseen non-fiction and Identity Poetry (Competencies 1, 3 and 4)

Summer 2 - Presentation of novel of choice from reading log (Competencies 1, 2  and 4)

Recommended Reading

Our reading lists are not exhaustive and we make regular recommendations via our reading logs and library lessons. However, here are some to get you started:

Almond D. Skellig (1998) 

Almond, D. Heaven Eyes (2000)

Ashley, B. Little Soldier (1999)

Bawden, N. Granny the Pag (1995)

Blackman, M. Pig Heart Boy (1997)

Blackman, M. An Eye for an Eye (2003)

Breslin, T. Whispers in the Graveyard (1994)

Cassidy, C. Scarlett (2006) 

Colfer, E. The Artemis Fowl Series (2001-2012)

Creech, S. Love That Dog (2001)

Crossley-Holland, K. The Seeing Stone (2000)

Fine, A. The Tulip Touch (1996)

Funke, C. The Thief Lord (2000)

Gibbons, A. Shadow of the Minotaur (2000)

Gleitzman, M. Once (2006)

Gleitzman, M. Two Weeks with the Queen also Worry Warts (2006)

Hendry, F. The Diary of Lily Hicks (2001)

Hoffman, M. The Colour of Home (2003)

Howarth, L. Maphead (1994)

Laird, E. Kiss the Dust (1991)

Laird, E. A Little Piece of Ground (2003)

MacPhail, C. Fighting Back (1998)

McCaughrean, G. The Kite Rider (2001)

McCaughrean, G. Forever X (2008)

McKay, H. Saffy’s Angel (2001) 

Morpurgo, M. Private Peaceful (2003) 

Morpurgo, M. The Butterfly Lion (1996)

Naidoo, B. The Other Side of Truth (2000)

Needle, J. A Game of Soldiers (1985)

Nicholson, W. The Wind Singer (2000)

Pratchett, T. Johnny and the Dead (1993)

Pratchett, T. Truckers (1989)

Pratchett, T. Diggers (1990)

Prue, S. The Devil’s Toenail (2003)

Prue, S. Cold Tom (2008)

Pullman, P. Spring-Heeled Jack (1991)

Pullman, P. Clockwork (2004)

Sacher, L. Small Steps (2007)

Sacher, L. Holes (2015)

Shearer, A. Bootleg (2003)

Singer, N. Feather Boy (2002)

Snicket, L. A Series of Unfortunate Events (1999-2006)

Spinelli, J. Stargirl (2000)

Waugh S. The Mennyms (2018)

Westall, R. Gulf (1992)

Zephaniah, B. Refugee Boy (2017)

Zindel, P. Rats (2011)