Course overview - Study Period 5 and 6
During the first half term, study period 5, learners will be studying the topic ‘poetry from other cultures.’ They will be exposed to a range of poems from a range of poets. They will read for meaning, delve into context and background and form their own opinions on what they have read. They will build on their knowledge of analytical vocabulary and become more familiar with the different forms of poems.
During the second half term, study period 6, learners will be developing their writing skills through the stimulus of extracts from ‘The Hunger Games’. They will be exploring the genre of dystopian literature and enhancing their ability to write for a particular purpose, audience and format. They will be developing their creative writing skills, whilst continuing to develop their use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Key Concept:
Equality and Power
Assessment Points:
Learners will undertake two longer written assessments per half term; a baseline at the start and a summative piece towards the end.
They will also have a variety of shorter formative assessments, including Google Quizzes, Q and A sessions and recall activities.
Guidance:
Learners will receive guidance in a variety of ways. These include marked assessments, reports, verbal feedback, written feedback in books, 1:1 interaction, Google Classroom and whole class feedback.
Key Vocabulary:
T2: Oppression, remnant, providence, encapsulate, perpetuity, congregation, hostile, martyr, despondent, harbinger, segregation.
T3: Alliteration, assonance, caesura, connotation, emotive language enjambment, extended metaphor, form, imagery, juxtaposition, metaphor, onomatopoeia, pathetic fallacy, pathos, personification, repetition, rhetorical question, rhyme, rhythm, semantic field, sibilance, simile, structure, symbolism, tone.