ENGLISH

WELCOME to the english department

YEAR 7 TOPICS

Roots of english

Students will learn about the roots of the English language and the impact of Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Renaissance influences.

MYTHS AND LEGENDS

Students will be taught about legends from Greek, Norse and British mythology, and use them as a writing stimulus to create their own stories about beasts, knights and warriors!

TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN

'Tom's Midnight Garden' is a popular children's novel that conveys the power of childhood imagination.

NATURE POETRY

Studying nature poetry involves considering the different choices writers make. Students will also get the chance to create their own animal poems.

POINT OF VIEW WRITING

This unit teaches students a range of persuasive and argumentative writing skills in relation to different societal issues.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a comedy set in Athens and the nearby forest, and it is the first Shakespearean play pupils study at Norton Hill School.

sample lesson

example work

Copy of 1. Roots of English - Introduction.

Exemplar work

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what our pupils think of ENGLISH AT NORTON HILL

TRIPS AND CLUBS

Trips and clubs run by the English department take a range of different forms. The department has run theatre trips and other visits such as the 'transforming texts' visit to Harry Potter World. Authors and poets have also visited to run workshops. Internal clubs run by the department include the school newspaper and creative writing club.