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Characters: Protagonists & Antagonists
This scheme builds on students' awareness of how writers construct characters within their narratives for effect and develops the punctuation and creative skills developed in Key Stage 2.
Key text: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
Term 1
Term 1
Time and Place: Poetry and Travel Writing
These schemes focus on connecting time and place with understanding of how and why they influence a writer's personal experience through analysis of how writers choose vocabulary and techniques to create meaning.
Key texts: A selection of poetry from different cultures and travel writing extracts spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Term 2
Term 2
Introduction to Shakespeare
This scheme is focussed on reading and understanding Shakespearean drama - with an emphasis on inference and interpretation of language and performance, supported by key quotations. The play content also lends itself to the study of advice writing, considering the target audience.
Key text: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
This scheme is focussed on reading and understanding Shakespearean drama - with an emphasis on inference and interpretation of language and performance, supported by key quotations. The play content also lends itself to the study of advice writing, considering the target audience.
Key text: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Term 3
Term 3
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