English - year 10

“Without stories, we wouldn’t be human beings at all”

-Philip Pullman, novelist- 

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
  • Language Paper 1
  • Writing narrative
  • Fiction/Creative writing
  • Short story form – narrative structure, plot, character, setting
  • How to come up with good ideas
  • Precision of language, wider vocabulary, using linguistic and structural techniques effectively
  • Common SPAG issues – paragraphing, punctuating for effect, how to punctuate direct speech
  • Literature Paper 2
  • Post 1914 set text (Teacher choice between An Inspector Calls, Lord of the Flies or Animal Farm)
  • Focus on plot, character, theme, and context
  • Literature Paper 2
  • 19th century novel (Teacher choice between Great Expectations, Jekyll & Hyde or A Christmas Carol. a) Extract analysis b)
  • Essay on related theme
  • Language Paper 1
  • Reading section. Understanding unseen 19th century texts
  • Short answer
  • Analysis
  • Evaluation
  • Summer Exam Preparation - Revision
  • Language Paper 1, reading and writing section and Post-1914 Lit
  • Exams
  • Language Paper 1: whole • Literature Paper 1: post-1914 essay only
  • Literature Paper 2 - poetry anthology
  • Choice of themes from anthology: focus on ideas, analysis of language and poetic techniques, context, and comparison skills/li>
  • Unseen poetry – recognising themes, ideas, and methods
  • Language Paper 2
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Transactional writing
  • Speaking and Listing
  • Speaking and listening award, a 5 min presentation and 5 mins of Q&A in front of the class or peer group members
  • Assessment
  • One piece of narrative writing
  • One whole text essay
  • One extract question
  • One whole text essay
  • One comparison essay – numerical mark
Autumn Term
  • Language Paper 1
  • Writing narrative
  • Fiction/Creative writing
  • Short story form – narrative structure, plot, character, setting
  • How to come up with good ideas
  • Precision of language, wider vocabulary, using linguistic and structural techniques effectively
  • Common SPAG issues – paragraphing, punctuating for effect, how to punctuate direct speech
  • Literature Paper 2
  • Post 1914 set text (Teacher choice between An Inspector Calls, Lord of the Flies or Animal Farm)
  • Focus on plot, character, theme, and context
  • Assessment
  • One piece of narrative writing
  • One whole text essay
Spring Term
  • Literature Paper 2
  • 19th century novel (Teacher choice between Great Expectations, Jekyll & Hyde or A Christmas Carol. a) Extract analysis b)
  • Essay on related theme
  • Language Paper 1
  • Reading section. Understanding unseen 19th century texts
  • Short answer
  • Analysis
  • Evaluation
  • Assessment
  • One extract question
  • One whole text essay
Summer Term
  • Summer Exam Preparation - Revision
  • Language Paper 1, reading and writing section and Post-1914 Lit
  • Exams
  • Language Paper 1: whole • Literature Paper 1: post-1914 essay only
  • Literature Paper 2 - poetry anthology
  • Choice of themes from anthology: focus on ideas, analysis of language and poetic techniques, context, and comparison skills/li>
  • Unseen poetry – recognising themes, ideas, and methods
  • Language Paper 2
  • Non-fiction writing
  • Transactional writing
  • Speaking and Listing
  • Speaking and listening award, a 5 min presentation and 5 mins of Q&A in front of the class or peer group members
  • Assessment
  • One comparison essay – numerical mark
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