English - year 11

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

-Philip Pullman, novelist- 

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term
  • Language Paper 1 - Writing
  • Revision of narrative writing
  • Literature Paper 1 - Shakespeare
  • Analysis of an extract – key subject terminology, language, form and structure
  • Essay - plot, character, themes, key quotations and context
  • Language Paper 1 - Reading and writing prep
  • Revision for Literature Paper 1
  • Revision of reading skills (Language Paper 1: two short answer questions, Q3 is analysis, Q4 is evaluation.)
  • Revision of post-1914 text (post 1914 text is a choice of 2 questions on the whole text with context.)
  • Language Paper 1 and Literature Paper 1 - Mock Exams
  • Language Paper 1 (fiction)
  • Literature Paper 2 (Shakespeare and post-1914 text)
  • Language Paper 2 (Non-fiction)
  • Reading section - short answer, analysis, evaluation followed by comparison of two non-fiction texts
  • Writing section is transactional writing – article, speech, letter etc
  • Literature Paper 2 - 19th century and poetry
  • Unseen 19th century – analysis of an extract followed by an essay question. No context needed
  • Unseen and Poems from the anthology: guidance will be given as to which poems need to be revised for February PPEs
  • February PPEs - Language Paper 2 (non fiction) and a Literature Paper 2 (19th century novel and poetry)
  • Revision of Literature texts and Language papers
  • Public exams begin mid-May
  • Assessment
  • Peer and self-assessed writing with targets
  • Analysis practice - marked with targets for improvement
  • Comparison questions 7a and 7b – numerical mark given
  • Peer and self-assessed writing with targets
  • Revision of Literature texts and Language papers
  • Public exams begin mid-May
Autumn Term
  • Language Paper 1 - Writing
  • Revision of narrative writing
  • Literature Paper 1 - Shakespeare
  • Analysis of an extract – key subject terminology, language, form and structure
  • Essay - plot, character, themes, key quotations and context
  • Language Paper 1 - Reading and writing prep
  • Revision for Literature Paper 1
  • Revision of reading skills (Language Paper 1: two short answer questions, Q3 is analysis, Q4 is evaluation.)
  • Revision of post-1914 text (post 1914 text is a choice of 2 questions on the whole text with context.)
  • Language Paper 1 and Literature Paper 1 - Mock Exams
  • Language Paper 1 (fiction)
  • Literature Paper 2 (Shakespeare and post-1914 text)
  • Assessment
  • Peer and self-assessed writing with targets
  • Analysis practice - marked with targets for improvement
Spring Term
  • Language Paper 2 (Non-fiction)
  • Reading section - short answer, analysis, evaluation followed by comparison of two non-fiction texts
  • Writing section is transactional writing – article, speech, letter etc
  • Literature Paper 2 - 19th century and poetry
  • Unseen 19th century – analysis of an extract followed by an essay question. No context needed
  • Unseen and Poems from the anthology: guidance will be given as to which poems need to be revised for February PPEs
  • February PPEs - Language Paper 2 (non fiction) and a Literature Paper 2 (19th century novel and poetry)
  • Assessment
  • Comparison questions 7a and 7b – numerical mark given
  • Peer and self-assessed writing with targets
Summer Term
  • Revision of Literature texts and Language papers
  • Public exams begin mid-May
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