English - year 9

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

-Philip Pullman, novelist-

Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Unit: Novel The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.	Unit: Gothic Genre Writing using gothic conventions.	Unit: Short Stories Reading and understanding modern short stories. Unit: Writing a Speech Using rhetorical and persuasive devices.	Unit: Poetry Romantic poets and/or modern poetry collection.	Unit: Shakespeare Tragedy Hamlet.	Unit: Non-Fiction Various modern non-fiction sources. Summer Exam Preparation Summer Exam assessment.
Understanding and reviewing core elements of a novel: setting, character, plot, narrative structure (framed narrative, point of view, story arc) Conventions of the ghost story genre, particularly how writers build suspense Understanding historical context Engaging with 19th century style language mproving essay writing – particularly embedding evidence and referring to context	Engaging with model texts Understanding gothic conventions, imagery and language Imaginative writing: writing own short fiction using Gothic conventions	Understanding core elements of a short story Analysing and then writing with different story structures: mood shift, plot twist Choosing topic of interest Researching and writing a speech using rhetorical devices Effective audience engagement and delivery strategiese	Understanding poetry and poetic conventions Understanding the poet’s purpose and context Understanding the idea of a poetic voice and viewpoint Close reading strategies Using textual evidence Improving analytical essay writing	Strategies for understanding early modern English Understanding conventions of Shakespeare plays Close reading strategies Using textual evidence Identifying and understanding literary techniques Understanding historical context	Strategies for unseen texts Identifying text type, audience and purpose Identifying the main idea Understanding non-fiction conventions: letter, review, article, speech, information guide Analysing techniques in transactional texts – literary and non-literary Writing non-fiction with a clear text type, audience and purpose Comparing texts with similar topics Prepare for Summer Exam: reading and writing strategies
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communicators, Inquirers, Open-minded	Communicators, Knowledgeable, Thinkers	Communicators, Knowledgeable, Inquirers, Thinkers	Communicators, Knowledgeable, Inquirers	Communicators, Knowledgeable, Inquirers	Communicators, Inquirers, Open-minded, Knowledgeable

Autumn 1	Autumn 2
Unit: Novel The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.	Unit: Gothic Genre Writing using gothic conventions.
Understanding and reviewing core elements of a novel: setting, character, plot, narrative structure (framed narrative, point of view, story arc) Conventions of the ghost story genre, particularly how writers build suspense Understanding historical context Engaging with 19th century style language mproving essay writing – particularly embedding evidence and referring to context	Engaging with model texts Understanding gothic conventions, imagery and language Imaginative writing: writing own short fiction using Gothic conventions
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communicators, Inquirers, Open-minded	Communicators, Knowledgeable, Thinkers

Spring 1	Spring 2
Unit: Short Stories Reading and understanding modern short stories. Unit: Writing a Speech Using rhetorical and persuasive devices.	Unit: Poetry Romantic poets and/or modern poetry collection.
Understanding core elements of a short story Analysing and then writing with different story structures: mood shift, plot twist Choosing topic of interest Researching and writing a speech using rhetorical devices Effective audience engagement and delivery strategiese	Understanding poetry and poetic conventions Understanding the poet’s purpose and context Understanding the idea of a poetic voice and viewpoint Close reading strategies Using textual evidence Improving analytical essay writing
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communicators, Knowledgeable, Inquirers, Thinkers	Communicators, Knowledgeable, Inquirers

Summer 1	Summer 2
Unit: Shakespeare Tragedy Hamlet.	Unit: Non-Fiction Various modern non-fiction sources. Summer Exam Preparation Summer Exam assessment.
Strategies for understanding early modern English Understanding conventions of Shakespeare plays Close reading strategies Using textual evidence Identifying and understanding literary techniques Understanding historical context	Strategies for unseen texts Identifying text type, audience and purpose Identifying the main idea Understanding non-fiction conventions: letter, review, article, speech, information guide Analysing techniques in transactional texts – literary and non-literary Writing non-fiction with a clear text type, audience and purpose Comparing texts with similar topics Prepare for Summer Exam: reading and writing strategies
DWS Life Learning Skills
Communicators, Knowledgeable, Inquirers	Communicators, Inquirers, Open-minded, Knowledgeable

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