English

Year Group	Areas of Study
7	Term 1: Exploration of Poetry Term 2: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Term 3: Modern Novel Term 4: Drama Term 5: Non Fiction Term 6: Introduction to Shakespeare
8	Term 1: Novel Term 2: Drama Term 3: Poetry from Other Cultures Term 4: Short Stories Term 5: Non Fiction Term 6: Shakespeare
9	Term 1: Novel Term 2: Poetry Term 3: Shakespeare Term 4: An Introduction to Gothic Term 5: Non-Fiction Term 6: An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Board

AQA

Outline of the Course

Read a wide range of classic literature fluently and with good understanding, and make connections across their reading
Read in depth, critically and evaluatively, to enhance discussion, explanation and understanding of ideas
Develop the habit of reading widely and often
Appreciate the depth and power of the English literary heritage
Write accurately, effectively and analytically using Standard English
Acquire and use a wide vocabulary, including the grammatical terminology and other literary and linguistic terms to criticise and analyse reading material

Assessment

	Type of Assessment	Duration	Weighting
1	Examination 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel Section A Shakespeare: students will answer one question on their play of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the play and then to write about the play as a whole. Section B The 19th-century novel: students will answer one question on their novel of choice. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.	1 hour 45 minutes	40% (64 marks)
2	Examination 2 Modern texts and poetry Section A Modern texts: students will answer one essay question from a choice of two on their studied modern prose or drama text. Section B Poetry: students will answer one comparative question on one named poem printed on the paper and one other poem from their chosen anthology cluster. Section C Unseen poetry: Students will answer one question on one unseen poem and one question comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.	2 hours 15 minutes	60% (96 marks)