Autumn Term (19th Century Literature)
| Power in Literature (2 lessons) | Text: Sherlock Holmes: EM unit |
| Knowledge: Scientific developments in the Victorian era; class and society in Victorian England; the detective genre; duality; periodicals. | |
| Vocab: To enlighten, deduction, scandal, periodical, introspective, dual nature, observation | |
| Assessment/Skills Mapping | · Revisit Y7 skills: topic sentences, zoomed in detailed analysis · Analytical verbs (more specific) · Adapting models |
| Grammar (1 lesson) | Mastery Writing 2 lessons 39-50 plus Mastery Writing 3 lessons 1-27 clauses; subordinate clauses; sentence demarcation; speech; apostrophes; possessive pronouns. |
| Writing (1 lesson) | 5-week cycles: Intro and model, generate ideas, slow writing x 2 lessons, edit and polish using feedback (5 polished pieces in a year – 3 of which assessed using comparative judgement) same model as Year 7 – spend two years enjoying the process |
| Reading (1 lesson) | Direct Reading Instruction for the continuing of development of fluent and comprehending readers (Prose, Fiction & Non-fiction, Poetry) ‘Hollow Pike’ – Juno Dawson ‘My sister lives on the mantlepiece’ – Annabel Pitcher ‘Notes on a Small Island’ – Bill Bryson ‘Collection of short stories and poems’ -Edgar Allen Poe ‘I know why the caged bird sings’ Maya Angelou |
Spring Term (Culture and Classics)
| Power in Literature (2 lessons) | Text: Animal Farm |
| Knowledge: Allegory; Orwell’s life and times; the Russian Revolution; recurring imagery; irony and corruption | |
| Vocab: Allegory, tyrant, rebellion, harvest, propaganda, cult of personality, treacherous; authorial intent | |
| Assessment/Skills Mapping | · Analytical verbs (more specific) · Adjectives to emphasis effect · Adapting models |
| Grammar (1 lesson) | Mastery Writing 2 lessons 39-50 plus Mastery Writing 3 lessons 1-27 clauses; subordinate clauses; sentence demarcation; speech; apostrophes; possessive pronouns. |
| Writing (1 lesson) | 5-week cycles: Intro and model, generate ideas, slow writing x 2 lessons, edit and polish using feedback (5 polished pieces in a year – 3 of which assessed using comparative judgement) same model as Year 7 – spend two years enjoying the process |
| Reading (1 lesson) | Direct Reading Instruction for the continuing of development of fluent and comprehending readers (Prose, Fiction & Non-fiction, Poetry) ‘Hollow Pike’ – Juno Dawson ‘My sister lives on the mantlepiece’ – Annabel Pitcher ‘Notes on a Small Island’ – Bill Bryson ‘Collection of short stories and poems’ -Edgar Allen Poe ‘I know why the caged bird sings’ Maya Angelou |
Summer Term (CUSP unit: Show us who you are)
| Power in Literature (2 lessons) | Literature Unit |
| Literature unit exploring a range of extracts from 19th century and modern texts from the USP CUSP team. | |
| Reading (1 lesson) | Direct Reading Instruction for the continuing of development of fluent and comprehending readers (Prose, Fiction & Non-fiction, Poetry) ‘Hollow Pike’ – Juno Dawson ‘My sister lives on the mantlepiece’ – Annabel Pitcher ‘Notes on a Small Island’ – Bill Bryson ‘Collection of short stories and poems’ -Edgar Allen Poe ‘I know why the caged bird sings’ Maya Angelou |