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Autumn 1 – The Gothic, Fairy Tales 

Understanding the key aspects of a story/characterisation.  

Text List: Dracula, Frankenstein, Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Peter Pan

Skill Focus: AO1-AO9

Autumn 2 – Heroes and Villains (Myths and Legends)

Understanding the key components of a story and the impact of Greek Mythology and stories which deliver morals. 

Text List Greek Myths: Pandora’s Box, Narcissus, Jason and the Argonauts, Odysseus and the Cyclops

Skill Focus: AO1/AO2/AO3/AO5/AO6/AO8/AO9

Spring 1 – Heroes and Villains (Virtues and Vices, Heaven and Hell) 

Understanding the idea of hell and punishment, how it developed and its impact in society.

Text List: The Hunger Games, Dante’s Inferno, Voldermort, Cruella DeVille, Captain Hook

Skill Focus: Previous skills plus AO3/AO4/AO7/AO8/AO9

Spring 2 – Stories we tell (Growing Up) 

Developing knowledge on class division, social injustice/responsibility and the impact of poverty.

Text List: Our Day Out. Articles about 80’s Britain, poverty, class division, Liverpool, north/south divide

Skill Focus: Previous skills plus AO3/AO4/AO7/AO8/AO9

Summer 1 – Stories we tell (Our World) 

Understanding poetry from different cultures, with a focus on social inequality and differences in culture and religion.

Text List – Poetry 

Skill Focus: AO2/AO7 main focus on Language not structure in poetry

Summer 2 – Heroes and Villains (Tragedy and Comedy) 

Understanding the basic context surrounding Shakespeare, his impact on Literature and the basic components of a ‘tragedy’.

Text List – Romeo and Juliet 

Skill Focus: Previous skills and AO7 

Autumn 1 – Crimes and Detectives

Understanding context of crime/detective literature with a focus on Victorian context – society, morality and cultural influence.

Text List: The Speckled Band.  Extracts from Oliver Twist, Bleak House, Christmas Carol

Skill Focus: AO1 – AO9

Autumn 2 – Crimes and Detectives

Understanding famous criminals and crimes from the Victorian era up to modern day. 

Text List: News articles/non fictions extracts based on crime/detectives/prison/heroes and villains in both modern and Victorian society. 

Skill Focus: AO1 – AO9

Spring 1 – Power and Conflict 

Understanding literature, particularly poetry from different cultures with a focus on racial inequality, multiculturalism and social division. 

Text List: Poetry (poems from other cultures). 

Skill Focus: AO1-AO9

Spring 2 – Power and Wealth 

Focus on social divisions, equality, economy and American history.

Text List: Of Mice and Men.  Reading around understanding the Wall Street Crash, The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in American History. 

Skill Focus: AO1-AO9

Summer 1 – Journeys: literal and metaphorical 

Develop understanding of the basic context surrounding Shakespeare, his impact on Literature and the basic components of a ‘comedy’ and a ‘tragedy’. 

Text List – Much Ado About Nothing

Skill Focus: AO1-AO9

Summer 2 – Journeys: literal and metaphorical 

Develop an understanding of the context of WW1, along with war poetry (modern and WW1).  Understanding the impact of social inequality on growing up looking at the journey of growing up through characters. 

Text List – Private Peaceful.  Extracts – War Poetry

Skill Focus: AO1-AO9

Literature

• AO1: Read, understand and respond to texts.  Students should be able to maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
• AO2: Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate
• AO3: Show understanding of the relationship between texts and the contexts in which they were written
• AO4: Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation

Language

• AO1: Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas
• AO2: Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views
• AO3: Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts
• AO4: Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references
• AO5: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register to different forms, purpose and audiences.  Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
• AO6: Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation
• AO7: Demonstrate presentation skills in a formal setting
• AO8: Listen and respond appropriately to spoken language, including to questions and feedback on presentations
• AO9: use spoken standard English effectively in speeches and presentations.

• Rich and poor/wealth disparity
• Use of short fiction texts to support understanding of texts over time, language and structure
• Building understanding of wealth through time

• Explore a range of non fiction texts under the heading ‘World of Work’ from the 19th to 21st Century
• Focus on Industrial Revolution, Victorian and Edwardian England and modern day workplaces
• Understanding of workers’ rights/poor working conditions

• Describing villains – stereotypical and non stereotypical
• Use of short fiction texts to support development of descriptive writing, focusing on how authors across time create atmosphere and imagery

• Develop understanding of how to analyse modern text
• Focus on class and social division, inequality, impact of wealth and segregation in society

• Explore a range of non fiction texts under the heading ‘World of Work’ from the 19th to 21st century
• Focus on Industrial Revolution, Victorian and Edwardian England and modern day workplaces
• Understanding of workers’ rights/poor working conditions

• Introduction to the plot of Macbeth
• Clear focus on contextual factors, characters and themes
• Develop knowledge of how Macbeth fits the Shakespeare genre

• Power: use of short fiction texts to support understanding of texts over time, language and structure

• Men and women through the ages
• Sexism and expectations of genders from 19th century to modern day
• Columnists’ views on modern day gender inequality

• Range of topics covering areas of culture covered through the curriculum
• World of work, men and women, rich and poor

• Victorian context: setting,crime, expectations, morality

• Anthology Poetry: comparison focus
• Introduction to romance poems
• Unseen poetry

• Edwardian and post war context: setting, expectations, morality

• Language Paper 1 (fiction reading and writing skills) 
• Exploring a range of themes around 20th/21st century
• Language Paper 2: Viewpoints and Perspectives 

• Language paper 2: Viewpoints and Perspectives
• Exploring a range of themes with a particular focus on middle class outdoor activities
• Language Paper 1

• Revision 

• Half Term 1:Jekyll and Hyde and Macbeth
• Victorian context: setting, crime, expectations, morality
• Half Term 2: An Inspector Calls
• Edwardian context and post war context

• Half Term 2: Jekyll and Hyde and Macbeth
• Victorian context: setting, crime, expectations, morality
• Half Term 4: An Inspector Calls
• Edwardian context and post war context 

• Revision