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Year 8
There will be compulsory reading lessons in library once a week. As well as reading and grammar lessons in addition to core provision.
Autumn 2
Autumn 1
Spring 1
Summer 1
Summer 2
Spring 2
1. Extract analysis
2. Creative writing
1. Poetry unseen
2. Poetry recital
3. Media analysis
1. Short stories
2. Extract analysis
3. Creative writing
1. Comparison
2. Article writing
3. S&L: newsroom
1. Exam: reading
(whole text and
extract)and writing
1.
S&Ldrama
2. Analysis – whole text
3. Script-writing
Poems of
Culture:
Comparison
skills
Writing poetry
Poet Study
Media Analysis:
Advertising
Enrichment
activity:
poetry slam
Mysteries!
Short stories
Non-fiction
Mixture of
fiction and non-
fiction sources
Develop
comparison
skills (GCSE
Paper 2, section
A)
Creative writing
Novel:
Whole text and
extract
questions
Year 8
Assessment
Week
Media
Studies:
Range of
pathways to
choose from
Music,
journalism,
film,
Comparison
skills
Summary
skills
Science
Fiction:
Fiction,
nonfiction and
poetry
Drama Text
Spelling Bee
Terminal
Exam
(Edexcel)