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English Year 7

Unit 1. A Life’s Story: Biography
Pupils will explore how autobiographies and biographies are put together.
Assessment Tasks: reading for meaning and writing an autobiographical story.

Unit 2. Forms of writing: non-fiction text types including ICT/Bullying
Pupils will revise a number of text types, including writing a persuasive speech, diary and letter.
Assessment Task Writing: Pupils will produce an anti-bullying information leaflet.

Unit 3. Speaking and Listening Assessments
Pupils will debate topical issues, expressing opinions and ideas in a group.
Assessment Task: Participation in Speaking and Listening activities and written evaluation of oral work.

Unit 4. Pen Rhythm / Poetry unit:
Pupils will explore a range of poetry, looking at key features of language and structure.
Assessment Tasks: Reading analysis of poetry and recording of a performance.

Unit 5. Gothic Tales
Pupils will explore the techniques that Gothic writing uses to capture a reader’s interest.
Assessment Task: Write the opening chapter for a horror story.
Speaking and Listening Writing and recording an audio commentary for a haunted house

Unit 6. Media: The News
Pupils will look at content and styles of news items in newspapers, on TV and on the radio.
Assessment Tasks: Record ‘The Leftwich News’ and read a variety of texts to understand the features of newspapers.

Unit 7. Our World Different Cultures Unit including S. African links.
Pupils will explore texts from different cultures and make connections with their own and write a review.
Assessment Task: Independent research on a culture of their choice.

Unit 8. Pre-Twentieth Century Prose
Pupils will study a range of pre-twentieth century prose
Assessment task: Group discussion of comparison of extracts

Unit 9. Drama: Modern Play
Pupils will study a modern play, looking at the craft of the playwright
Assessment Task: Speaking and Listening- Dramatise part of play

On-going tasks throughout the course of the year:
- novel – pupils will read a novel chosen by their teacher, completing tasks looking at the author’s craft.
- drama – pupils will be introduced to a variety of drama techniques and issues, working together in different roles
- independent reading- pupils will read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts of your own choice. Titles of completed books are recorded in English books and different tasks completed

Examination:
• Formal examination takes place at the end of the year, to assess reading and writing.