Subject Overview
Year 7
Year 7 English curriculum develops on the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy. While learning about Narrative, Persuasive and Analytic writing skills, students will focus on developing their knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating. To enhance an understanding of familiar and unfamiliar concepts, students will learn about stories they have heard in the past and develop on new narratives. They will also build on their knowledge of persuasive techniques as they listen to, read, view, interpret, evaluate and perform a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts in which the primary purpose is aesthetic, as well as texts designed to inform and persuade. These include various types of media texts including newspapers, magazines and digital texts.
In learning to analyse texts, students would read, review, interpret and evaluate the novel Skellig by David Almond. Students would explore the key characters, themes and symbolism presented in the novel.
Students would engage in creating a range of texts including narratives, articles, blogs, letters to the editor and analytic text responses.
Year 8
Year 8 English curriculum develops on the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy. While learning about Narrative, Persuasive, Creative and Analytic writing skills, students will focus on developing their knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating. To develop an understanding of familiar and unfamiliar concepts, students will learn about stories they have heard in the past and develop on new narratives. They will also build on their knowledge of persuasive techniques as they listen to, read, view, interpret, evaluate and perform a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts in which the primary purpose is aesthetic, as well as texts designed to inform and persuade. These include various types of media texts including newspapers, magazines and digital texts.
In learning to analyse texts, students would read, review, interpret and evaluate the novel Trash by Andy Mulligan. Students would explore the key characters, themes and symbolism presented in the novel.
Students would engage in creating a range of texts including narratives, articles, blogs, letters to the editor, short stories, diary entries, journals, sequel and analytic text responses.
Year 9
Year 9 English curriculum develops on the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy. While learning about Narrative, Persuasive, Comparative and Analytic writing skills, students will focus on developing their knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating. To develop an understanding of familiar and unfamiliar concepts, students will learn about stories they have heard in the past and develop on new narratives. They will also build on their knowledge of persuasive techniques as they listen to, read, view, interpret, evaluate and perform a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts in which the primary purpose is aesthetic, as well as texts designed to inform and persuade. These include various types of media texts including newspapers, magazines and digital texts.
In learning to analyse texts, students would read, review, interpret and evaluate the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. Students would explore the key characters, themes and symbolism presented in the novel. Finally, they will extend their analytic writing skills to create comparative analysis of the novel Animal Farm and the movie Invictus by Clint Eastwood.
Students would engage in creating a range of texts including narratives, articles, blogs, letters to the editor and analytic text responses.
Year 10
Year 10 English curriculum develops on the three interrelated strands of language, literature and literacy. While learning about Narrative, Persuasive, Comparative and Analytic writing skills, students will focus on developing their knowledge, understanding and skills in listening, reading, viewing, speaking, writing and creating. To develop an understanding of familiar and unfamiliar concepts, students will learn about stories they have heard in the past and develop on new narratives. They will also build on their knowledge of persuasive techniques as they listen to, read, view, interpret, evaluate and perform a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts in which the primary purpose is aesthetic, as well as texts designed to inform and persuade. These include various types of media texts including newspapers, magazines and digital texts.
In learning to analyse texts, students would read, review, interpret and evaluate the novel The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Students would explore the key characters, themes and symbolism presented in the novel. Finally, they will extend their analytic writing skills to create comparative analysis of the novel Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose and the movie Ghosts of Mississippi by Rob Reiner. These texts explore themes of human experience and cultural significance, interpersonal relationships, and ethical and global dilemmas within real-world and fictional settings and represent a variety of perspectives.
Students would engage in creating a range of texts including narratives, articles, blogs, letters to the editor and analytic text responses.