Staindrop Academy



8453898626English: Curriculum Outline00English: Curriculum Outline-142504-25546000Statement of IntentAt Staindrop Academy, the English department are dedicated to providing high quality teaching and learning to all students and inspiring intellectual curiosity at each stage in their school career. With a broad curriculum covering the study of both fiction and non-fiction texts, classic literature from Shakespeare and the 19th Century, analysing modern texts and poetry, and key skills in both verbal and written communication, our curriculum develops students to be confident readers, writers and orators. We achieve this by encouraging formal, structured conversations to enhance written argument within non-fiction writing and enhance students’ speaking and listening ability. Additionally, by studying a vast range of genres and authors, we encourage students to have an open mindset within their creative writing to produce personal, thoughtful narratives to enhance engagement and allow students to have ownership over their own work. By introducing students to a wide range of texts from other cultures and time periods, we are also committed to ensuring students become equipped with essential cultural capital, ready for life outside of school. Further to this, we highly encourage reading for pleasure and developing students’ ability to present their views on texts to develop strong, critical thinkers in preparation for further education and to allow students to grow into independent, resilient young people ready for the wider world. KS4 CoursesAQA English Language (8700)AQA English Literature (8702)Overview of Implementation (Topics and Key Learning)Y7War and Conflict: The study of a wide range of extracts from war fiction novels and poetry to introduce literature style analysis and influence effective narrative and descriptive writing, considering narrative structure and engaging openings to creative writing.The Concept of Metaphor: Divided City by Theresa Breslin: A novel study, designed to introduce the concept of metaphor through literature. This novel is a coming-of-age story, focusing on the prejudices within modern society and the power that youth has to challenge and transcend these. It is also used as inspiration to develop students’ ability to write to describe. An Introduction to Shakespeare: Through the study of extracts from across Shakespeare’s canon, students are introduced to the context in which these plays were written, the key themes and ideas within this and are challenged to deconstruct the language to develop higher level analytical skills.Creative Writers / Readers Workshops: Fortnightly lessons are integrated throughout the year to ensure students are exposed to a wide range of texts, styles and forms of writing which will, in turn, influence and enhance their own writing skills.Y8Victorian Literature: The study of a wide range of fiction and non-fiction extracts from Victorian short stories, novels and poetry to introduce students to the context in which these texts were written, and to allow students to begin drawing comparisons of universal messages to the modern day. This is also used as a basis for developing sophisticated vocabulary in descriptive writing.The Concept of Metaphor: Darkside by Tom Becker: A deeper understanding of the challenging concept of metaphor is built upon through the study of this fantasy novel exploring the world of the ‘dark side’ of Victorian London through the eyes of a 21st Century boy who has found a portal to the past. This will also help students develop skills in empathy and narrative writing.Writing to Compare: Students begin developing an understanding of how to compare both fiction and non-fiction texts in preparation for GCSE. Students will consider poetry, newspaper articles, travel writing and much more when comparing how writers present their messages and viewpoints through their methods.Creative Writers / Readers Workshops: Fortnightly lessons are integrated throughout the year to ensure students are exposed to a wide range of texts, styles and forms of writing which will, in turn, influence and enhance their own writing skills.Y9Dystopian Fiction: Language Paper 1: Creative Readers and Writers: A study of extracts from a range of dystopian fiction to begin developing students’ understanding of the skills required for Language Paper 1 (e.g. language and structural analysis and evaluation of writers’ methods). This topic develops students’ narrative and descriptive writing for Language Paper 1: Section B. This genre choice prepares students for the study of Animal Farm.Animal Farm by George Orwell: Literature Paper 2: Section A: This dystopian allegory invites students to engage with a modern texts and understand the universality of Orwell’s messages regarding government control and equality. This novel study tests students’ skills of understanding contextual influences, exploring narrative devices and structures and considering the effect of writers’ methods.AQA Love and Relationships Poetry: Literature Paper 2: Sections B and C: Students study fifteen poems from 19th Century to the modern day, developing an understanding of how relationships, gender stereotypes and societal expectations have changed across time. This comparative analysis tests students’ skills of understanding contextual influences, exploring poetic devices and structures and considering the effect of writers’ methods. Students will also examine a range of unseen poetry in preparation for Section C of this exam paper.Language Paper 2: Writing to Present A Viewpoint: Students will engage in structured debates, forums and researching to understand the requirements for presenting strong, mature viewpoints in the writing of non-fiction. Students will examine existing newspaper articles, speeches and formal letters to help them structure these forms of writing.Y10Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Literature Paper 1: Section A: The study of the tragedy involves understanding the contextual influences of life in Jacobean England, consideration of societal expectations of gender and consideration of playwright’s techniques. It also allows students to consider moral implications of the characters’ actions and the consequences they face as a result. Language Paper 2: Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives: Students are to understand the requirements of analysing non-fiction texts by comparing 19th Century texts to modern texts. Students will utilise their understanding of how society has changed and, therefore, influences writer’s viewpoints and written styles. They will also continue to enhance their own writing of formal non-fiction. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson: Literature Paper 1: Section B: The study of this gothic novella allows students to delve into the fabric of human nature, consider religion and morality as well as scientific advances in the Victorian era. It allows students to draw comparisons to modern day societal expectations of men and evaluate methods used by the writer to engage his readers.(Recovery Curriculum) Unseen Poetry: Students will revisit the study of poetry in preparation for the study of the Love and Relationships Collection in Y11. Students will examine a range of unseen poems and examine common themes, imagery, messages and methods to support their recovery curriculum.Spoken Language Study: Students will prepare and deliver a presentation on a topic of their choosing to an audience. They are to utilise their verbal communication skills, maintaining audience interest and participating in a question and answer session to assess their speaking and listening skills.Y11Exam Skills Revision and Practice: Students are to complete a personalised year of revision and exam skills practice tailored to the needs of the students. These will primarily focus on the following areas:Key quotations and/or methods analysis to aid retention from across the four literature textsThe study of unseen extracts from fiction, non-fiction and poetry Fortnightly assessments on a selected part of the exam paperDeveloping revision resources (including the deconstruction of model answers)Developing proofreading and self-assessment skills for use in the examEnhancing vocabulary and higher-level structures in both fiction and non-fiction writingDeveloping critical thinking skills by applying a range of questions (e.g. morality, religion, gender, life and death) to develop Grade 9 skillsMock Exams: Full Literature Papers and Full Language Papers to be completed in November and February to ensure students are confident with their timings and environment in preparation for the final exams.NB: 2021- 2022: (Recovery Curriculum) AQA Love and Relationships Poetry: Literature Paper 2: Sections B and C: Students study fifteen poems from 19th Century to the modern day, developing an understanding of how relationships, gender stereotypes and societal expectations have changed across time. This comparative analysis tests students’ skills of understanding contextual influences, exploring poetic devices and structures and considering the effect of writers’ methods. Students will also examine a range of unseen poetry in preparation for Section C of this exam paper. ................
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