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TNHA Curriculum Planning Document Subject: English Year: 10 TNHA Curriculum Planning Document Subject: English Year: 10 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Subject Literature Paper 2 – Literature Paper 2 – A Literature Paper 1 – Literature Paper 1 - Literature Paper 1 – Literature Paper 1 – Content A Christmas Carol Christmas Carol An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls Power & Conflict Poetry Power & Conflict Poetry by Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens by J.B. Priestley by J.B. Priestley Anthology by various Anthology by various Exam Poets Poets Board: AQA Language Paper 1 - Language Paper 1 – Language Paper 2 - Language Paper 2 - Language Paper 1 - Language Paper 1 – Section A Section B Section A Section B Section A Section B MOCKS - Language Literary Authorial Intention Authorial Intention Authorial Intention Authorial Intention Authorial Intention Authorial Intention Concepts Character Character Character Character Poem Poem Form – Novel Form – Novel Form – Play Form – Play Form Form Narrative Structure Narrative Structure Narrative Structure Narrative Structure Structure Structure Reader Theory – Reader Theory – Refer Reader Theory – Refer to Reader Theory – Reader Theory Reader Theory Refer to Literary to Literary Concept Literary Concept Booklet Refer to Literary Romanticism – Refer to Romanticism – Refer to Concept Booklet Booklet Concept Booklet Literary Concept Booklet Literary Concept Booklet Ideas in 4. Politics Ideas & 4. Politics Ideas & 4. Politics Ideas & 4. Politics Ideas & 1. Culture & Identity 1. Culture & Identity Context / Economic Systems Economic Systems Economic Systems Economic Systems 2. Empire & Colonialism 2. Empire & Colonialism 5. Prejudice & 5. Prejudice & 5. Prejudice & 5. Prejudice & 3. Personal Identity 3. Personal Identity Cultural Discrimination Discrimination Discrimination Discrimination Capital 7. Social Class 7. Social Class 7. Social Class 7. Social Class 9. Victorian Society 9. Victorian Society & 9. Victorian Society & 9. Victorian Society & Culture Culture Culture & Culture 12. Working Class 12. Working Class 11. Women’s Experience 11. Women’s Experience Experience & The Struggle for Experience & The Equality Struggle for Equality 12. Working Class 12. Working Class Experience Experience Literary Allegory, Climax, Allegory, Climax, Allegory, Climax, Allegory, Climax, Stanza, Imagery, Stanza, Imagery, Terms Foreshadowing, Foreshadowing, Plot, Foreshadowing, Plot, Foreshadowing, Extended Metaphor, Extended Metaphor, Plot, Protagonist, Protagonist, Protagonist, Antagonist, Plot, Protagonist, Juxtaposition Persona, Juxtaposition Persona, Determined to be the best we can be… #theTNHAway Antagonist, Antagonist, Narrator, Dramatic Irony, Antagonist, Simile, Caesura, Meter, Simile, Caesura, Meter, Narrator, Pathetic Pathetic Fallacy, Cliffhanger – Refer to Dramatic Irony, Rhyme, Assonance, Rhyme, Assonance, Fallacy, Cliffhanger Cliffhanger – Refer to Literary Terms Booklet Cliffhanger – Refer Oxymoron, Symbol – Oxymoron, Symbol – – Refer to Literary Literary Terms Booklet to Literary Terms Refer to Literary Terms Refer to Literary Terms Terms Booklet Booklet Booklet Booklet Grammatic Revision of Yr9 Revision of Yr9 plus: Revision of Yr9 plus: Revision of Yr9 plus: Revision of Yr9 plus: Revision of Yr9 plus: al Terms / plus: Antonym, Antonym, Object, Antonym, Object, Antonym, Object, Antonym, Object, Antonym, Object, Object, Participle, Participle, Active Voice. Participle, Active Voice. Participle, Active Participle, Active Voice, Participle, Active Voice, Grammar Active Voice. Unit- Unit-relevant spelling Unit-relevant spelling Voice. Unit-relevant Stress, Syllable, Tense. Stress, Syllable, Tense. Focus relevant spelling tests - Refer to tests - Refer to spelling tests - Refer Unit-relevant spelling Unit-relevant spelling tests - Refer to Grammatical Terms Grammatical Terms to Grammatical tests - Refer to tests - Refer to Grammatical Terms Booklet Booklet Terms Booklet Grammatical Terms Grammatical Terms Booklet Booklet Booklet Linguistic Cohesion, Cohesion, Convention, Cohesion, Convention, Cohesion, Cohesion, Convention, Cohesion, Convention, Terms Convention, Genre, Genre, Word Class, Genre, Word Class, Convention, Genre, Genre, Word Class, Genre, Word Class, Word Class, Structure, Prefix, Semantics, Structure, Word Class, Structure, Style, Structure, Style, Structure, Prefix, Ellipses, Style, Style, Etymology, Lexical, Semantics, Lexical/semantic field, Lexical/semantic field, Ellipses, Style, Euphemism, Semantic Register– Refer to Structure, Style, Phonology, Phonology, Euphemism, Derogation – Refer to Linguistic Terms Booklet - Etymology, Lexical, Colloquialism, Register, Colloquialism, Register Semantic Linguistic Terms Refer to Linguistics Terms Register– Refer to Anaphoric referencing. Anaphoric referencing, Derogation – Refer Booklet Booklet Linguistic Terms Etymology – Refer to Etymology – Refer to to Linguistic Terms Booklet - Refer to Linguistic Terms Booklet Linguistic Terms Booklet Booklet Linguistics Terms Booklet Sequencing Y7 class novel; Y8 Y7 class novel; Y8 class Y7 Class novel; Y9 Class Y7 Class novel; Y9 Y7 Poetry; Year 9 Poetry Y7 Poetry; Year 9 Poetry - Rationale class novel; Y9 class novel; Y9 class novel. novel – Yr 7 Play; Yr 8 Class novel – Yr 7 - GCSE Literature GCSE Literature novel. Exploration Exploration of themes Play. Exploring themes Play; Yr 8 Play. of themes inc. inc. Poverty, morality, including cultural/social Exploring themes Poverty, morality, social conscience, laws, identity; relationships; including social conscience, class structures; belief systems/ cultural/social laws, class Victorian beliefs; ideologies/the concept of identity; structures; GCSE Literature self and other/internal relationships; belief Victorian beliefs. voice; historical and systems/ GCSE Literature cultural context; ideologies/the exploring ancient and concept of self and early modern other/internal voice; Determined to be the best we can be… #theTNHAway conceptions of tragedy in historical and drama; cultural context; GCSE Literature exploring ancient and early modern conceptions of tragedy in drama; GCSE Literature Determined to be the best we can be… #theTNHAway TNHA Curriculum Planning Document Subject: English Year: 11 Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Subject Content Literature Paper 1 – Literature Paper 1 - To follow Year 11 To follow Year 11 To follow Year 11 Exam Board: Macbeth by William Macbeth by William plan – regular plan – regular plan – regular Shakespeare Shakespeare weekly Language weekly Language weekly Language EXAMS Edexcel and Literature and Literature and Literature assessments assessments assessments Literary Concepts W = exploring character W = exploring character N/A N/A N/A N/A perspectives/alternative perspectives/alternative viewpoints. viewpoints. R = Exploration of R = Exploration of Shakespeare's writing – Shakespeare's writing – developing close developing close analysis of linguistic & analysis of linguistic & structural devices; structural devices; dramatic irony; themes, dramatic irony; themes, characterisation and characterisation and context; further study context; further study of tragedy genre and of tragedy genre and links with classical links with classical drama. drama. Ideas in Context / 6. Shakespeare’s World 6. Shakespeare’s World N/A N/A N/A N/A Cultural Capital Literary Terms Allegory, Imagery, Allegory, Imagery, N/A N/A N/A N/A Climax, Foreshadowing, Climax, Foreshadowing, Plot, Protagonist, Plot, Protagonist, Antagonist, Soliloquy, Antagonist, Soliloquy, Symbol, Monologue, Symbol, Monologue, Pathetic Fallacy Pathetic Fallacy Determined to be the best we can be… #theTNHAway Anthropomorphism – Anthropomorphism – Refer to Literary Terms Refer to Literary Terms Booklet Booklet Grammatical Revision of KS3 and Yr Revision of KS3 and Yr N/A N/A N/A N/A Terms / 10 terms plus: 10 terms plus: Antonym, Object, Antonym, Object, Grammar Focus Participle, Active Voice, Participle, Active Voice, Stress, Syllable, Tense. Stress, Syllable, Tense. Unit-relevant spelling Unit-relevant spelling tests - Refer to tests - Refer to Grammatical Terms Grammatical Terms Booklet Booklet Linguistic Terms Cohesion, Convention, Cohesion, Convention, N/A N/A N/A N/A Genre, Word Class, Genre, Word Class, Semantics, Structure, Semantics, Structure, Style, Etymology, Style, Etymology, Lexical, Register, Lexical, Register, Semantic Derogation– Semantic Derogation– Refer to Linguistic Refer to Linguistic Terms Booklet Terms Booklet Sequencing Y7 Class novel; Y9 Class Y7 Class novel; Y9 Class Rationale novel – Yr 7 Play; Yr 8 novel – Yr 7 Play; Yr 8 Play. Exploring themes Play. Exploring themes including cultural/social including cultural/social identity; relationships; identity; relationships; belief systems/ belief systems/ ideologies/the concept ideologies/the concept of self and of self and other/internal voice; other/internal voice; historical and cultural historical and cultural context; exploring context; exploring ancient and early ancient and early modern conceptions of modern conceptions of tragedy in drama; tragedy in drama; GCSE Literature GCSE Literature Determined to be the best we can be… #theTNHAway Determined to be the best we can be… #theTNHAway .
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