English

Year	HT1	HT2	HT3	HT4	HT5	HT6
7 Self and identity	Modern novel: ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’	Modern novel: ‘My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece’ Identity poetry (pre-20^th to modern)	Classic novel: ‘Great Expectations’	Classic novel: ‘Great Expectations’	Shakespeare play: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’	Shakespeare play: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Focus:	Writing (creative)	Reading skills	Reading skills, building on HT2	Writing (creative), building on HT1	Reading skills, building on HT2 and HT3	Writing (viewpoint), building on HT1 and HT4
8 Conflict	Modern novel: ‘The Book Thief’	Modern novel: ‘The Book Thief’	Conflict poetry	Classic literature: the Gothic tradition	Shakespeare play: ‘Romeo and Juliet’	Shakespeare play: ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Focus:	Writing (creative)	Reading	Reading skills, building on HT2	Writing (creative), building on HT1	Reading skills, building on HT2 and HT3	Writing (viewpoint), building on HT1 and HT4
9 Power	Modern novel: ‘Animal Farm’	Modern novel: ‘Animal Farm’	Shakespeare play: ‘Othello’	Shakespeare play: ‘Othello’ Love poetry	Classic and contemporary literature: powerful voices	Classic and contemporary literature: powerful voices
Focus:	Reading	Writing (viewpoint)	Writing (creative), building on HT2	Reading, building on HT1	Reading, building on HT1 and HT4; creative and viewpoint writing too	Writing (creative and viewpoint), building on HT2 and HT3; reading too
10 AQA English Language and Literature	Introduction to Paper 1 reading x 3 weeks ‘A Christmas Carol’ x 3 weeks (Embed Paper 1 reading style questions)	‘A Christmas Carol’ x 7 weeks (Embed Paper 1 reading style questions) Interleave Power and conflict poetry: ‘Exposure’ ‘Bayonet Charge’	Introduction to Paper 2 reading x 3 weeks ‘Macbeth’ x 4 weeks (Embed Paper 1 reading style questions) Interleave Power and conflict poetry: ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ ‘Remains’	‘Macbeth’ x 5 weeks (Embed Paper 1 reading style questions) Interleave Power and conflict poetry: ‘Poppies’ ‘War Photographer’	Power and conflict poetry x 6 weeks: ‘Storm on the Island’ ‘The Prelude’ ‘The Emigree’ ‘Checking out Me History’ ‘Kamikaze’ ‘Tissue’ (Embed Paper 2 viewpoint writing) Interleave Year 10 exam revision	Revision x 1 week Language: speaking and listening x 6 weeks (Embed Paper 2 reading style questions and viewpoint writing)
11 AQA English Language and Literature	Paper 1 writing x 6 weeks (Embed Paper 1 reading revision)	Revision x 1 week ‘An Inspector Calls’ x 4 weeks (Embed Paper 2 viewpoint writing) Interleave Power and conflict poetry: ‘Ozymandias’ ‘London’	‘An Inspector Calls’ x 4 weeks (Embed Paper 2 viewpoint writing) Interleave Power and conflict poetry: ‘My Last Duchess’ Paper 2 reading x 3 weeks	Paper 2 reading and writing x 3 weeks Unseen poetry	Revision x 6 weeks
11 AQA English Language	Paper 1 reading	Paper 1 writing	Paper 2 reading Paper 1 interleaving	Paper 2 reading Paper 1 interleaving	Revision

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