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THEALE GREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL CURRICULUM SYLLABUS YEAR 7

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TERM ONE

TERM TWO

TERM THREE

INDUCTION POETRY LITERATURE NON-FICTION STORY DRAMA
 

information, introductions and library induction

S&L: introduction to oral work, investigate difference between spoken and written language structures

Reading: a choice of poetry, short story and non-fiction

Writing: planning, drafting, editing, and revising writing.

 

Review of poetic form with emphasis on literary heritage.

S&L: discussing poetry as whole class and in groups

Reading: a range of poetry

Writing: experimenting with visual and sound effects of language

 

Class reader

S&L: discussion of character, plot and setting. Identify and report the main points emerging from a discussion

Reading: class study of a nove

Writing: book or character review

 

Revise the stylistic conventions of non-fiction

Use of standard English

S&L: role playing e.g. spokesperson

Reading: a range of non-fiction

Writing: writing to instruct.

 

S&L: oral storytelling

Reading: study of a short story anthology

Writing: developing a range of dramatic devices, structuring a story and portraying characters

 

S&L: discussion of the difference between plays and prose, development of a range of dramatic techniques

Reading: a class play

Writing: producing a considered response to a play, writing a drama script

KEYWORDS KEYWORDS KEYWORDS KEYWORDS KEYWORDS KEYWORDS
  • Plan
  • Edit
  • Draft
  • Revise
  • Proofread
  • Instructions
  • Informal/Formal
  • Evaluate
  • Rhyme
  • Rhyme
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Imagery
  • Alliteration
  • Literary heritage
  • Literature
  • Narrator
  • Character
  • Setting
  • Theme
  • Mood
  • Skim
  • Scan
  • Prediction
  • Empathy
  • Audience
  • Purpose
  • Intention
  • Caption
  • Emotive
  • Explain
  • Persuade
  • Amuse
  • Sequence
  • Narrative
  • Plot
  • Description
  • Dialogue
  • Atmosphere
  • Viewpoint
  • Structure
  • Complication
  • Crisis
  • Resolution
  • Script
  • Dialogue
  • Theatre
  • Aside
  • Stage direction
  • Scene
WORD+SENTENCE LEVEL WORD+SENTENCE LEVEL WORD+SENTENCE LEVEL WORD+SENTENCE LEVEL WORD+SENTENCE LEVEL WORD+SENTENCE LEVEL
 

Pluralisation

Homophones

Phonics and syllables

Nouns and noun phrases

Paragraphs

 

Apostrophe-omissions

Dictionaries and thesaurus

Strategies to work out the meanings of unknown words

 

Spelling: correct vowel choices

Complex sentences and word classes

 

Possessive apostrophe

Link words

Active and passive voice, paragraphing

 

Word endings

Use of spellcheckers

Lexical patterns

Links with different languages

 

Prefixes

Analogies

Terms of qualification

S&L = SPEAKING AND LISTENING