THEALE GREEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
This is a very important year! At the end of the year you will sit a SATs examination. In the meantime you could have a look at a couple of the websites which may help you through the some of the aspects of the Shakespeare paper - many of you will be studying, 'Twelfth Night' which is one of the William Shakespeare’s most delightful comedies.
IT homeworks: Click on the half term title to reveal the homework for the half term
TERM ONE |
TERM TWO |
TERM THREE |
| NON-FICTION | POETRY AND SHORT STORY | SHAKESPEARE AND SATS | MEDIA | NOVEL |
| Reading: read a range of non fiction of a discursive nature Writing: write about discursive texts using analytical language S&L: compare different points of view that have been expressed, identifying and evaluating differences and similarities, considering bias, viewpoint and emotive language |
Reading: theme linked Pre and post C20th poetry and short story Writing: comparative and discursive analysis of poetry and short story S&L: Presentation of poem. Identifying and analysing underlying themes and implications |
To be covered over full
term Reading: whole class study of a Shakespeare play and reading texts for understanding Reading: revise non fiction texts to further develop reading for meaning Writing: Close analysis of set scenes both in role and directing. Practice exam essay responses. Writing: practice of Section C on SATs paper S&L: develop and compare interpretations of scenes S&L: use Standard English to explore, explain and justify, incorporating questioning and interview skills, i.e. court trial. |
Short post SATs
research project Reading: research based using non fiction based resources Writing: evaluation and review of research topic S&L: explicit teaching of higher level group work, encouraging use of Standard English conventions |
Reading: study of a class novel Writing: analysis of character and theme, analysis of structure S&L: convey character and atmosphere; critical evaluation |
| WORD AND SENTENCE LEVEL | WORD AND SENTENCE LEVEL | WORD AND SENTENCE LEVEL | WORD AND SENTENCE LEVEL | WORD AND SENTENCE LEVEL |
| Secure use of dictionaries and spell checkers Understand how connective are used to structure writing Know and use terms in the analysis of language (e.g. clause, phrase, conditional verb) Recognise implicit levels of meaning in text conveyed through a writer’s choice of words Develop complex sentences and sentence patterns Passive/ active voice Improve paragraph cohesion |
Shape paragraphs rapidly Revise Homophones Revise Plurals Integrate speech, reference and quotation Variants of Standard English Exploit poetry and short story conventions. |
Revise integrating speech, reference and quotation Clarify punctuation for clarity and effect (including commas, semi colons, colons and full stops) Review spelling rules and conventions Revise prefixes and suffixes High frequency words and new terms Revise Mnemonics Degrees of formality within language |
Investigate organisation of ICT texts Develop spelling confidence Word origins families, morphology |
Revise word endings Revise apostrophes Revise vowel choices Focus spelling strengths and weaknesses ready for GCSE Broaden vocabulary |