English Language & Literature

 

Key Stage 4 - English/English Literature Curriculum Plan - Year 10 2007/2008

Term 1

(14.5 weeks)

Writing Unit:

Personal/Imaginative

Exam Skills:

Inform/Explain/Describe 2006 exam paper

Edescel Anthology: Poetry Collection

Pre-1914 Poetry Unit

Exam Skills: Unseen non-fiction prose: 2006 exam paper

Edexcel Anthology: Poetry Collection

Coursework 1

 

Common assignment 1

 

 

 

Coursework 2

Common assignment 2


Final Draft: 31/10/07

 

Week beg: 15/10/07

 

 

 

Final Draft: 12/12/07

Week beg: 03/12/07

Term 2

(8.5 weeks)

Pre-1914 Prose Unit

Exam Skills:

Analyse/Review/Comment:

2006 exam paper

Exam Skills:

Argue/Persuade/Advise: 200 exam paper

Revision for Y10 exams: 2007 paper 2

Coursework 3

Common Assignment 3

 

Common Assignment 4

Final Draft: 20/02/08

Week beg: 04/02/08

 

Week beg: 03/03/08

Term 3

12/13 weeks)

Media Unit

 

Shakespeare Unit

Edexcel Anthology: Poetry Collection 2006 exam paper (language)

Pupils should be issued their literature novel to read during the summer holidays.

Coursework 4

 

Coursework 5

Common Assignment 5

Final Draft: 21/05/08

Exams begin: 06/05/08

 

Final Draft: 09/07/08

Week beg: 30/06/08

Remember to revisit the short stories - perhaps when students are drafting coursework.

Key Stage 4 - English/English Literature Curriculum Plan - Year 11 2007/2008

Term 1

(14.5 weeks)

Literature exam text: Post-1914 novel with timed essay from 2007 lit exam

Edexcel Anthology: Poetry with times essay from 2007 lit exam

Revision of exam skills - Mock examination: 2007 paper 1 The Craft of the Writer

Common Assignment 1

 

Common Assignment 2

Week beg: 15/10/07

 

Week beg: 12/11/07

 

Exams begin 03/12/07

Term 2

(10 weeks)

Literature exam text: Post-1914 Drama with timed essay from 2007 lit exam

Common Assignment 3

Week beg: 18/02/08

Term 3

(6 weeks to lit exam)

Revision timetable as agreed by department:

Unseen non-fiction prose

Argue/Persuade/Advise

Inform/Explain/Describe

Analyse/Review/Comment

Stories from Other Cultures

Post-1914 Poetry

Post-1914 Novem

Post-1914 Drama

At least 1 timed assessment for each unit

As and when appropriate

Note Dates:

Lit exam: 20/05/08

Eng exam 1: 03/06/08

Eng exam 2:

05/06/08

Please be aware of dates and papers to be used for Common Assignments and Mock Examinations.  Please remember to make formal assessments for Speaking and Listening: extended individual, group/paired discussion, drama/role play.