English KS3

English KS3

ENGLISH (KS3 - Year 7)

Autumn Half Term 1

Non-Fiction: The Origins of Rhetoric

Autumn Half Term 2

Fiction: The Origins of Stories

Spring Half Term 1

Poetry: Medieval Legends and Poetry

Spring Half Term 2 

Fiction: Novel Study -

The Hobbit

Summer Half Term 1

Fiction: Novel Study - 

The Hobbit


Summer Half Term 2 

Shakespeare and Other Writers: Origins or Romance

ENGLISH (KS3 - Year 8)

Autumn Half Term 1

Shakespeare: The Tragecy of Romeo and Juliet

Autumn Half Term 2

Non-Fiction: Rhetoric - The Art of Persuasion (Public Speaking)

Spring Half Term 1

Poetry: Love Poetry

Spring Half Term 2 

Non-Fiction: Journalism

Summer Half Term 1

Fiction: Progress of Stories - The Gothic Tradition

Summer Half Term 2 

Fiction: Progress of Stories - The Gothic Tradition (Frankenstein Adaptation)

ENGLISH (KS3 - Year 9)

Autumn Half Term 1

Shakespeare: A Tragic Flaw - King Lear

Autumn Half Term 2

Poetry: War Poetry

Spring Half Term 1

Fiction: War Writing

Spring Half Term 2 

Non-Fiction: Debating

Summer Half Term 1

How novels work through time

Summer Half Term 2 

How novels work through time: 20th Century Novel (When Our Worlds Collided)

Students will have one lesson a week on a class reader. These units of work will cover elements of the national curriculum at KS3. The units have been designed to promote an enjoyment of reading and expose students to a range of texts that enhance their cultural capital. Due to including reading lessons as part of our curriculum plan, students are studying a range of authors, at least two authors in depth each year, as per the subject content guidance for reading on the Key Stage Three national curriculum.

Year 7: Class reader 1 – Private Peaceful. Class reader 2 – Room 13.

Year 8: Class reader 1 – The Boy in Striped Pyjamas. Class reader 2 – Our Day Out.

Year 9: Class reader 1 – An Inspector Calls. Class reader 2 – Stone Cold.