Sir James Smith’s School English Department
What Will
I Be
Learning?
What
topics will
I be
studying?
What will
I have to
produce?
What
wider
reading
will I do?
Year 8 Course 2015-16
Sept 2015
Oct/Nov 2015
Dec 2015
Jan 2016
Feb/Mar 2016
Mar 2016
May/June 2016
July 2016
The Writing
Process
To follow the
writing
process:
planning and
researching;
drafting and
editing;
proofreading
Exploring
short films
and discussing
how to review
them
How To Read
A Novel
To explore the
viewpoint and
context of a
novel
Under The
Microscope
To read
closely to look
at the
narrative
voice a writer
uses
Writing
Creatively
To develop my
own narrative
voice
The Magic of
Language
To explore the
effect of
Shakespeare’s
language
Diverse Voices Writing in the
Real World
To develop my To adapt the
use of
style and tone
descriptive
of my writing
vocabulary
for different
audiences
Apr/May 2016
Reading the
Classics
To explore the
plot and
purpose of a
novel
Created in
Cornwall
To explore
how poets use
different
poetic devices
‘The Boy in
Extracts from
the Striped
fiction written
Pyjamas’ by
by Neil
John Boyne
Gaiman
looking at the
historical
background
and the way it
is approached
A review of a
Two
A piece of
film or
responses to
writing in the
computer
an extract as
style of the
game
well as the
author
whole novel
Read extracts from a range of folk tales, as well
as challenging myself to read a wider range of
books.
Retelling a
fairy tale in an
entertaining
way drawing
on my reading
from last term
Reading
extracts from
‘Macbeth’
linking to your
work in Drama
Listening to
the opening of
‘Under Milk
Wood’ by
Dylan Thomas
Creating my
own extreme
sport drawing
on my reading
from last term
Reading key
extracts from
‘Animal Farm’
by George
Orwell
Reading a
range of
poetry by
Charles
Causley
A short story
A response to
an extract and
the whole play
My own
descriptive
writing
An advert and
a letter
A response to
extracts from
the novel
My own
poetry
Read a range of non-fiction texts on the theme of Read a range of poetry on the theme of journeys,
sport, as well as continuing to challenge myself
as well as reviewing the range and challenge of
in my independent reading
my wider reading this year