KS4 English Language Yearly Plan
Students are introduced to the study skills required for their chosen GCSE course in Year
10 and those students who are able to begin coursework options (whilst they are still
available) are supported in doing so. Yearly plans may vary slightly to meet the needs of
students.
Autumn 1
Autumn 2
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Introduce coursework : Discursive
Writing based on a topic they feel
strongly about - worth 40% which they
can do instead of Paper Two
Agree research topics and titles
Share Model Examples
Share Scaffolds/Sentence Openers
Research using internet/broadsheet
newspapers/research article/facts and
statistics/blogs and other social media
on chosen topic
Use active reading scaffold to analyse
and explore research data on chosen
text
Begin drafting independently with
intensive teacher support at each stage
Spelling, punctuation and Literacy skills
to be taught as integral to writing
process
For students struggling with coursework:
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Students prepare for Reading Paper 2
Section A ( the paper they have to sit if
they are better suited to exam) Worth
40%
Analyse range of structures short
nonfiction texts using AQA textbooks
Refine literacy and close reading skills
with Times Tutorials
Use IGCSE teacher book and student
handbook to study detailed, closely
structured exam- style questions.
Exam Practice for Paper One Close
reading of prose/nonfiction
Use active reading scaffold to analyse
texts and introduce and practise past
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Continue coursework if appropriate.
Introduce Reading Commentary and
Writing Commentary
Share model examples
Share examiner feedback
Agree on scaffolding phrases
Write reading commentary using
descriptors/past examples and chief
examiner’s advice
Draft and redraft with teacher support
(but more independently)
Spelling, punctuation and Literacy skills
to be taught as integral to writing
process
Proofread
For students struggling with coursework:
 Introduce Paper Two Section B writing
in a range of styles
 Use model example of
discursive/persuasive/descriptive writing
to help support student aspiration
 Share examiner feedback
 Agree on scaffolding phrases
 Write reading commentary using
descriptors/past examples and chief
examiner’s advice
 Draft and redraft with teacher support
(but more independently)
 Proofread
 Share Scaffolds/Sentence Openers
papers
Assessment week:
Test skills learned using past papers where
possible
Assessment week:
Test skills learned using past papers where
possible
Spring 1
Spring 2
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Complete coursework if appropriate.
Complete Reading Commentary and
Writing Commentary if appropriate
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All students:
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Use coursework or Section B
preparation to plan speech to be
recorded for exam board
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Plan Speech. Teacher to video speech
and save on memory stick for the exam
board.
Share model examples
Share examiner feedback
Agree on scaffolding phrases
Write reading commentary using
descriptors/past examples and chief
examiner’s advice
Draft and redraft speech with teacher
support (but much greater
independence)
Spelling, punctuation and Literacy skills
to be taught as integral to speech writing
process
Introduce Exam Practise for Paper One.
Close reading of prose/nonfiction if
appropriate
Use active reading scaffold to analyse
texts and introduce and practise past
papers
Mocks Two Weeks:
Using past papers.
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Complete coursework if appropriate.
Plan and Record Speech if appropriate
Exam Practice for Paper One. Close
reading of prose/nonfiction
Use active reading scaffold to analyse
texts and introduce and practise past
papers
Analyse range of structures short
nonfiction texts using AQA textbooks
Refine literacy and close reading skills
with Times Tutorials
Use IGCSE teacher book and student
handbook to study detailed, closely
structured exam- style questions.
Spelling, punctuation and Literacy skills
to be taught explicitly.
Teach reading skills explicitly using
descriptors/past examples and chief
examiner’s advice
Practise Section B style questions for this
paper
Exam Practise for Paper One Close
reading of prose/nonfiction
Use active reading scaffold to analyse
texts and introduce and practise past
paper
Draft and redraft with teacher support
(but more independently)
Spelling, punctuation and literacy skills
to be taught as integral to writing
process
Proofread
Assessment week
Summer 1
Until GCSE exams start
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Complete coursework if appropriate.
Plan and Record Speech if appropriate
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Complete coursework if appropriate.
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Exam Practice for Paper Two Close
reading of prose/nonfiction for students
not doing coursework
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Exam Practice for Paper One. Close
reading of prose/nonfiction for all
students
EXAMS
Summer 2
EXAMS