Homework Topics of Study for KS5 English
Year 12 English Literature
Term 1
Poetry – reading and preparing poems for the examination in terms of content, themes, language,
structure, form, contexts
Introduction to English Literature - Coursework – read texts, create essay title, draft essay, re-draft
based on feedback from teacher
Term 2
Drama – reading and preparing for examination by making notes on plot, characters, themes,
context, dramatic techniques
Creative Reading – Coursework – craft own pieces of writing focusing on audience, purpose,
language, layout
Term 3
Revision and examination technique
Year 13 English Literature
Term 1
Coursework - read texts, create essay title, draft essay, re-draft based on feedback from teacher,
read literary criticism, complete skills activities focusing on aspects of narrative
Term 2
Shakespeare and related drama - reading and preparing for examination by making notes on plot,
characters, themes, context, dramatic techniques, language, structure, form
Poetry - reading and preparing poems for the examination in terms of content, themes, language,
structure, form, contexts, developing skills to undertake unseen poetry criticism in examination
Term 3
Revision and examination technique
Homework Topics of Study for KS5 English
Year 12 English Language
Term 1
Introduction to Language – learning about linguistic methods and applying them to texts – grammar,
lexis and semantics, pragmatics, phonology, graphology, discourse
Categorising texts
Coursework –Original Writing - craft own pieces of writing focusing on audience, purpose, language,
layout
Term 2
Language and Social Contexts – Language and Power, Gender or Technology – analysing texts in
these contexts and applying linguistic methods to them
Coursework –Original Writing - craft own pieces of writing focusing on audience, purpose, language,
layout
Term 3
Revision and examination technique
Year 13 English Language
Term 1
Language Change – the growth and development of the English Language from Old English to the
present day with particular focus on texts since 1700
Child Language Acquisition – the way children learn to speak, read and write in English from birth
onwards
Language Investigation – choose an area of interest, develop a hypothesis, research and analyse data
and present conclusions
Term 2
Continue work on Language Change and Acquisition developing examination technique
Finish Language Investigation and produce accompanying media texts
Term 3
Revision and examination technique