Long term plan Years 7-9
Year 7 Autumn term
Narrative verse
Fantasy heroes and
Unit 1
heroines Unit 2
Year 7 Spring term
Biography Unit 3
Writing to inform, explain, describe
Writing to imagine,
explore, entertain
Writing to persuade,
argue, advise
Reading of whole text (drama) Unit 4
Year 7 Summer term
Adventure (literacy
Reading of whole text
none-fiction) Unit 5
(contemporary fiction)
Unit 6
Writing to imagine,
explore, entertain
Writing to imagine,
explore, entertain
Study of literacy text; Reading for meaning
Understanding the author’s craft;
Speaking and listening outcome
Spelling, vocabulary and sentence level objectives as strand in starter activities throughout year
Year 8 Autumn term
Year 8 Spring term
Year 8 Summer term
Ghost stories and
Contemporary poetry
Travel writing
Study of pre-1914
Viewpoints and issues
Shakespeare play
horror Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 4
text: Chaucer
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 5
Writing to imagine,
Writing to analyse,
explore, entertain
review, comment
Writing to inform,
Study of literacy texts:
Writing to persuade,
Writing to analyse,
explain,
describe
understanding
the
argue,
advise
review, comment
Reading of whole text Unit 3
author’s craft
Formal oral presentation
Study of literacy texts; Reading for meaning;
Understanding the author’s craft
Spelling, vocabulary and sentence level objectives as strand in starter activities throughout year
Year 9 Autumn term
Year 9 Spring term
Year 9 Summer term
Reading of whole text
Non-fiction writing
Shakespeare SATs play Unit 3
Film study (3 weeks)
War Poetry
(contemporary fiction)
styles
Unit 5
Unit 6
SATs preparation Unit 4
Unit 1
Unit 2
Study of literary texts;
Reading for meaning;
understanding the
author’s craft
Writing to analyse,
review, comment
Study of literary
texts; Reading for
meaning; Understanding
the author’s craft
Spelling, vocabulary and sentence level objectives as strand in starter activities throughout year
Reading skills and writing skills (especially writing to
persuade, argue, analyse, comment)
Writing to analyse,
review, comment