Year 10 English – Curriculum Map
10A
10B
GCSE Controlled Assessment:
English Today:
Functional skills
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Focus on Reading skills:
 Identifying key points
 Audience and purpose
 Presentational devices
 Language
 Selecting details and comparing
Focus on Writing skills:
 Audience, register and purpose
 Structure and form
 Ideas and planning
Autumn 1
 Crafting language for purpose
and audience, e.g. connectives,
topic sentences, paragraphing,
cohesive devices, tone
Write a personal profile e.g.
describing family background,
Educational achievements, work
experience, aspirations.
Text types  descriptive language and features
 function of nouns, verbs within text
 Discussions and analysis on
features of descriptive text
 Read and analyse examples of
descriptive text
 Write examples of descriptive text
 Self/peer evaluation of descriptive
features used
10D
OCR Entry Level English
 Focus on writing/speaking and
listening:
 Forming letters correctly,
both lower and upper case.
 Joining letters in words.
 Writing neatly and clearly
 Spelling commonly occurring
simple words accurately.
 Using sentences correctly.
 Talk to others
 Talk with others
 Basic research skills
Tasks:
 Interview a member
of your class and
write a fact file
about them.
 Choose a celebrity
and find out some
basic information
about them. Create a
ppt/pic collage to
present to the class.
 Write a speech about
yourself and deliver
it to the class.
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Write a speech
about something
you like and
present to the
class.
10C
OCR Entry Level English
Focus on writing/speaking and
listening:
 Forming letters correctly,
both lower and upper case.
 Joining letters in words.
 Writing neatly and clearly
 Spelling commonly occurring
simple words accurately.
 Using sentences correctly.
 Talk to others
 Talk with others
 Basic research skills
Tasks:
 Interview a member
of your class and
write a fact file
about them.
 Choose a celebrity
and find out some
basic information
about them. Create
a ppt/pic collage to
present to the
class.
 Write a speech
about yourself and
deliver it to the
class.
 Write a speech
about something
you like and present
to the class.
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Applying Reading and Writing skills
to chosen texts
Focus on selected non-fiction
texts:
 Read and study selected texts
 Identify and compare features
Autumn 2
 Explore how writers use
presentation and language to
communicate their ideas and
perspectives
 Students (with staff guidance)
select two texts on which to be
assessed
Focus on using Writing skills:
Persuasive language and features
Focus on writing/reading
Focus on writing/reading
 function of nouns, verbs within text
 Discussions and analysis on features
of persuasive text.
 Discussions and analysis on features
of descriptive text
 Read and analyse examples of
persuasive text
 Write examples of persuasive text
 Self/peer evaluation of persuasive
features used
Malorie Blackman “Hostage”
Malorie Blackman “Hostage”
Resource pack and copies of
short story available in library.
Resource pack and copies of
short story available in library.
Possible tasks:
See resource pack
 Drama activities e.g. freeze
frames, thought bubbles
linked to images of choice.
 Write a review of the book.
“What would you do?” discuss 
scenarios and possible
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outcomes.
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Possible tasks:
See resource pack
 Drama activities e.g. freeze
frames, thought bubbles
linked to images of choice.
 Write a review of the book.
“What would you do?” discuss
scenarios and possible
outcomes.
Focus on Speaking and Listening,
writing, research skills
 Research skills to be
developed with a focus on
developing independent
research skills.
Possible tasks:
 Research animal charities.
Choose an animal you would like
to adopt. Create a poster to
persuade people to choose
your animal to adopt as a class
mascot.
Focus on Speaking and
Listening, writing, research
skills
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Research skills to be
developed with a focus on
developing independent
research skills.
Possible tasks:
 Research animal charities.
Choose an animal you would
like to adopt. Create a
poster to persuade people to
choose your animal to adopt
as a class mascot.
 Research a holiday. Where
would you go? What do you
need for a holiday? Create a
ppt to invite your friend to
go on holiday with you.
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 Practise different styles of
writing
 Make choices in their writing
that are appropriate to audience
and purpose
Begin Unit 2 study – The Writer’s
Craft
Focus on Section B – Different
Cultures prose text:
 Begin study of Different
Cultures prose text (Of Mice and
Men)
Spring 1
 Identify the culture in which
text is set
 Identify differences and
similarities with own culture
 Identify social and historical
background of author/text
 Use a variety of sources to
stimulate and engage students,
e.g. original text, film and DVD
versions, live performances
Instructional and informative text
type.
 Language and features
 function of nouns, verbs within text
 Discussions and analysis on features
of instructional text.
 Discussions and analysis on features
of informative text
 Read and analyse examples of
instructional and informative text
 Write examples of instructional and
informative text type.
 Self/peer evaluation of
instructional and informative
features used
 Research a holiday. Where
would you go? What do you
need for a holiday? Create a
ppt to invite your friend to go
on holiday with you.
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Continue study of Different
Cultures prose text:
 Complete study of whole text
 Students build up own notes and
resources on the text
 Familiarise students with format
of three-part question
 Practise examination techniques:
Answering within time constraints
Spring 2
Recognising format and scope of
questions
Creating and Sustaining roles
(formal S&L assessment)
Continue Unit 2 study – The
Writer’s Craft
Focus on Section C –
Practical/Transactional Writing:
Identify features of writing:
Summer 1
 Different forms, e.g. newspaper,
formal report, article
 Audience and purpose
 Structure and organisation,
including open/close techniques
 Vocabulary and register
 Use of rhetoric
 Range and variety of
sentences/structures
Speaking , listening and
communication
 Pair and group discussions,
 analysis and review of text features
and functions
 Self evaluation of speaking and
listening
 strengths and targets for
development
 Watching video and evaluating
S&L content
 Open and Closed questioning
techniques
• Non verbal communication
techniques
 Informal group discussions
practising techniques
 Listen for and identify key
information
 Use new/technical vocabulary
meaningfully in context
 Listen for, respond to and
identifying key information when
speaking
Note taking and summarising skills.
Identifying key words in text
Accurate summarising techniques
Vocabulary building/extension
activity
 Linear notes, web notes
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Focus on Reading.
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Locate and reorganise
facts, ideas and opinions.
Understand the organisation
and structure of Standard
English.
Use context to establish
sense.
Identify a range of simple
vocabulary.
Understand and express an
opinion about their reading.
Respond to some literary
devices.
Skim reading.
Reading for meaning.
Inference
Focus on Reading.
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Locate and reorganise
facts, ideas and opinions.
Understand the
organisation and structure
of Standard English.
Use context to establish
sense.
Identify a range of simple
vocabulary.
Understand and express
an opinion about their
reading.
Respond to some literary
devices.
Skim reading.
Reading for meaning.
Inference
Focus on Reading
Macbeth.
Focus on Reading
Macbeth.
tasks:
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Read narrative version of
play.
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Solidify knowledge of
characters.
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Solidify basic story of play.
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Ask pupils to create a
plasticine model of a key
scene.
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Create a comic book version
of a key scene.
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Watch the play (bbc
animated tales if available).
tasks:
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Read narrative version of
play.
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Solidify knowledge of
characters.
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Solidify basic story of
play.
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Ask pupils to create a
plasticine model of a key
scene.
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Create a comic book
version of a key scene.
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Watch the play (BBC
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 Paragraphing and cohesive
devices
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 Planning
Practise sample questions under
timed conditions.
In groups freeze frame key
scenes from the play/act
out key scenes from the
play.
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Continue Unit 2 study – The
Writer's Craft
Focus on Section C –
Practical/Transactional writing:
Complete study summer 1
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Summer 2
Preparation and discussion of revision
activities
Students to research and complete
activities based on learning needs
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animated tales if
available).
In groups freeze frame
key scenes from the
play/act out key scenes
from the play.
Focus on re-capping basic skills
of writing/reading/ speaking and
listening.
Focus on re-capping basic skills
of writing/reading/ speaking
and listening.
tasks:
tasks:
Create a community in small
groups. Ask pupils what a
community is and allow them to
plan out and create a community
in which they would like to live
(create 3D model of community.
Create a community in small
groups. Ask pupils what a
community is and allow them to
plan out and create a
community in which they would
like to live (create 3D model of
community.
Advertise your community. How
will you persuade people to come
and live there?
Create a leaflet for your
community. Make it look good.
Advertise your community.
How will you persuade people
to come and live there?
Create a leaflet for your
community. Make it look good.