S3
English
Module
3.1– Close Reading 1
A study of the skills involved in the understanding, analysis and
evaluation of non-fiction texts. Assessment: Close Reading (U/A/E)
Module
3.2 – Writing:Expressive
A study of the skills involved in personal and reflective writing.
Assessment: Piece of writing.
Module
3.3 - Literature: Poetry
A study of the
literary terms appropriate to this genre in a common core of poems.
Assessment: Critical Essay
Module
3.4 - Literature – Prose Short Novel/Short Story
A study of the
literary terms appropriate to this genre in core texts.
Assessment: Critical essay plus a piece of writing.
Module
3.5 - Drama: Non- Shakespearean
Pupils study
a short 3 Act play and the appropriate literary terms.
Assessment: Critical Essay
Module
3.6 - Writing: Persuasive/Argumentative
A study of the
skills of discursive writing.
Assessment: Piece of writing.
Module
3.7 - Drama – Shakespeare
Pupils study
a Shakespearean text.
Assessment: Critical Essay
Module
3.8 - Talk
Pupils study
and practice the techniques and conventions of individual presentation
and group discussion.
Assessment: Performance
Module
3.9 - Textual analysis
Pupils practise
skills of analysis and evaluation in extracts from drama and prose.
Assessment: Textual Analysis
Module
3.10 - Literature: Prose – the novel
Pupils will apply
skills learned earlier in the study of prose to produce a critical
appreciation of a novel.
Assessment: Critical Essay
S4
English
Module
4.1 – Close reading
Interpretation skills, including the linguistic techniques used in
expressive and persuasive writing.
Module
4.2 – Writing
Discursive Essay: the skills of argumentative and persuasive writing.
Personal Writing: techniques of reflective prose writing. Creative
Writing: techniques of writing a short story, and poetic techniques.
(Best piece of writing becomes module grade.)
Module
4.3 – Poetry
The literary terms appropriate to this genre in a common core of poems.
Module
4.4 – Prose
The literary terms appropriate to this genre through the study of
a novel from a common core.
Module
4.5 – Drama
Pupils will study a Shakespeare play.
Module
4.6 – Individual Talk
Skills of individual presentation.
Module
4.7 – Individual Talk
Skills
of group discussion.
Module
4.8 – Textual Analysis
Unseen
Textual Analysis of either poetry, prose or drama. Note: this also
fulfils the assessment requirement for Int 2 Unit 2 (Literary Study).
Module
5.1 Personal Study
Personal
Study - pupils will use skills learned in study of literature to produce
a critical appreciation of a text, which they choose themselves.
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