ENGLISH

As an English department we believe that all students should benefit from an unapologetically academic and unashamedly ambitious curriculum. Our students are encouraged to think for themselves, love literature and grow in confidence both verbally and written

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Reading and writing, the basic principles involved in the study of English, serve as the gateway to a deeper level of thought. Studying literature and observing personal reactions can make one more aware of his or her own values – there is no area of study that English and communication skills do not influence.

  • Module 1: Welcome to English – Studying a Novel (Creative Writing)
  • Module 2: Creative Writing and A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • Module 3: Telling Stories – Media / Film Unit and Shocking Shakespeare – Hamlet
  • Module 4: Shocking Shakespeare – Hamlet and Poems From Other Cultures – Agard / Nichols / Bhatt
  • Module 5: Non-Fiction Voices of Protest and Novel Study 2 – 20th Century Novel
  • Module 6: Novel Study 2 – 20th Century Novel and Exams
  • Module 1: Mythos – Studying Ancient Greek Myths and Legends
  • Module 2: Studying Film – Spielberg Auteur Appreciation and Non Fiction – Discursive Writing Christmas Commercialism Debate 
  • Module 3: Modern Drama – Our Day Out and Novel for Pleasure – Stone Cold / The Outsiders
  • Module 4: ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair’ – The London Unit and Novel Study – Animal Farm
  • Modules 5: Novel Study – Animal Farm and Creative Writing
  • Module 6: Take Pride – LGBT+ Voices – Poetry and Autobiographical Writing and Exams
  • Module 1: Studying Gothic Literature
  • Module 2: Shakespeare Play Study – Romeo and Juliet
  • Module 3: The American Dream – Of Mice and Men with The Great Gatsby and Non Fiction – Discursive Writing
  • Module 4: Face To Face Poetry – Comparative Analysis, Non Fiction Analysis and Creative Writing
  • Module 5: What the Dickens? Media / Literature Unit – David Copperfield and Great Expectations and Creative Writing
  • Module 6: Where in the World? Travel Writing and Exams
  • Module 1: English Language – Skills for Paper 2 – Non-fiction analysis and sharing a point of view
  • Module 2: English Literature – Poetry – Power and Conflict First Five poems English Literature – Macbeth
  • Modul 3: English Literature – Macbeth
  • Module 4: English Literature – Macbeth English Literature – Poetry – Power and Conflict Second Five poems
  • Module 5: English Language Paper 1 Section A – Fiction familiarisation Past papers English Literature – An Inspector Calls 
  • Module 6: English Literature – An Inspector Calls English Language Paper 1 Section B – Creative and descriptive writing Spoken Language Endorsement (July)
  • Module 1: English Literature – An Inspector Calls English Language – Paper 2 Non-fiction analysis Spoken Language Endorsement
  • Module 2: English Literature – 19th Century Novel – A Christmas Carol Spoken Language Endorsement
  • Module 3: English Language Paper 1 Section A Literature Poetry Anthology Part 2 Power and Conflict Revision
  • Module 4:Literature – Unseen Poetry General Revision Begins Macbeth / An Inspector Calls Poetry / A Christmas Carol Revision of Language Papers
  • Module 5: Literature – Unseen Poetry General Revision Begins Macbeth / An Inspector Calls Poetry / A Christmas Carol Revision of Language Papers
  • Module 6: Exams and revision 
  • Module 1 & 2: Drama – William Shakespeare’s Hamlet Poetry – The Romantic Poets
  • Module 3:Drama – William Shakespeare’s Hamlet – Essay Technique and Critical Context Drama – A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Module 4: Prose – The Handmaid’s Tale Drama – A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Module 5: Prose – The Handmaid’s Tale Prose – Frankenstein
  • Module 6: Prose – The Handmaid’s Tale Prose – NEA Introduction Prose – Frankenstein 
  • Modules 1 & 2: Poetry – Romantic Poetry NEA – Prose Comparison Prose – Frankenstein and Never Let Me Go
  • Module 3: NEA – Prose Comparison Revision Poetry – Poems of the Decade Drama – Othello and Streetcar
  • Module 4: Revision Poetry – Poems of the Decade Drama – Othello and Streetcar
  • Module 5:Revision Poetry – Poems of the Decade Drama – Othello and Streetcar Prose – Frankenstein / Never Let
  • Module 6: Revision Exams
  • Module 1: Unit 10 – Film Analysis
  • Module 2: Unit 10 – Film Analysis Essay deadline/ Unit 1 – Media Representations
  • Module 3: Unit 10 and 4 – Film Making
  • Module 4: Unit 4 and 10- Film Making / Unit 1 – Media Representations
  • Module 5: Unit 4 and 10 – Film Making / Unit 1- Media Representations.
  • Module 6: Unit 4 and 10 – Film Making / Unit 1- Media Representations Exam
  • Module 1: Unit 8 – Responding to a commision
  • Module 2:Unit 8 – Responding to a commission/ Unit 1 Representations
  • Module 3: Unit 8 – Responding to a commission/ Unit 1 Representations/ Unit 8 Exam
  • Module 4: Unit 8 – Responding to a commission/ Unit 1 Representations
  • Module 5: Unit 8 – Responding to a commission/ Unit 1 Representations
  • Module 6: Exams/ Revision for Unit 8 and 1

Modules 1-2: Unit 4 and 10 – Film Evaluation and hand in.

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