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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.

If you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail. It takes backbone to lead the life you want.
Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates