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Term |
Unit |
Speaking &
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
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1a |
Autobiographical Writing |
Individual talk on hobby/interest |
Diaries (e.g. Anne Frank, Samuel Pepys)
Autobiographical writing (e.g. Roald Dahl’s Boy)
Travel writing
Personal private reading Reading Scheme
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English Passport:
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inform readers about yourself
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explain events that have happened to you
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describe people from your family
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diary entry for a day when an important event took
- place in your life (explore)
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travel writing (inform, explain, describe)
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1b |
Christmas (Citizenship) |
Scenes from and influenced by ‘A Christmas Carol’
Moral debate/ moral maze
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‘A Christmas Carol’ - Dickens (book, film, script)
‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone’ (comprehension)
Personal private reading
Reading Scheme
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Writing to persuade, argue, advise (moral maze) |
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2a |
Class Reader |
Hot seating characters from class reader |
Class reader (post 1914)
Personal private reading
Reading Scheme
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Letter to the author of the class reader (analyse, comment, review)
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2b |
Poetry Writing |
Shared reading/presentation of own and each other’s poetry |
A range of poetry (ensure one poet from the post-1914 list and two poets from the
pre-1914 list are covered)
Personal private reading
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Anthology of own poetry
- Limerick
- Ballad
- Sonnet Free Verse
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3a |
The Media |
Listen and respond to 1999 ‘Wish You Were Here?’ segment on Scarborough |
As appropriate to task.
Personal private reading.
Reading scheme.
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Create a press release that is relevant to the topic you have studied. (argue/ persuade/
advise and inform/explain/describe) |
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3b |
Story Telling |
Present a talk in role as a character from Rievaulx Abbey
Hear and tell a selection
of stories ( Myths and legends/Fairy tales/Fables)
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Identify the ingredients of Myths and legends/Fairy tales/Fables
Personal private reading
Reading Scheme
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Write own myth/ legend/ fairy Tale/Fable (imagine, explore, entertain)
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