Year 8 - English

Unit 1 - Novel study

Novel: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

Students will learn analytical skills, social contextual study, vocabulary and grammar work, summarising, inference, narrative viewpoints, character study

Unit 1

• Writing: Gretel’s Diary
• Reading: Whole novel analysis of Bruno’s character
• ILT: Mood board about ‘Out-with’..

Unit 2 - Survival

Students will read a range of fiction and non-fiction texts with the theme of survival. They will practise their comprehension and summarizing skills, complete vocabulary and grammar work, have class discussions and develop effective narrative and descriptive writing skills.

Unit 3 - Poetry

Students will read a range of poetry with the theme of ‘Empowerment’, with a focus on studying a poem’s structure and language use, including understanding key terminology.

Unit 2

• Narrative and Descriptive Writing: a story entitled ‘Survival’
• Talking and Listening: group discussion
• ILT:

Unit 3

• Reading: Extract based analytical practice focused on character
• Talking and Listening opportunities include performance, and hot-seating.
• ILT:

Unit 4 – BBC News Report

(working with Computing deartment)

This unit will be completed in both English and Computing lessons to complete the BBC News Report Competition. Students will learn how to research effectively and how to write scripts and reports, including the use of Standard English for both speaking and writing. This unit will require the skills of independence and teamwork.

Unit 5 - Drama study – ‘Our Day Out’

Unit 4

• Writing – Formal report
• ILT: Filming of the report

Unit 5

• End of year exam to test a range of skills for both reading and writing that have been taught over the course of the year
• ILT: