Year 8 ENGLISH
Term 1
Week 1 — Mystery And Suspense I: Characterisation
Week 2 — Mystery And Suspense II: Plotting and Structure
Week 3 — Mystery And Suspense III: Manipulation of Responders/Readers
Week 4 — Mystery And Suspense IV: The ‘Gothic’ and the ‘Other’
Week 5 — Understanding Literature I: The Short Story
Week 6 — Understanding Literature II: Drama
Week 7 — Understanding Literature III: Poetry
Week 8 — Understanding Literature IV: Screenplays
Week 9 — Speech and Lecturette Writing I: Topics and Research
Week 10 — Speech and Lecturette Writing II: Structure, Style and Presentation
Term 2
Week 1 — Essential Comprehension Skills I: Generic Prediction
Week 2 — Essential Comprehension Skills II: Question Types
Week 3 — Essential Comprehension Skills III: Developing Responses
Week 4 — Essential Comprehension Skills IV: Speed and Accuracy
Week 5 — Writing With Flare I: Anecdotal Text Types
Week 6 — Writing With Flare II: Short Stories
Week 7 — Writing With Flare III: The Feature Article
Week 8 — Writing With Flare IV: Op-Eds and Editorials
Week 9 — Approaching the Essay I: Structure and Style
Week 10 — Approaching the Essay II: Evidence and Strength of Argument
Term 3
Week 1 — The Art of Poetry: Capturing the moment
Week 2 — The Art of Poetry: Revealing Psychology
Week 3 — The Art of Poetry: Exploring Themes
Week 4 — The Art of Poetry: Experimenting with Form
Week 5 — Narrative Strategies: Using Suspense
Week 6 — Narrative Strategies: Using Point of View
Week 7 — Narrative Strategies: Using Atmosphere
Week 8 — The Review: Computer Games, Pop Music & Film
Week 9 — The Review: Novels
Week 10 — The Reading Skills Review
Term 4
Week 1 — Facts, Fiction and Feelings
Week 2 — Characters and Emotions
Week 3 — Emotional Writing in Non-Fiction
Week 4 — The Story of Things
Week 5 — Emotional Storytelling
Week 6 — Character Description
Week 7 — Editing Writing
Week 8 — End of Term Test
Week 9 — Textual Adaptations
Week 10 — Term Review