Year 9 ENGLISH

Term 1
Week 1 — Factual Writing
Week 2 — Fictional Writing
Week 3 — Reading for Character
Week 4 — Reading for Narrative
Week 5 — Reading for Theme
Week 6 — Thinking About Style and Theme
Week 7 — Reading Poetry
Week 8 — Revision and Examination Skills
Week 9 — Paragraphing, Topic Sentences Using Evidence
Week 10 — Playing With Language

Term 2
Week 1 — Understanding Fictional Writing
Week 2 — Understanding Factual Writing
Week 3 — Essay Writing I
Week 4 — Essay Writing II: Putting Pen to Paper
Week 5 — Creative Writing I: Finding Ideas
Week 6 — Creative Writing II: Imaginative Recreation
Week 7 — Genre Writing: Poetry
Week 8 — Developing Writing Skills
Week 9 — Writing Poetry Appreciation
Week 10 — Atmospheric Writing

Term 3
Week 1 — Understanding Literature
Week 2 — Comprehending Texts
Week 3 — Review of Essay Writing and Reading Irony
Week 4 — Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Week 5 — Analysis and Evaluation
Week 6 — Successful Creative Writing
Week 7 — Genre Writing: Drama
Week 8 — Examination: Responding to Literature
Week 9 — Speech and Personal Writing
Week 10 — Reading Figurative Language

Term 4
Week 1 — Analysing Essay
Week 2 — Close Reading of Texts: Imaginative Re-creation
Week 3 — Analysis: Poetry, Drama, Prose
Week 4 — Tone and Personality in Poetry and Prose
Week 5 — Imagery in Poetry and Prose
Week 6 — Sound in Poetry and Prose
Week 7 — Elements of Style: Putting it all together
Week 8 — Examination
Week 9 — Irony in Prose and Poetry
Week 10 — Rhetoric in Opinion Writing