English Learning Cycle Year 10

Term One: Relationships!
1.	Baseline Task (Me and the Coronavirus)	Assessment 1 / Compare and Contrast / ‘Two poems/short story of choice’
2.	Develop an understanding of relationships (family/friends) through poetry and the short story. (See Booklet)
3.	Build on comprehension skills and revise the use of / Point, Evidence, Explain and Expand (P>E>E>E)/develop creativity through extended writing tasks.
4.	Introduce/preparation for GCSE Comparing and Contrasting of poems/short stories.
5	Develop and reinforce literary devices: similes/metaphors/onomatopoeia/personification/repetition/sibilance etc ….
6.	Develop independent reading skills for pleasure.
Halloween Assessment Grade:

Term Two: The Study of a Novel
1	The study of a novel: Stone Cold	Assessment 2 / Analysis of writer’s use of language and / Extended Creative Writing Task based on the class novel.
2	Build on comprehension skills and the use of Point, Evidence, / Explain, Expand and introduce Zoom (P>E>E>E>Z)
3	Revise presentational devices/book cover/blurb/image/colour/font
4	Develop an understanding of the writer’s techniques: characterisation/themes/plot and setting/vocabulary building/focus on the writer’s use of language.
5	Grammar/layout skills: extension on homophones/apostrophes (possession and contractions)/essay structure and the use of varied punctuation to engage the reader.
6	Develop independent reading skills for pleasure.
Christmas Assessment Grade:

Term Three: The Poetry Project
1	Democracy: understand and engage with the term democracy through the study of Poetry, developing an awareness of world issues/cultural identity/personal interpretation and expression.	Assessment 3 / Speaking and Listening Tasks / Group and Individual Poetry Presentation
2	Build on comprehension skills and the use of / Point, Evidence, Explain, Expand and Zoom (P>E>E>E.Z)
3	Develop an understanding of literary devices: similes/metaphors/onomatopoeia/personification/repetition, sibilance etc...
4	Building self-esteem/confidence through: Group work and Individual Poetry Presentation.
5	Develop independent reading skills for pleasure.
Speaking and Listening Assessment Grade:

Term Four: Reading Non-Fiction Texts/Function Writing
1	Reading non-fiction texts to develop awareness of: genre, audience and purpose/image, colour, font and layout/the writer’s techniques – language/literary devices/use of vocabulary for purpose.	Assessment 4 / Task 1, Functional Writing essay / Task 2 and 5 of GCSE Unit 1 Paper
2	Build on comprehension skills and the use of / Point, Evidence, Explain, Expand and Zoom (P>E>E>E>Z)
3	Functional essay writing: letters/articles/speeches/discursive / Develop skills:planning/essay structure/paragraphing/introduction/conclusion/use of vocabulary for purpose/variety in punctuation.
4	Revise/re-evaluate grammar.
5	Develop independent reading skills for pleasure.
Summer Assessment Grade: