• Myth: learning about the foundations of literature through Gilgamesh, Daedalus, Midas, Perseus, Pyramus & Thisbe, Norse Myth and English Folklore

• The Odyssey by Homer

• The Gothic: reading a range of 19^thC fiction, looking at genre conventions and historical context

• The Hound of the Baskervilles: reading a challenging Victorian text, exploring how Doyle uses genre conventions and builds mystery and suspense

• A Christmas Carol: looking at Dickens’ portrayal of poverty, inequality and social responsibility
   
• Transition to GCSE: how to revise a challenging text and structure a critical essay

• Introduction to Shakespeare: learning about Shakespeare’s world and his work

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream: a study of Hermia’s character and how Shakespeare used other sources and influences in his writing

• Romeo and Juliet: learning about the idea of “Tragedy” and how Shakespeare develops the two main characters

• Love Through The Ages: a look at love poetry from different eras, considering how attitudes and gender roles have changed

• Othello: the Tragic Hero – how the character of Othello changes throughout the play and how he relates to Elizabethan attitudes towards race

• Peter Pan: an introduction to Pre-1914 literature and social context, considering how writers create characters and fictional worlds

• The Lord of the Flies:  reading a challenging 20^th century novel, studying its portrayal of young people and how it challenges myths about childhood

• The Crucible: studying a challenging 20^th century drama, developing skills in writing a critical essay linked to context and writer’s ideas

re-use common ideas from other pieces of work.  

show an idea that is similar to other pieces of writing, which I have changed to demonstrate creativity.   

apply the value of creativity throughout my work using original ideas.   

organise my story into basic blocks 

show some change in my characters. 

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show some development of characters and ideas.  

try to make my opening engaging and use different techniques to do this 

show whole-text organisation: my story has different shifts to engage the reader. 

confidently construct an engaging opening 

use skilful and deliberate whole-text structure to engage the reader.  

start to use genre to choose some features of my narrative. 

show understanding of the genre conventions I am writing for, including an appropriate setting and description.

write with genre conventions firmly embedded.  

use some basic devices such as a simile. 

use basic devices with more frequency and purpose. 

use devices confidently and imaginatively throughout my work to serve the whole story. 

Analyse how the writer crafts and the effect  

Identify devices and word types 

I can describe what the writer does and make generic remarks about what effect it has 

I am starting to analyse the effect of certain techniques and word types and the impact on the reader. 

I can use terminology to support my ideas 

I am confidently analysing the effect of techniques and the impact on the reader. 

I can create meticulous and sustained analysis of language/ structure and the effect it has on the reader.  

I am beginning to identify some connotations within the text. 

Consider Time and Context of writing 

I can use precise examples from the text that clearly support your ideas. 

I can use a range of linked, precise examples that support excellent analysis.  

I can show a basic knowledge and understanding of the text. 

I can show a good understanding of events in the text