Independent Learning – English
Advent 1 – Creative writing.
Writing complete sentences and correcting sentence fragments | Oak National Academy
Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs | Oak National Academy
Using simple, compound and complex sentences in descriptive writing | Oak National Academy
Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image | Oak National Academy
Lent 1
Poetry from other cultures
An Introduction to poetry and skills development
How to respond to poetry guide for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
What is imagery guide for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to understand rhythm in poetry for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to understand open and closed form in poetry for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to identify form in poetry for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
Pentecost 1
Pre 1914 texts
Responding to an unseen extract from ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ | Oak National Academy
Responding to an unseen extract from Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’ | Oak National Academy
Using precise evidence from Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’ to support an idea | Oak National Academy
Explaining how Burnett presents the garden setting in ‘The Secret Garden’ | Oak National Academy
Year 8
Advent 1 – The Boy in the striped pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Full text
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Activity Booklet: Begin on page 8 or find the activities for where you have read up to in class.
Advent 2 – Non-Fiction
Examining different text types – BBC Bitesize
Identifying audience, purpose and form guide for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to investigate language in non-fiction texts for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to investigate structure in non-fiction texts for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to compare non-fiction texts for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
How to write a speech for KS3 English students – BBC Bitesize
Lent 1 – Of Mice and Men
https://giove.isti.cnr.it/demo/eread/Libri/sad/OfMiceAndMen.pdf Full text
Microsoft Word – Of Mice and Men.doc Complete the activities on lined paper.
Pentecost 2 – Gothic
Reading an extract from Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’ | Oak National Academy
Crafting malevolent characters | Oak National Academy
Crafting physical description for malevolent characters | Oak National Academy
Describing setting and developing tone | Oak National Academy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfdh8xs/articles/z9cssk7
Year 9
Advent 1 – Language and Literature Through Time
A history of language KS3 | Y8 English Lesson Resources | Oak National Academy
Advent 2 – Poetry
English, secondary, Year 9 – Lesson listing | Oak National Academy
English, secondary, Year 9 – Lesson listing | Oak National Academy
Lent 1 and 2 – The Crucible – Use the link to open the page then click explore the lessons, choose English from the left, scroll down to year 9 and click The Crucible
Pentecost 1 and 2 Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet – KS3 English – BBC Bitesize
English, secondary, Year 10 – Lesson listing | Oak National Academy
Year 10
Advent 2 – A Christmas Carol
Lent 1 and 2 An Inspector Calls
Pentecost 1 – Romeo and Juliet – Language Paper 1 and 2
Romeo and Juliet – Blended Learning
GCSE English Literature podcasts – Romeo and Juliet – BBC Bitesize
Pentecost 2 – Poetry
‘The Schoolboy’ (William Blake) – Blended Learning
the-schoolboy-william-blake.pdf
‘Origin Story’ (Eve L Ewing) – Blended Learning
‘I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud’ (William Wordsworth) – Blended Learning
i-wandered-lonely-as-a-cloud_william-wordsworth.pdf
Year 11
Advent 1 – Revision An Inspector Calls / A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol – Blended Learning
https://continuityoak.org.uk/lessons# Click the link then click Year 11 Unit 4 – Revisiting A Christmas Carol.
An Inspector Calls – Blended Learning
https://continuityoak.org.uk/lessons# Click the link then click Year 10 Unit 7 – Revisiting An Inspector Calls. Complete all sections.
Advent 2 – Unseen poetry / Language Paper 1 and 2 reading skills
https://d3kp6tphcrvm0s.cloudfront.net/ebl21-22_5-4 There are 5 sections to work through.
Lent 1 – Romeo and Juliet revision – Anthology – love and relationships / nature revision
3 OUP Link Romeo and Juliet
https://continuityoak.org.uk/lessons# Click the link and then go to Year 10 Unit 6 Revisiting Romeo and Juliet. Complete all sections.
Lent 2 – Anthology poetry revision. Language paper 1 and 2 practice.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zqtxmnb/revision/1
Pentecost 1 – Language paper 1 and 2 revision
Exam skills – GCSE English Language – BBC Bitesize
These materials cover each question of the exams. Start with the questions that you are less confident with.
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