Poetry: London

• Analysing and comparing viewpoints and perspectives

Comparison of 2 or more texts

My City – Original non-fiction writing

• Writing with tone, attitude and voice; revision of persuasive language features

Persuasive writing test

One piece of original non-fiction writing entitled My City.

Romeo and Juliet

• How to structure an essay: Introduction, analysis, conclusion

• Linear study of Romeo and Juliet – character, plot, themes and structure

STAR Reading Assessment

Romeo and Juliet: knowledge test

Romeo and Juliet:  Controlled assessment - essay

An introduction to 19^th Century writing

• Victorian England: class, gender and empire in non-fiction

STAR Reading assessment

19^th Century – Knowledge test

The Sign of Four

• Linear study of The Sign of Four – character, plot, themes and structure