Year 7 English
Key Stage 3: 6 units across the year
1 2 3 4 5 6 Autumn 1
1. Reading a modern novel Plot and character Inference Quotation skills Reading for pleasure Practise this → Autumn 2
2. Descriptive and narrative writing Show not tell Sentence variety Paragraphing Planning a story Practise this → Spring 1
3. Poetry from different cultures Imagery Rhythm and rhyme Poetic voice Comparing poems Practise this → Spring 2
4. Introducing Shakespeare Elizabethan theatre Reading a scene aloud Character motive Dramatic devices Practise this → Summer 1
5. Non fiction reading and writing Fact and opinion Purpose and audience Writing to inform Formal letters Practise this → Summer 2
6. Grammar, spelling and speaking Clauses and punctuation Spelling patterns Vocabulary building Group discussion Practise this → Read widely, write with purpose, speak with confidence
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