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English
English
Teaching Staff
Teaching Staff
Mrs Jordanne Powis - Head of English and Drama
Mrs Helen Johnson
Mrs Ester Short
Ms Emma Cronshaw
Mrs Sarah Elston
Mrs Jennifer Smith
Mrs Laura Wigley
Intent Statement
Intent Statement
Cobham Free School’s English department endeavours to foster a lifelong love of literature and language in every student. We actively promote a reading culture at CFS, acknowledging and advocating the numerous benefits of reading for pleasure as well as for information. Through the study of a wide range of literature, we intend to embed the subject knowledge required to analyse and evaluate a range of texts and perspectives effectively. We strive to support students in improving both their written and verbal communication skills, ensuring that they are able to use accurate standard English and are adept at adapting their language to suit a range of contexts, purposes and audiences. Our emphasis on classroom discussion encourages students to speak fluently so that they can communicate their ideas clearly and are equipped with a strong command of language. We also aim to encourage independent learning through challenging and differentiated activities.
Key Stage 3 - English
Key Stage 3 - English
Year 7
Year 7
Life Writing
Contemporary Novel
Gothic Literature
An introduction to poetry
Explorations in creative reading and writing
Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Year 8
Year 8
Beowulf
Victorian Novel, A Christmas Carol
Contemporary Novel
Poetry
Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
Shakespeare - The Tempest
Year 9
Year 9
War Poetry
Modern Classic Novel
Shakespeare - Macbeth
Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
Dystopian Literature
Key Stage 4 - English Language and English Literature
Key Stage 4 - English Language and English Literature
AQA English Language (8700) and English Literature (8702)
How assessed
How assessed
All students will take both English Language and English Literature and will achieve two separate GCSE grades. They will sit four exams in total. The Literature exams are closed book and students are expected to know by heart a large selection of quotations. The best way to help your child is to encourage them to re-read their set texts, ask them questions about their texts and test them on memorised quotations. For English Language, reading widely in fiction and non-fiction is essential.
Language content
Language content
Paper 1 - Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
Section A: Literature fiction text (unseen)
Section B: Descriptive or narrative writing
Paper 2 - Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives
Section A: Reading two non-fiction texts (unseen)
Section B: Writing to present a viewpoint
Spoken Language
Literature content
Literature content
Macbeth
Jekyll and Hyde
An Inspector Calls
Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
Unseen poetry
Extra-curricular opportunities
Extra-curricular opportunities
Creative writing competitions
Library club
Position of responsibility - student librarian
Author visits/talks
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