Year 7 English

Core Program

This course covers the key subject area of English, including Essay and Genre Writing.

Our term courses are scheduled in line with public school term dates. There are 4 terms per year and usually 10 lessons per term, with one lesson each week. You can commence our courses at any time, however a new term starts in late January, April, July and October.

Our English course enable students to:

  • Improve English skills such as comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, genre and essay writing by using imaginative, interpretive and critical thinking to analyse and compose a variety of texts.

Program schedules are designed to allow maximum flexibility for students.

Course Structure
  • English (including Essay & Genre Writing)
  • 4 terms in a year, 10 weeks in a term
  • 1.5 hour lessons per week, during term
  • Can be combined with Maths (English & Maths: 3 hour lessons per week)
  • Students attend lessons at their allocated time schedule
  • Small class group based
  • Experienced educators
Course Outline

Year 7 ENGLISH

Term 1
Week 1 — Elements of a Story
Week 2 — Character and Setting
Week 3 — Imagery
Week 4 — Persuasive Writing
Week 5 — Purpose and Media: Reading and Writing
Week 6 — Punctuation
Week 7 — Reading Comprehension
Week 8 — Term 1 Test
Week 9 — Understanding Poetry
Week 10 — Term 1 Review

Term 2
Week 1 — Texts and Places
Week 2 — Urban versus Nature
Week 3 — The Importance of Places
Week 4 — Unexpected Places
Week 5 — Going Home
Week 6 — Essay Types
Week 7 — Visual Inspiration
Week 8 — End of Term Test
Week 9 — Punctuation Perfect
Week 10 — Term Review

Term 3
Week 1 — Overview of Poetry
Week 2 — Poetry Forms
Week 3 — Narrative Poem
Week 4 — Poetry Matters
Week 5 — Slam Poetry
Week 6 —
Week 7 —
Week 8 —
Week 9 —
Week 10 —

Term 4
Week 1 — Factual Texts
Week 2 — News! News! News!
Week 3 — Comparing and Contrasting Texts
Week 4 — Factual Recount
Week 5 — Fake News
Week 6 — Feature Articles
Week 7 — Reports
Week 8 — End of Term Test
Week 9 — Advertisements
Week 10 – Term Review

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