Year 8 ENGLISH

Term 1
Week 1 — Literary Text
Week 2 — Plot, Story and Structure
Week 3 — Figurative Language Part 1
Week 4 — Figurative Language Part II
Week 5 — Point of View
Week 6 — Drama
Week 7 — Understanding Literature III: Poetry
Week 8 — Screenplays + Term Exam
Week 9 — Speeches and Lecturettes
Week 10 — Structure, Style and Presentation of Speeches

Term 2
Week 1 — Texts and Perspectives
Week 2 — Changing Perspectives
Week 3 — Facts and opinions
Week 4 — Visual Persuasion
Week 5 — Writing Reviews
Week 6 — Persuasive Essays
Week 7 — Editing Writing
Week 8 — Term test
Week 9 — Finding Logical fallacies
Week 10 — Term 2 review

Term 3
Week 1 – Poetry Writing
Week 2 – Revealing Psychology
Week 3 – Exploring Themes
Week 4 – Experimenting with Form
Week 5 – Narrative Strategies: Using Suspense
Week 6 – Narrative Strategies II: Point of View
Week 7 – Narrative Strategies III: Using Atmosphere
Week 8 – End-of-Term Test: Reviews
Week 9 – Literary Reviews
Week 10 – Comprehension Skills

Term 4
Week 1 – Facts, Fiction and Feelings
Week 2 – Characters and Emotions
Week 3 – Emotional Writing in Non-Fiction
Week 4 – The Story of Things
Week 5 – Emotional Storytelling
Week 6 – Character Description
Week 7 – Editing Writing
Week 8 – Term Test
Week 9 – Textual Adaptations
Week 10 – Term 4 Review