1. Year 7 Induction Evening: English
Pictured above are topics from the Year 7 English Curriculum.

2. Year 7 Induction Evening: English
‘Silas Marner’: Outsiders ‘A Christmas Carol’: Celebrations Jabberwocky: Poetry
‘The Pardoner’s Tale’ Persuasion and Protest Roald Dahl: Me, Myself and I

3. Content: The curriculum (texts and the skills studied) Homework
Assessment and exercise books

4. The curriculum (texts and the skills studied).
Topic and its focus
Key skills taught in the unit
Me, Myself and I
writing
Organising ideas through planning and redrafting
Paragraphing
Creating a personal voice through detail
Celebrations
Reading
Reading between the lines
PEE – Point/Evidence/Explanation
Looking at what influenced the writer
Persuasion and Protests
Speaking and listening
Individual presentations
Persuasion
Discussing and arguing a point
Powerful Poetry
Writing
Using language creatively
Experimenting with form and structure
Experimenting with voice.
The Pardoner’s Tale
Improvising
Creating a character through voice and movement
Reflecting on own performance
Outsiders
Considering the significance of context
Extending analytical responses.
Developing alternative interpretations

5. Assessment and exercise books
Steps to Success

6. Homework • Redraft work checking for any errors • Short written tasks
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• Redraft work checking for any errors
• Short written tasks
• Research a topic
• Read a given text
• Answer questions on a text
• Prepare a presentation
Reading aloud
As a general rule, students should be given homework once a week.
READING CLUBS: Book Review Club meets every Monday at Book Squad meets every Friday at 1.30