Cover and blurb- make Understanding context- Develop Throughout year 7, you have worked hard on predictions and understanding of the Russian How can power inferences about the text. revolution and its relevance in your reading and writing skills. You will the novel. corrupt? continue to build on skills including comprehension, recall, finding evidence and explaining your ideas. Our written and Character- Build spoken tasks will also help you to develop understanding of your skills in writing, speaking and listening. Using evidence- Retrieve information and characters and respond Themes- Identify explain its relevance in response to a question. with empathy. and (E.g. How is Mollie presented? discuss themes Recall- Summarise and that the author paraphrase information explores in the about the plot and novel, linking to The Domino theory – understanding Diary Entry - reflecting on events from characters so far. our current historic events and identifying the perspective of an animal. themes and the similarities to the events in the text. Developing a character voice. Exciting and Scary- tracking big question changing levels of tension throughout. and drama to create excitement. Evaluate question- Some people feel sympathy for Joseph Stalin – Learning about a Boxer as he didn't realise the pigs were using him. historic figure, creating comparisons The Brave New World – To what extent do you agree? to a key character, Napoleon. Exploring 'conditioning' and its impact on the animals. Speech writing- Review – Write a Vultures – exploring Next, you will build on your reading skills write a talk to Writing unit – Enrichment Unit- book review of meaning, themes and by studying The curious incident of the the rest of Speeches. Narrative poems. Animal Farm. messages within a poem. dog in the night, a play by Simon the animals. Stephens, which explores everyday life through the eyes of a young man who happens to have Asperger syndrome. You will use this to inform your study of non- fiction transactional writing too.
Why are we learning this?
• To develop an appreciation of the social, cultural and historical context and the implications for the modern world. For example, communism, capitalism, the Russian Revolution etc. • To learn how to empathise with characters in challenging circumstances, such as character loss of liberty, truth and lies, integrity and extremism Analyse character, theme and understand the author’s messages. Track and understand a non-linear narrative (that doesn’t follow chronological order). Select evidence that supports understanding of the plot, characters and themes. Summarise and paraphrase to show understanding. Plan ideas carefully and write with accuracy and fluency.