This document outlines the English curriculum for a Year 7 class across three terms. It includes units on short stories, poetry, novels, magazines, and language skills. Key areas of focus are reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, and developing skills in argument, explanation, and different points of view. The curriculum is broken into half terms with units assigned to each period.

1. Example 1
Year 7
Spring term
First half term Second half term
Short Story Instruct, Direct Places Saying It Poetry Please Note Taking Video Diary
Reading & Writing and Explain Differently
Spelling – high frequency Vocabulary Builder – root and context Sentence Builder – sentence
structures to try and to borrow
Summer term
First half term Second half term
Class Novel Class Magazine Points of View Women Poets Word Play
Skellig Writing and media Argument and Contemporary poets Word class and
persuasion homophones
Spelling – rules and strategies Spelling – families
Private reading – review and target-setting
Framework for teaching English: Years 7, 8 and 9

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Example 3
Framework for teaching English, Years 7-9