Subject: ENGLISH Year 7 The whole year covers the theme of ‘DIFFERENCE’ Spiritual Who am I? Where do I fit? Why am I here?
term 3 in particular looks at the individual’s role in bullying through drama scripts
Moral How should I act? What sort of person do I want to become? Social How should I interact with other people?
Bullying –as above ‘Freak shows’ –how we treat ‘difference’ –novel –Cirque Du freak; discrimination.
Cultural Where do I belong? What is my identity?
Travel – other cultures and languages.
Spiritual
Cancer/loss/family - through a drama text
Moral
How Humans treat each other and fellow creatures – The Tempest; The Ancient Mariner; The Lord of the Flies
Social
Gothic Horror –role of horror; group work writing scripts; co operating for a radio show Drama text - race; class – East is East; Inspector Calls
Cultural
Celebrate diversity through studying sexuality/disability/illness/rce issues
Bullying Oracy –group work – group roles and responsibilities. Travel writing. Bullying – role of gangs/peer pressure Empathy with Terry Dumpton –who is bullied
Art critique – using painting from The Towner. Celebrate diversity through drama and novels on difference/class/ability Year 8 The whole year covers the theme of ‘OUTSIDERS’
Subject: ENGLISH Year 9 the whole year covers the theme of ‘JUDGEMENT’ Spiritual
Why am I here/what is my role? MACBETH – why we are led by greed
Moral
Right and wrong/ greed and ambition –Macbeth soliloquys; essay; diary
Social
Articles about injustice and what is wrong in the World and how to fix it Empathy with Macbeth and why he changes
Cultural
Of Mice and Men – how women/black people have not always ‘belonged’ –essay on this issue bringing in their own cultural context; Study of poems from other cultures
Year 10 Spiritual
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME Considers difference; special needs; growing up
Moral
How should parents behave? How should we treat ‘madness’? What does it mean to be ‘mad’?
Social
How we treat disability; Empathy with Christopher Boone. Coursework will cover all these issues too – war; repression; madness What is my identity? Through the study of Christopher and key characters in cswk texts; relationships; poetry and drama texts.
Cultural
Subject: Year 11 Spiritual
Writing letters in response to articles on key issues that affect our lives; our beliefs; our responsibilities
Moral
Speech writing –to make a change and persuade people to stop injustice or intolerance
Social
Romeo and Juliet – family; love; gangs; peer pressure; Empathy with all responsible with their deaths
Cultural
Live with and celebrate diversity – through speeches ; letters; speaking and listening tasks exploring these issues.