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A Level English

Language: Textual VariationsA Level Language: Child Language DevelopmentA Level Language: Language Change and DiversityA Level Literature: Prose AnalysisA Level Literature: Poetry AnalysisA Level Literature: Drama and TragedyA Level Literature: Comparative EssayA Level Literature: UnseenA Level Literature: Unseen Prose AnalysisA Level Literature: Comparative Poetry AnalysisA Level Language: Child Language AcquisitionA Level Language: Language and PowerA Level

GCSE English

Language Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and PerspectivesGCSE Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and WritingGCSE Literature: A Christmas CarolGCSE Literature: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGCSE Literature: MacbethGCSE Literature: Modern Prose Essay (themes only)GCSE Literature: Poetry ComparisonGCSE Literature: Romeo and JulietGCSE Literature: Unseen PoetryGCSE Literature: Animal Farm (George Orwell)GCSE Literature: An Inspector Calls (J.B. Priestley)GCSE Literature: Lord of the Flies (William Golding)GCSE Literature: Power and Conflict Poetry AnthologyGCSE Literature: Blood Brothers (Willy Russell)GCSE Literature: Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)GCSE Literature: Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)GCSE Literature: An Inspector Calls - Character Study in DepthGCSE Literature: An Inspector Calls - Themes in DepthGCSE Literature: Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)GCSE Literature: Macbeth - Character Study in DepthGCSE Literature: Macbeth - Themes in DepthGCSE Literature: The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare)GCSE Literature: Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)GCSE Literature: The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)GCSE Literature: The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)GCSE

Year 11

SPaG Technical AccuracyYear 11 (GCSE)Punctuation for EffectYear 11 (GCSE)Varied Sentence FormsYear 11 (GCSE)Vocabulary for Impact SynonymsYear 11 (GCSE)Antonyms and ContrastYear 11 (GCSE)Writing Transformation TasksYear 11 (GCSE)GCSE Exam Style Grammar QuestionsYear 11 (GCSE)

Year 10

Sentence Variety for EffectYear 10 (GCSE)Tense Shifts and ControlYear 10 (GCSE)Formal Academic RegisterYear 10 (GCSE)Persuasive Language StructuresYear 10 (GCSE)Standard English vs DialectYear 10 (GCSE)Complex Clause AnalysisYear 10 (GCSE)Etymology and Word FormationYear 10 (GCSE)GCSE Punctuation MasteryYear 10 (GCSE)

KS3 English

Reading: Fiction and LanguageKS3 Reading: Non-Fiction (KS3)KS3 Writing: Narrative and DescriptionKS3 Writing: Persuasive and TransactionalKS3 Poetry AnalysisKS3 Grammar and Punctuation (KS3)KS3

Year 9

Inversion for EmphasisYear 9 (KS3)Compound Complex SentencesYear 9 (KS3)NominalisationYear 9 (KS3)Passive Voice for EffectYear 9 (KS3)Advanced Punctuation for EffectYear 9 (KS3)Cohesion across ParagraphsYear 9 (KS3)Rhetorical Grammar PatternsYear 9 (KS3)Speech Marks in Narrative WritingYear 9 (KS3)

Year 8

Phrasal VerbsYear 8 (KS3)Subject Verb AgreementYear 8 (KS3)Conditional TensesYear 8 (KS3)Reported SpeechYear 8 (KS3)Shades of MeaningYear 8 (KS3)Antonyms and NuanceYear 8 (KS3)Tone and RegisterYear 8 (KS3)Connectives and Discourse MarkersYear 8 (KS3)

Year 7

Main and Subordinate ClausesYear 7 (KS3)Complex SentencesYear 7 (KS3)Present and Past Perfect ContinuousYear 7 (KS3)Speech Punctuation Multiple SpeakersYear 7 (KS3)Auxiliary VerbsYear 7 (KS3)Abstract and Collective NounsYear 7 (KS3)Negative Forms and Question FormsYear 7 (KS3)Past Continuous Tense (Year 7)Year 7 (KS3)Apostrophes for Plural PossessionYear 7 (KS3)

KS2 English

Grammar and Punctuation (KS2)KS2 Sentence Types and Word ClassesKS2 Reading: FictionKS2 Reading: Non-Fiction (KS2)KS2 SpellingKS2

Year 6

The Subjunctive MoodYear 6 (KS2)Active and Passive VoiceYear 6 (KS2)Subject and ObjectYear 6 (KS2)HyphensYear 6 (KS2)SemicolonsYear 6 (KS2)ColonsYear 6 (KS2)Bullet Points and Their PunctuationYear 6 (KS2)Synonyms for Formal WritingYear 6 (KS2)Antonyms in ContextYear 6 (KS2)Cohesive DevicesYear 6 (KS2)Formal vs Informal LanguageYear 6 (KS2)

Year 5

Relative Clauses who which whoseYear 5 (KS2)Modal VerbsYear 5 (KS2)Adverbs of PossibilityYear 5 (KS2)Brackets for ParenthesisYear 5 (KS2)Dashes for ParenthesisYear 5 (KS2)Commas for ParenthesisYear 5 (KS2)Expanded Noun PhrasesYear 5 (KS2)Present Perfect TenseYear 5 (KS2)Comparative and Superlative AdjectivesYear 5 (KS2)

Year 4

Direct Speech Introducing Speech MarksYear 4 (KS2)Plural vs Possessive sYear 4 (KS2)Standard English Verb FormsYear 4 (KS2)Fronted AdverbialsYear 4 (KS2)Commas after Fronted AdverbialsYear 4 (KS2)PronounsYear 4 (KS2)Possessive PronounsYear 4 (KS2)Adverbs of FrequencyYear 4 (KS2)Word Families Synonyms and AntonymsYear 4 (KS2)

Year 3

Past Simple vs Present SimpleYear 3 (KS2)Past Continuous Tense (Year 3)Year 3 (KS2)Conjunctions when if that althoughYear 3 (KS2)Prepositions of Place and TimeYear 3 (KS2)Adverbs of MannerYear 3 (KS2)Apostrophes for PossessionYear 3 (KS2)A vs AnYear 3 (KS2)Simple SynonymsYear 3 (KS2)

KS1 English

Spelling and PhonicsKS1 Grammar and Word TypesKS1 PunctuationKS1 Reading and ComprehensionKS1

Year 2

Question Marks and Exclamation MarksYear 2 (KS1)Past Tense Verbs edYear 2 (KS1)Present Continuous ingYear 2 (KS1)Commas in ListsYear 2 (KS1)Apostrophes for ContractionsYear 2 (KS1)Proper Nouns Names and PlacesYear 2 (KS1)Simple Conjunctions and but or becauseYear 2 (KS1)Opposites Simple AntonymsYear 2 (KS1)

Year 1

Capital Letters and Full StopsYear 1 (KS1)Naming Words Common NounsYear 1 (KS1)Doing Words Action VerbsYear 1 (KS1)Describing Words Simple AdjectivesYear 1 (KS1)Plurals Adding sYear 1 (KS1)Joining Sentences with andYear 1 (KS1)

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