English - Year 8
Week Beginning - 1st June
What I will be learning about -
Exploring fiction and non fiction:
Dickens and Victorian society
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will recap your knowledge of Victorian literature
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You will read extracts from Dickens
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You will practise analysis
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You will practise using semi-colons
Resources I will need to use
Week Beginning - 18th May
What I will be learning about -
Can I comment on imagery?
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will look at the imagery used by romantic poets and begin to make analytical comments.
Resources I will need to use
Week Beginning - 11th May
What I will be learning about -
What is Romantic poetry?
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will be introduced to the genre of romantic poetry.
Resources I will need to use
Week Beginning - 4th May
What I will be learning about -
Can I comment on the sonnet form?
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will look at the features of a sonnet and begin to make analytical comments on them.
Resources I will need to use
Year 8 English Remote Learning Booklet Poetry Through Time: Week 4
After you complete your lesson on Friday, please take this Educake test. It will only be available from Friday 4th May, so don’t try to take it earlier:
Week Beginning - 27th April
What I will be learning about -
What is Renaissance poetry?
What is a sonnet?
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will be introduced to renaissance poetry and the sonnet form.
Resources I will need to use
Year 8 English Remote Learning Booklet Poetry Through Time: Week 3
Week Beginning - 20th April
What I will be learning about - What is the poetic voice?
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will identify the poetic voice communicated within two poems.
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You will look at making a comment on the language used within the poems.
Resources I will need to use
Week Beginning - 14th April
What I will be learning about - What is Old English/Middle English Poetry?
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
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You will be introduced to Old English/Middle English
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You will read extracts from ‘Beowulf’, ‘The Knight’s Tale’ and ‘The Miller’s Tale’
Resources I will need to use
Other useful learning resources
Click the link below to download your Knowledge Organiser.
KS3 English
Each lesson in the booklet has a ‘Pen to Paper’ task that should be used as Deliberate Practice