West Monmouth West Monmouth SchoolSchool

English DepartmentEnglish Department

Units of WorkUnits of Work

In the English Department, all In the English Department, all pupils follow the same units of pupils follow the same units of work at the same time in order to work at the same time in order to create consistency across the create consistency across the whole school year.whole school year.

Teachers will differentiate for Teachers will differentiate for different abilities and include any different abilities and include any individual ideas they might have.individual ideas they might have.

Year 7Year 7

• Personal Writing – Roald Dahl’s ‘Boy’Personal Writing – Roald Dahl’s ‘Boy’• Narrative WritingNarrative Writing• Horror and Science FictionHorror and Science Fiction• Writing to Persuade, Argue and AdviseWriting to Persuade, Argue and Advise• Writing to Inform, Explain and DescribeWriting to Inform, Explain and Describe• Shakespeare’s Time and Language Shakespeare’s Time and Language • PoetryPoetry

Year 8Year 8• Fiction – ‘Holes’ by Louis SacharFiction – ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar

• Writing to Persuade and Describe – Writing to Persuade and Describe – PlacesPlaces

• Writing to Inform and Explain – Writing to Inform and Explain – NewspapersNewspapers

• Writing To Imagine, Explore and Writing To Imagine, Explore and Entertain - Polar ExpeditionEntertain - Polar Expedition

• Wales ProjectWales Project

Year 9Year 9

• Fiction – ‘Stone Cold’Fiction – ‘Stone Cold’

• Narrative Writing Narrative Writing

• Play – ‘Romeo and Juliet’Play – ‘Romeo and Juliet’

• Describing people and places Describing people and places

• Multicultural Poetry Multicultural Poetry

• Fiction – ‘Of Mice and Men’Fiction – ‘Of Mice and Men’

Core TasksCore Tasks

All pupils in Years 7,8,9 are assessed All pupils in Years 7,8,9 are assessed every term using ‘Core Tasks’. every term using ‘Core Tasks’.

Core tasks assess Reading, Writing, Core tasks assess Reading, Writing, and Speaking and Listening.and Speaking and Listening.

Results are used for movement Results are used for movement between classes and to report back to between classes and to report back to parents.parents.

GCSE – Years 10 and 11GCSE – Years 10 and 11

At GCSE level we follow the WJEC At GCSE level we follow the WJEC syllabus.syllabus.

All groups will study for English All groups will study for English Language and top sets will also study Language and top sets will also study English Literature.English Literature.

For very low ability, we also offer the For very low ability, we also offer the chance to sit the Entry Level exam as chance to sit the Entry Level exam as a basic qualification.a basic qualification.

The GCSE English Language The GCSE English Language course comprises of:course comprises of:

• 20% Written Coursework20% Written Coursework

• 20% Speaking and Listening20% Speaking and Listening

• 60% Exams (two papers both based 60% Exams (two papers both based on reading and writing)on reading and writing)

The GCSE English Literature The GCSE English Literature course consists of:course consists of:

• 30% Written Coursework30% Written Coursework

• 60% Exam (based on a novel, a play 60% Exam (based on a novel, a play and an unseen poem)and an unseen poem)

Extra Curricular Extra Curricular ActivitiesActivities

Reading ClubReading Club

MentoringMentoringA mentoring scheme is run for A mentoring scheme is run for Year 11 pupils who need extra Year 11 pupils who need extra help with GCSE.help with GCSE.

Theatre TripsTheatre Trips

‘‘An Inspector Calls’An Inspector Calls’

‘‘Romeo and Juliet’Romeo and Juliet’

‘‘Blood Brothers’Blood Brothers’

‘‘A Christmas Carol’A Christmas Carol’

Public Speaking Public Speaking CompetitionCompetition

Every year, we enter a team Every year, we enter a team into the ‘Rotary Youth into the ‘Rotary Youth Speaks’ public speaking Speaks’ public speaking competitioncompetition..We have been very We have been very successful:successful:

• Regional Finalists three Regional Finalists three timestimes

• Regional WinnersRegional Winners• Regional Runners up twice Regional Runners up twice • Welsh Finalists Welsh Finalists

Poets of Pontypool Poetry Poets of Pontypool Poetry CompetitionCompetition..

Every year we offer the Every year we offer the opportunity to all of our pupils to opportunity to all of our pupils to enter this competition. In 2006 a enter this competition. In 2006 a Year 11 pupil, Sam Peterson won Year 11 pupil, Sam Peterson won first place and last year two year first place and last year two year 7 girls were finalists.7 girls were finalists.

Thank you!Thank you!

We hope we have given you We hope we have given you some idea about what our some idea about what our department has to offer. If you department has to offer. If you have any questions, please have any questions, please feel free to contact us.feel free to contact us.