Armfield Academy – Department - English

Year 7 Curriculum Overview
 

Class

To access your child’s English video lessons, click the link below depending on their class. This link will take them directly to Google Classroom / their weekly activities.

7A

https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ1MzY0MzYxNTEz

7R

https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ1MzY0MzYxNTI0

7M

https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ1MzY0MzYxNTQ0

7F

https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ1MzY0MzYxNjE2

7L

https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ1MzY0MzYxNjMx

7D

https://classroom.google.com/c/MTQ1MzY0MzYxNjQ3

 

Half Term 1

 

Date

Curriculum Overview
Focus: Creative Writing Topic: Autobiography

Remote Learning

WEEK 1

02/09

Sentence mechanics / Introduction to autobiographical writing / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/sentence-overview-crr62d?from_query=sentences

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                      (search: ‘Peter Pan’)

WEEK 2

07/09

Writing to entertain (Roald Dahl ‘Fagging’) / Capital letters/Commas / Sem-colons Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explore-complex-sentences-c8r34r?from_query=sentences

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/           (search: ‘Firestormers – Back Burn’)

WEEK 3

14/09

Figurative Devices / Writing to entertain (Mrs. Doubtfire – ‘Kitchen Chaos’) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zc773k7

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                            (search: ‘Dracula’)

WEEK 4

21/09

Accelerated Reader launch / STAR testing / Resource set up / ‘mini-reads’ and quizzing Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/ztcp97h

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                    (search: ‘Passage to Fortune’)

WEEK 5

28/09

Fronted Adverbials / Adverbs / (Writing to entertain (Roald Dahl ‘Matilda’) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zv73bdm

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                (search: ‘Case of the Stolen Space Suit’)

WEEK 6

05/10

Fiction analysis (Jackie Daydream extract) / Autobiography short story planning / Speech Marks Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zp937p3

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/       (search: ‘Awesome Jobs Involving Technology’)

WEEK 7

12/10

Assessment task (‘Memorable Moment’ short story) / Feedback, self-reflection & pupil voice

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zphc9j6/revision/1

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/       (search: ‘Spine Shivers – Tech Fury’)

Half Term 2

 

Date

Curriculum Overview
Focus: Literature Study Topic: Treasure Island/The Tulip Touch

Remote Learning

WEEK 1

02/11

Genre stereotypes / Chapter 1 comprehension / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/grammar-for-writing-using-semicolons-to-link-main-clauses-c4uk8c?from_query=semicolons

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                    (search: ‘Smart Research Strategies’)

WEEK 2

09/11

Summary writing / Extended response (PETE technique) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zs2fvcw/revision/1

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                              (search: ‘Portrait Vandal’)

WEEK 3

16/11

Chapters 2 & 3 reading / Quotation explosion / Character analysis / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpp4kqt/revision/1

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/              (search: ‘Humans and Other Life on Earth’)

WEEK 4

23/11

Context/author research / Chapter 4, 5 & 6 reading & comprehension / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zd4kwty

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                      (search: ‘The Songs of Stones River’)

WEEK 5

30/11

Character descriptions / Chapter 7 analysis (adventure theme) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z8scf82

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                                   (search: ‘Maps’)

WEEK 6

07/12

Chapter 10 analysis / Assessment task: presentation of subcultures / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zfkk7ty/articles/z9tkxfr

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                   (search: ‘Missing Museum Archives’)

WEEK 7

14/12

Novel/film completion / Feedback, self-reflection and pupil voice / Accelerated Reader STAR Test

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zf8kvwx

- Recommended E-Book:
https://www.myon.co.uk/login/                       (search: ‘Looking Through the Glass’)

Half Term 3

 

Date

Topic: Skills

Remote Learning

WEEK 1

04/01

Paragraphing / Capital letters and full stops / Analytical verbs / Subject-verb agreement
Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4hrt39/articles/z7t2vk7

- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 2

11/01

‘Why?’ explanations  / Informal versus formal / Terminology recap
Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4hrt39/articles/znn6pbk

- Recommended E-Book:

 

Curriculum Overview
Focus: Narrative Writing Topic: Fantasy Genre

Remote Learning

WEEK 3

18/01

Introduction to fantasy genre / Narrative structure / Adverbs (The Hobbit) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/semicolons_and_colons_1.asp

- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 4

25/01

Fronted adverbials / Paragraphing / Past tense / Developing sentences / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/adjectives_and_adverbs_1.asp

- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 5

01/02

Sentence workshop / Ambitious vocabulary (setting focus) / Battle scenes (verbs & adverbs) Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/commas_1.asp

- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 6

08/02

Narrative planning / Creating characters / Story openings / ‘Adventure to the Gemstone’ story assessment task Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/apostrophes_1.asp

- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 7

15/02

Verbal & non-verbal strategies / Mythical character presentation planning / Individual speech activity / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons: [See Google Classroom class links above]

- Skills Activities: https://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/subject_verb_agreement_1.asp

- Recommended E-Book:

Half Term 4

 

Date

Curriculum Overview
Focus: Poetry Anthology Topic: Nature Theme

Remote Learning

WEEK 1

22/02

Poetic devices / Macavity study (impressions) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:

- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 2

01/03

Context study (Rastafarian culture) / Talking Turkeys study / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:

- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 3

08/03

Morals, messages and allegories / Considering the Snail study / Device focus (metaphors) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:

- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 4

15/03
 

The Eagle study / Word focus (verbs) / Wind study (descriptive language) Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:

- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 5

22/03

The Fog study / Device focus (personification) / Wind v Fog Poetry comparison / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:

- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 6

29/03

Nettles study / Daffodils Study / Planning / Poetry comparison assessment task Feedback, self-reflection & pupil voice

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

Half Term 5

 

Date

Curriculum Overview
Focus: Shakespeare  Topic: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Remote Learning

WEEK 1

12/04

Author study & comprehension / Context study (Elizabethan England) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 2

19/04

Marriage & patriarchy reflections / AMND narrative plotmap / Messages & Morals / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 3

26/04

Act 1 reading / Male dominance / Comprehension (PETE technique) / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 4

03/05

Capital letters / Attitudes to love study / Analytical phrases / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 5

10/05

Apostrophes / Power and persuasion / Act 2 comprehension / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 6

17/05

Act 3 reading / Assessment task: literature exam (Helena’s rejection) / Word zoom / Descriptive devices (enchanted forest) / Creative writing / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

 

WEEK 7

24/05

Creating characters / Act 4 reading / Character emotion comprehension / Spelling & vocabulary quiz

 

Half Term 6

 

Date

Curriculum Overview
Focus: Non-fiction and Etymology Study/Creative Writing Topic: TBC

Remote Learning

WEEK 1

07/06

 

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 2

14/06

 

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 3

21/06

 

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 4

28/06

 

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 5

05/07
 

 

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book:

WEEK 6

12/07
 

 

- Armfield Video Lessons:
- Skills Activities:
- Recommended E-Book: