Year 9 Scope and Sequence

Sequence Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Unit title

The Real World

Representations of War

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Telling Stories- Darefest

What will I learn? You will investigate the features
and purpose of persuasive
language and how these
promote points of view,
position the responder and
empower the individual.
You will learn about what
influences the making of mass
media entertainment, explore
your view of the world and how
meaning is constructed.
You will study of a variety of
texts which explore the issues
and emotions associated with
war. You will compose an
essay which discusses
composers representations of
war.
You will consider the
timelessness of
Shakespeares ideas in
Romeo and Juliet.
You will have the
opportunity to express
yourself and your opinions
as a teenager in todays
society
You will read and analyse a
number of short stories, looking
closely at a range of genres. In
groups, you will then create
your own short film on one of
the genres studied.

Text requirements

Non-fiction, multimodal

Novel, poetry, multimodal

Shakespearean drama

Fiction/nonfiction, film


Focus Outcomes

EN5-1A
EN5-3B
EN5-7D

EN5-8D
EN5-9E

EN5-4B
EN5-6C

EN5-5C
EN5-7D