Read 

• Following Frankenstein by Catherine Bruton 
• Shades of Scarlett by Anne Fine 
• Maddie Blue and the Dark World by Anna Goodall 
• Spark by Mitch Johnson 
• The Monsters of Rookhaven by Padraig Kenny 

 Research 

• … a dumpsite from around the world
• … the Anglo-Saxons.
• …the genre of epic narratives (poetry or prose).
• …the differences between rich and poor in Victorian England.
• …the ghost story genre.
• …William Shakespeare and his life.
• …the life of a person who has made a difference in the world.
• …the poet William Blake. 

Watch 

• Real life dumpsite children- (75) Meet The Kids Surviving Off Trash Dumps – YouTube 
• Shakespeare – Shakespeare’s theatre- (75) Shakespeare’s Theatre | i.am.Will Shakespeare | BBC Teach – YouTube 
• Research what it was like for poor Victorians- (75) Victorian Workhouses – Dickens Show – YouTube 
• Find an inspiring speech to watch.  

Do 

• Write a poem about one of the seasons.
• Write a story using the form of verse. 
• Create a recipe and cook it based on a text you have studied this year. 
• Create a blurb and design a new front cover for one of the books you have read (either in class or for pleasure) – what changes have you made and why
• Create a Booklet/Kahoot quiz on a topic you have studied in class. Ask your teacher if this could be played as a starter or plenary in your lesson. 

Key words 

Simile 
Metaphor 
Personification 
Kennings 
Superlatives 
Pathetic fallacy 
Characterisation 
Antonyms 
Suspense 
Connotations 
Symbolism 
Rhetorical questions 

Read

• ‘Coming Up for Air’ by Lou Abercrombie
• ‘We Were Wolves’ by Jason Cockcroft
• ‘Stitched Up’ by Steve Cole
• ‘Me, In Between’ by Julya Rabinowich
• More challenging reads (older teen – seek parental permission first):
• ‘The Revelry’ by Katherine Webber
• ‘Black Canary: Breaking Silence’ by Alexandra Monir
• ‘Dangerous Remedy’ by Kat Dunn
• ‘A Monster Calls’ by Patrick Ness

Research

• …Gothic narrative tropes.
• Research and read ‘The Signalman’ by Charles Dickens.
• …Elizabethan drama, costuming and how the costumes were made. What does this reveal about courting and masked balls?
• …Petrarchan sonnets. How does Shakespeare incorporate this into his play, Romeo & Juliet? What does it reveal about Romeo’s love? How does this
• compare to a modern love poem by John Cooper Clarke, ‘I wanna be your vacuum cleaner’?
• …Greek theatre and Greek tragedy.
• …Arthur Conan Doyle and literary detective fiction.

Watch

• The British Library – The Gothic: The Gothic – YouTube
• Women in Shakespeare – Roles of Women in Elizabethan England: Women in Shakespeare | BBC Teach – YouTube
• National Theatre – An Introduction to Greek Tragedy: An Introduction to Greek Tragedy – YouTube
• ‘Flag’ by John Agard – Poems from other cultures: ‘Flag’ by John Agard (analysis) | English Literature – Poets in Person – YouTube
• The History of Literature – Detective Fiction: The Fascinating History of Detective Novels – YouTube

Do

• Find non-fiction newspaper articles/blogs to read – how do the writers create an engaging voice? Use this knowledge to write your own article about something you feel passionate about.
• Create a blurb and design a new front cover for one of the books you have read (either in class or for pleasure) – what changes have you made and why?
• Create a Blooket/Kahoot quiz on a topic you have studied in class. Ask your teacher if this could be played as a starter or plenary in your lesson

Key words

Gothic
Tragedy
Mystery.
Aside
Symbolism
Climactic

Read

• To help prepare you for KS4:
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• An Inspector Calls by JB Priestly
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

For enjoyment and pleasure:

• Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed
• Bone Music by David Almond
• The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow
• The Cats we Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail

Research

• …the Jim Crow Laws.
• …Prometheus from Greek Mythology. Why was he important?
• …war poets such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Vera Brittain. What is their message about war? Why was Jessie Pope different?
• …the role of women in 1600s England to support your Shakespeare study.

Watch

• Interview with Malorie Blackman on ‘Noughts and Crosses’ and anti-immigration feeling in the UK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_8iSdsDXLI
  Documentary on Wilfred Owen and remembering WWI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsPdEgC0wdk
• Mr Buff Language Paper 1 help videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMhQIX9DCcQ&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cAlttmXkEvJXCxqT-ZzFqAN
• Mr Bruff Language Paper 2 help videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKZ_Tr2Y-CE&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cB-GSeqYup7PXId4pbldQVq

Do

• Find non-fiction newspaper articles/blogs to read – how do the writers create an engaging voice? Use this knowledge to write your own article about something you feel passionate about.
• Design a new front cover for one of the books you have read (either in class or for pleasure) – what changes have you made and why?
• Create a Kahoot quiz on a topic you have studied in class. Ask your teacher if this could be played as a starter or plenary in your lesson.

Key words

Prejudice
Discrimination
Oppression
Propaganda
Deceit
Dramatic irony
Enjambment