YEAR EIGHT SCHEME OF WORK
THROUGHOUT YEAR EIGHT:
Word and Sentence level objectives taught through starter activities and reinforced, where appropriate, during main activities
8 RIMS
Weeks 1 - 4
Writing Stories: developing language skills and creativity
Weeks 5 - 12
Class novel
Weeks 13 - 18
RIMS 1, 2a &
2b -
Contemporary poetry (poems and paintings): an introduction to the literary skills
of description, appreciation and interpretation; developing pupils' own creativity
RIMS 3 & 4
Media / advertising: the interpretation and analysis of media artefacts
Weeks 19 - 24
RIMS 1, 2a &
2b-
Media / advertising: the interpretation and analysis of media artefacts
RIMS 3 & 4
Contemporary poetry (poems and paintings): an introduction to the literary skills
of description, appreciation and interpretation; developing pupils' own creativity
Weeks 25 - 26
Pre-test unit
Weeks 27 - 28
Year 8 tests
Weeks 29 - 37
(All RIMS sets)
Pygmalion / The Importance of Being Earnest / The Rivals: responding to a play by a major playwright in both oral and drama work and in writing
Weeks 38- 40
(All RIMS sets)
a play programme as an ICT / research project