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ENGLISH 2
English Foundation 2 Course Outline
Week Lesson Description
1 1 Exploring narrative structure
2 Openings that engage the reader 3 Spud / Enrichment reading 2 4 Understanding how language creates suspense 5 Exploring responses to narrative 6 Matching narrative form to purpose 7 Spud / Enrichment reading 3 8 Investigating character with hot-seating 9 Creating characters through voice and vocabulary 10 Using punctuation to develop detailed characters 11 Spud / Enrichment reading 4 12 Structuring diary narrative 13 Writing a story with a message 14 Spud / Enrichment reading 4A Assignment 1 5 15 Tracing a writer’s views and ideas across a prose text 16 Analysing preferences and opinions 17 Analysing how themes are conveyed in a play 18 Spud / Enrichment reading 6 19 Develop and evaluate drama and discussion skills 20 Tracing feelings and perspectives in poems 21 Using connectives to compare similarities and differences in text 22 Spud 7 23 Analysing two poems on the same theme 24 Spud / Enrichment reading 7A Assignment 2 8 25 Testing your skills: Reading and writing questions on non-fiction texts 26 Testing your skills: Assessing your progress: non-fiction reading and writing 27 Spud / Enrichment reading 9 28 Testing your skills: Reading and writing questions on fiction texts 29 Testing your skills: Assessing your progress: fiction reading and writing 30 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading
32 Progression Test Paper 2 Instructions 10A Assignment 3 – Progression Test Paper 1 10B Assignment 4 – Progression Test Paper 2 11 33 What is travel writing? 34 Selecting and noting key information in travel texts 35 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading
12 36 Comparing tone and register in travel texts
37 Responding to travel writing 38 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 13 39 Understanding grammatical choices in travel writing 40 Varying sentences for effect 41 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 14 42 Boost your vocabulary 43 Creating a travel account 14A Assignment 5 15 44 Matching informative texts to audience and purpose 45 Using formal and informal language in information texts 46 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 16 47 Comparing information texts 48 Using discussion to prepare for a written assignment 49 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 17 50 Planning information texts to suit different audiences 51 Shaping paragraphs to suit audience and purpose 52 Crafting sentences for a range of effects 53 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 18 54 Making explanations precise and concise 55 Writing encyclopaedia entries 56 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 19 57 Reviewing persuasive techniques 58 Commenting on use of language to persuade 59 The Princess Bride / Enrichment reading 20 60 Exploring layers of persuasive language 61 Responding to the use of persuasive language 62 Macbeth / Enrichment reading 21 63 Adapting grammar choices to create effects in argument writing
65 Macbeth / Enrichment reading 22 66 Organising an argument within each paragraph 67 Presenting and responding to a question 68 Macbeth / Enrichment reading 23 69 Producing an Argumentative Essay 70 Macbeth / Enrichment reading 23A Assignment 6 24 71 Analysing how atmospheres are created 72 Developing analysis of a description 73 Analysing atmospheric descriptions 74 Macbeth / Enrichment reading 25 75 Using images to inspire descriptions 76 Using language to develop an atmosphere 77 Macbeth / Enrichment reading
26 78 Sustaining a cohesive atmosphere
79 Creating atmosphere through punctuation 80 Macbeth / Enrichment reading 27 81 Using structural devices to build up atmosphere 82 Producing a powerful description 27A Assignment 7 28 83 Understanding story openings 84 Exploring setting and atmosphere 85 Introducing characters in stories 29 86 Responding to powerful narrative 87 Pitching a story 88 Creating narrative suspense and climax 89 Creating character 30 90 Using tenses in narrative 91 Using pronouns and sentence order for effect 92 Creating a thriller 30A Assignment 8 31 93 Analysing implicit meaning in non-fiction texts 94 Analysing how a play’s key elements create different effects 95 Using discussion skills to analyse carefully 96 Comparing effectively through punctuation and grammar
32 98 Testing your skills: Reading and writing questions on non-fiction texts 99 Testing your skills: Assessing your progress: non-fiction reading and writing 100 Progression Test Paper 1 Instructions 32A Assignment 9 – Progression Test Paper 1 33 101 Testing your skills: Reading and writing questions on fiction texts 102 Testing your skills: Assessing your progress: fiction reading and writing 103 Progression Test Paper 2 Instructions 33A Assignment 10 – Progression Test Paper 2 34 EXAMS