Reading Curriculum
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At the Gateway Academy, we aim for our students to have access to a wide range of diverse, interesting and challenging texts throughout our curriculum. In Year 7 and 8, all pupils will have one hour a week, which is focused purely on reading a class novel and developing reading skills. This is in addition to the wide range of texts which our students study in their English Curriculum. Below is a list of the texts which all our students will study in each year group. As a parent, you will receive regular updates on what your child is reading in school, which will allow you to discuss reading at home. |
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If you would like any more information or support on the texts being studied, please contact Alex Mitchell (alex.mitchell@theglc.org.ouk) or Dan Bedford (dan.bedford@theglc.org.uk) |
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Year 7 |
Year 8 |
Year 9 |
Year 10 |
Year 11 |
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When the Guns Fall Silent by James Riordan |
Sawbones by Catherine Johnson |
AQA Conflict Poetry Anthology |
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Stevenson |
Revisiting An Inspector Calls |
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A selection of Greek Myths |
A selection of extracts from Gothic Fiction |
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley |
A selection of fiction and non-fiction texts suitable to AQA English Language |
Revisiting Jekyll and Hyde |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare |
A selection of non-fiction texts on the topic of ‘Global Voices’ |
Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
AQA Conflict Poetry Anthology |
Revisiting Macbeth |
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Refugee by Alan Gratz |
Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe |
AQA Conflict Poetry Anthology |
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The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis |
The Giver by Lois Lowry |
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A selection of poems and non-fiction Texts on the topic of ‘Protest’ |
The Tempest by William Shakespeare |