| Topic Title | Far from the Madding Crowd | Hamlet | Selected Poems from The Wild Iris | Long Day’s Journey Into Night | Exam Practice & Revision |
| Key Skills and Content | ● Discussing the setting in Victorian England | ● Determining the status quo | ● Considering literary context | ● Understanding the playwright and the impact his life had on his writing | ● Practising exam techniques with past papers |
| ● Analysing the use of language and dialogue styles of the narrative | ● Identifying elements of foreshadowing | ● Understanding modern poetry | ● Analysing thematic concerns | |
| ● Discussing elements of symbolism, imagery, and foreshadowing | ● Considering how the builds a sense of uneasiness | ● Discussing new identities in poetry | ● Examining the family dynamic through their interactions | |
| ● Identifying the rising action of the narrative plot | ● Analysing soliloquies | ● Exploring the characteristics of feminist writing | ● Understanding characterisation | |
| ● Exploring the effects of setting | ● Comparing and contrasting scenes | ● Creating a map that connects different poems through shared themes | ● Examining literary criticism closely | |
| ● Discussing the thematic elements of the text | ● Reviewing the basics of rhythm and rhyme | ● Analysing the speaker's voice and perspective | ● Analysing symbolic references | |
| ● Examining external and internal conflicts | ● Analysing how the setting sets a tone | ● Responding to effects on the reader | ● Exploring the effects of language | |
| ● Exploring the characters’ actions and behaviours | ● Evaluating the elements of typical revenge tragedies | ● Analysing literary conventions | ● Understanding personal response | |
| ● Exploring subtext | ● Analysing visual representations of clothing | ● Responding to informed independent opinions | ● Analysing the climax of the play | |
| ● Analysing how the action of the narrative escalates | ● Examining language and imagery in speeches | ● Paper 4 exam preparation (Pre-and post-1914 poetry) | ● Reflecting on the ending of the play | |
| ● Examining how dramatic irony can be used to convey suspense | ● Focusing on the play-within-a-play | | ● Paper 3 exam preparation (Drama) | |
| ● Analysing gender bias | ● Evaluating how different stagings portray the characters | | | |
| ● Discussing the climax of the narrative | ● Analysing Christian imagery | | | |
| ● Reviewing the stylistic elements of the novel | ● Exploring misogynistic bias | | | |
| ● Paper 4 exam preparation (Pre-and post-1914 prose) | ● Analysing irony and foreshadowing | | | |
| ● Considering how the final scene of the play ties up the loose ends | | | |
| ● Paper 3 exam preparation (Shakespeare) | | | |
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| Summative Assessment | Teacher choice of assessment including practising exam-style passage-based essays | Teacher choice of assessment including practising exam-style passage-based essays | Teacher choice of assessment including practising exam-style passage-based essays | Teacher choice of assessment including practising exam-style passage-based essays | Teacher choice of assessment including practising exam-style passage-based essays |
