Assessment Schedule
Please see the Year 10 Assessment Policy, Schedule and Malpractice Policy for a detailed Assessment Schedule.
Term 1 - Between the lines
Students will explore themes of belonging, identity, and cultural context through Steven Herrick’s The Simple Gift and selected poems by various poets, focusing on how main ideas and themes are represented both individually and across the collection. They will analyse the language forms and structures that create multiple meanings and reflect cultural contexts, while also examining how narratives affirm or challenge societal attitudes and values. Using these poems as models, students will adapt codes, conventions, and structures to shape meaning in their own compositions, experimenting with language to create tone, atmosphere, and mood.
Term 2 - Connections through context
Students engage in a close study of a novel and related texts. Students use this comparative study to examine how meaningful connections made between texts can enrich their experience and understanding of literature and culture. Students identify how the literary value of texts is enhanced with a deeper understanding of the related contexts, perspectives, and themes. Students respond in a range of contextually appropriate responses, reflecting on how and why the novel is connected to shorter texts.
Term 3 - Transforming Macbeth - representations of Shakespeare
Students analyse Shakespeare's Macbeth and its BBC film adaptation to explore how the film represents the original play. They examine how form and context shape meaning in both the drama and the film. In their written work, students adapt codes and conventions for analytical and imaginative texts, develop a personal voice through effective language, and use contextual knowledge to uncover new meanings. This deepens their understanding of thematic concerns and narrative conventions across different media.
Term 4 - Pursuit of the dream
Students evaluate how ideas, issues, or events are represented in digital texts through film. They analyse the influence of context and creativity on interpretation and explore how texts affirm or challenge values. Students develop an understanding of the idea of pursuing dreams through the core and linked texts in order to deepen understanding of the use of film techniques and other visual literacy strategies used in a range of text types.