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Specialising in Health, Care and Medical Sciences

English

 

The Petchey Academy English Subject Area is an innovative and exciting area.  We strive to teach a mixture of traditional and modern texts in a variety of exciting ways.

Students study a range of novels, poetry, lyrics, formal reports, broadsheet news articles, Shakespeare, film production, advertising and creative writing to name a few!

 English key stage 3

 
Curriculum overview
 
The thematic approach to our curriculum aims to link subjects across the learning centres and provide learning opportunities across the academy. 
 
Semester 1: Studying a novel related to the theme ‘Healthy lifestyle’
 
Year 7 – ‘Two weeks with the queen’ by Morris Gleitzman (exploring themes related to the academy’s specialism of health care and medical sciences, specifically terminal illness.)
 
Year 8 – ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar (related to Every Child Matters agenda and healthy lifestyle in that it encourages positive relationship with peers and the protagonist works to take control of his own destiny.)
 
Semester 2: Studying poetry related to the theme ‘My Community’
 
Year 7 – Poems from different cultures (exploring integration of cultures in a community.)
 
Year 8 – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare (explores conflict between communities of people)
 
Semester 3: Studying non-fiction texts relate to the theme British climate (Year 7) and The Olympic ideal (Year 8)
 
Year 7 – non-fiction report writing with a link to climate change and endangered animals
 
Year 8 – non-fiction text relating to the spirit of the Olympic ideal
 
Semester 4: Studying advertising
 
Year 7 – ‘Women under the microscope’: links made to PHSE and D&T with focus on self-image, consumer attitudes and product design.
 
Year 8 – ‘Work in the twenty-first century’: links made to ICT, particularly focussing on website design, and English GCSE with presentational devices.
 
Semester 5:
 
Year 7 – ‘Economic disasters’: creative writing scheme where students are encouraged to explore the current economic climate with links to Citizenship and the world of business.
 
Year 8 – ‘War and peace’: comparing World War I war poetry compared with lyrics from contemporary songs, looking at the links to history and geography
 
Semester 6:
 
Year 7: Key scenes from Shakespeare, linking English with Drama. Students are given the opportunity to script and re-write Shakespeare’s language into their own modern interpretions.
 
Year 8 – a functional unit linking Spanish, English and Drama, in which studies have to create a travel diary. Students research a Spanish-speaking country and are given real-life situations, such as booking flights and hotel rooms, which they have to write about.

Magazine

The school magazine is part of the enhanced Wednesday curriculum at The Petchey Academy.  It is a student-initiated project from start to finish.  Students choose their roles, ranging from reporter to editor-in-chief to layout designer.  Part of the process involves brainstorming different types of articles and selecting what they would like to write about in The Petchey Magazine.  This year students will be writing articles reporting on Petchey sports, academics, teachers, technology and nearby healthy-living restaurants.  Not only will students be completing the articles, they are also responsible for publishing the magazine.  Outside educators will come in to explain the different methods of technology (In Design, Adobe Dreammaker, Microsoft Publisher) used to create an online magazine.  The final editions will come out every other semester and will be available on the Petchey website.

Slam-poetry workshops

 
Poetry – whether it is in free verse form or rap / hip-hop - needs to be honest. Through Slam poetry workshops, the academy has been encouraging young poets to write what they know about, understand and have a passion to communicate. Students at the Pethcy Acadmey were given opportunities to experience slam poetry in school and with a live performance/slam poet Joelle Taylor.
 

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