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Year 8

Curriculum Map

Half term

Unit(s) of Work

Key Assessments

Autumn 1

Romeo and Juliet

Reading Assessment: How is Romeo presented as a Tragic Hero?

 

 

Writing Assessment: Friar Lawrence’s Confession

Autumn 2

Romeo and Juliet

Speaking Assessment: Discussion – Who is most responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

 

 

Spring 1

Gothic Fiction

Speaking Assessment: Research and recite a Gothic Poem

 

 

 

Spring 2

Gothic Short Stories

Reading Assessment: How is tension built in The Tell-Tale Heart?

 

 

 

Summer 1

Dystopian Fiction

Writing Assessment: Article Writing – The New Regime

 

 

Speaking Assessment: Perform a dystopian leader’s speech.

Summer 2

Animal Farm

 

 

EOY Exam

 

 

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