What does the course cover? The programme of study and curriculum links

The Wolsey Hall Year 7 English course follows the Cambridge Lower Secondary English Curriculum.

We have ensured that both curriculum outcomes are covered in the course and the table below provides an overview of how the Wolsey Hall course can be mapped to the Ignite textbook, the National Curriculum for England and the Cambridge Lower Secondary English Curriculum.

You may want to print out this overview of the course Download overview of the course and refer to it as you progress through the course. Do also bear in mind that:

Before Module One, there is an introductory call with your tutor.
At the end of Module Three, there is a mid-course review.
At the end of Module Seven, there is an end-of-course review.

Module One: Developing reading skills	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Adventure, structure, character and setting	Ignite 1 Unit 1 Sections 1 & 2 CGP workbook pages 49–51	Reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction (both pre-1914 and contemporary). [R]	7Ro1: Informed personal response to a text and provide textual references in support. 7Ro2: Understanding how readers make choices about the texts they like reading.
Topic Two Different text types	Ignite 1 Unit 1 Sections 1 & 2	Knowing the purpose, audience and context to support comprehension. [R]	7Rv1: Identifying the main ideas, themes, and purposes in a text. 7Rv2: Understanding features of narrative and non-narrative texts.
ASSIGNMENT ONE A
Topic Three Tension and suspense	Ignite 1 Unit 1 Sections 5 & 6	Making critical comparisons between texts. [R]	7Rx1: Extracting main points and relevant information. 7Rw2: Identifying and describing the effect of writers’ use of literary features. 7Rw7: Commenting on how the choice of sentences control pace and meaning.
Topic Four Analysing text types	Ignite 1 Unit 1 Sections 7 & 8	Studying plot, characterisation and setting and the effects of these. [R]	7Rv4: Understanding the different ways writers use layout, form, and presentation in a variety of texts.
Topic Five Planning Assignment One B	Ignite 1 Unit 1 Section 9	Understanding how language presents meaning. [R]	7Rw1: Commenting on the use of language. 7Ri1: Using inference and deduction to recognise implicit meanings.
ASSIGNMENT ONE B

Module Two: Poetry	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Imagery and techniques	Ignite 1 Unit 2 Sections 1 &2	Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text. [R]	7Ri1: Using inference and deduction to recognise implicit meanings. 7Rw4: Using terms such as ‘image’, ‘simile’, ‘metaphor’, ‘setting’ and genre’ in discussion about texts.
Topic Two Themes and viewpoints	Ignite 1 Unit 2 Sections 3 &4	Studying a range of authors (seminal world literature). [R] Rereading and making comparisons. [GV]	7Rv3: Understanding the different ways texts can reflect the social, cultural, and historical contexts in which they were written.
Topic Three Inference skills	Ignite 1 Unit 2 Sections 5 & 6	Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text. [R]	7Ri1: Using inference and deduction to recognise implicit meanings. 7Rw3: Showing awareness of poets’ use of language and its intended impact.
Topic Four Devices, layout, and form	Ignite 1 Unit 2 Sections 7–9	Knowing how language, structure and organisational features presents meaning. [R] Knowing and understanding the difference between spoken and written language. [GV]	7Rw8: Explore the variety and range of ways in which the content of texts can be organised, structured, and combined.
Topic Five Planning Assignment Two	Ignite 1 Unit 2 Section 10	Checking understanding to make sure it makes sense. [R]	7Rx2: Selecting, collating, and summarising ideas from texts, using notes where relevant.
ASSIGNMENT TWO

Module Three: Science fiction	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Features of science fiction	Ignite 1 Unit 3 Sections 1 & 2 CGP workbook page 26	Writing for a wide range of purposes (stories, scripts, etc). [W]	7Wa4: Using features and conventions of a wide variety of text types in order to inform, explain, describe, argue, persuade, and comment.
Topic Two Vocabulary and points of view	Ignite 1 Unit 3 Sections 3 & 4 CGP workbook pages 58–60	Applying growing knowledge of vocabulary and text structure to their own writing. [W]	7Wa7: Using a range of vocabulary and use words precisely to clarify meaning and to interest their audience. 7Wa6: Writing to express a personal viewpoint. 7Wt1: Shaping the overall organisation, sequence, and presentation of a text to convey ideas clearly and effectively.
Topic Three Techniques and word choices	Ignite 1 Unit 3 Sections 5 & 6 CGP workbook pages 41 and 43	Studying the effectiveness and impact of the grammatical features of the texts they read. [GV]	7Rw1: Commenting on the use of language. 7Wa2: Creating an effect by using some of the key linguistic and literary techniques. 7Wp3: Using a range of increasingly complex sentence structures to communicate meaning and to give fluency to writing.
Topic Four Features of an opening	Ignite 1 Unit 3 Sections 7–9	Considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended. [W] Understanding how the work of dramatists is communicated effectively through performance. [R]	7Rv2: Understanding features of narrative and non-narrative texts. 7Rw6: Showing awareness of the reasons for using long and short sentences. 7Wp4: Building up detail and convey shades of meaning through sentence structure.
Topic Five Planning Assignment Three	Ignite 1 Unit 3 Section 10	Paying attention to accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling. [W]	7Wa1: Using a range of planning formats or methods to develop different ways of generating, organising, and shaping ideas. 7Wp1: Providing clarity and emphasis in writing, using a variety of sentence lengths, structures, and subjects. 7Wp2: Providing appropriate detail and clarify relationships between character, setting, theme and plot using a range of features. 7Wp5: Using correct grammar, including articles, word order and tense. 7Ws1: Spelling correctly most commonly used words with regular patterns.
ASSIGNMENT THREE

Module Four: Travel	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Vocabulary and tone	Ignite 1 Unit 4 Sections 1 & 2	Drawing on new vocabulary and using them in speech and writing. [GV]	7SL3: Using a range of vocabulary appropriate to context and use language to clarify meaning and to interest and convince an audience.
Topic Two Text types	Ignite 1 Unit 4 Sections 3 & 4	Writing for a wide range of purposes including presentations. [W]	7Wa4: Using features and conventions of a wide variety of text types in order to inform, explain, describe, argue, persuade, and comment.
Topic Three Perspective and mood	Ignite 1 Unit 4 Sections 5 & 6	Summarising and organising material. [W]	7Rx2: Selecting, collating, and summarising ideas from texts, using notes where relevant.
Topic Four Writing effective descriptions	Ignite 1 Unit 4 Sections 7 & 8	Using Standard English confidently in a range of contexts. [SE]	7SL1: Speaking for a variety of purposes, such as to explain, describe, narrate, explore, analyse, imagine, discuss, argue, and persuade. 7Wt2: Mirroring the purpose of writing by appropriate use of paragraphs and selection of linking words and phrases. 7Wp6: Clarifying relationships between ideas with an accurate and increased use of connectives.
ASSIGNMENT FOUR

Module Five: Making the news	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Structure and features	Ignite 1 Unit 5 Sections 1 & 2	Using Standard English confidently in a range of contexts. [SE]	7SL2: Shaping talk for clarity and effect and to engage a listener.
Topic Two Language and images	Ignite 1 Unit 5 Sections 3 & 4 CGP workbook pages 45–47	Extending and applying grammatical knowledge to analyse more challenging texts. [GV]	7Ri1: Using inference and deduction to recognise implicit meanings.
Topic Three Bias and techniques	Ignite 1 Unit 5 Sections 5 & 6	Amending vocabulary and grammar in writing to improve cohesiveness and effectiveness. [W]	7Wa8: Clarifying and extending meaning and create specific effects by using a range of features.
Topic Four Reading the news	Ignite 1 Unit 5 Sections 7 & 8	Improving, rehearsing and performing scripts using role, intonation, tone, volume and mood to add impact. [SE]	7SL4: Practicing speaking fluently and clearly at an appropriate pace and volume. 7Rw5: Commenting on the use of formal and informal language and discuss the writer’s motivation for making this choice.
Topic Five Planning Assignment Five	Ignite 1 Unit 5 Sections 9 & 10	Giving presentations, expressing own ideas and keeping to the point. [SE]	7SL2: Shaping talk for clarity and effect and to engage a listener. 7SL1: Speaking for a variety of purposes, such as to explain, describe, narrate, explore, analyse, imagine, discuss, argue, and persuade.
ASSIGNMENT FIVE

Module Six: Novel: The Explorer	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Establishing Character	The Explorer pages 1-65	Reading books independently and for challenge. [R]	7Ro1: Informed personal response to a text and provide textual references in support. 7Ro2: Understanding how readers make choices about the texts they like reading.
Topic Two Key Themes	The Explorer pages 66-138	Check understanding of text to make sure it makes sense. [R]	7Rv1: Identifying the main ideas, themes, and purposes in a text.
Topic Three Language and Techniques	The Explorer pages 140-203	Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text. [R]	7Rx1: Extracting main points and relevant information. 7Rw2: Identifying and describing the effect of writers’ use of literary features. 7Wa3: Developing character and voice in fiction writing.
ASSIGNMENT SIX A
Topic Four Plot development	The Explorer pages 204-262	Studying plot, characterisation and setting and the effects of these. [R]	7Rv1: identifying the main ideas, themes, and purposes in a text. 7Rv2: Understanding features of narrative and non-narrative texts.
Topic Five Reader Response	The Explorer pages 264-327	Learning new vocabulary. [R]	7Ro1: Informed personal response to a text and provide textual references in support. 7Ro2: Understanding how readers make choices about the texts they like reading.
Topic Six Planning the assignment	The Explorer pages 328-end	Considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended. [W]	7Wp5: Using correct grammar, including articles, word order and tense. 7Ws1: Spelling correctly most commonly used words with regular patterns. 7Wp7: Using a wide range of punctuation to make meaning clear, including generally accurate use of commas in complex sentences and dialogue.
ASSIGNMENT SIX B

Module Seven: Famous Explorers (Non-Fiction Texts)	Required reading	National Curriculum link	Cambridge Curriculum
Topic One Christopher Columbus	Columbus Log Online article	Checking understanding to make sure it makes sense. [R] Summarising and organising material. [W]	7Rv1: Identifying the main ideas, themes, and purposes in a text.
Topic Two Percy Fawcett	Online article	Summarising and organising material. [W]	7Rx1: Extracting main points and relevant information.
Topic Three Amelia Earhart	Amelia Earhart worksheet	Understanding how language presents meaning. [R] Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text. [R]	7Ri1: Using inference and deduction to recognise implicit meanings.
Topic Four Space Travel	Space Tourism Article Space Blog Space Challenge	Writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences including notes. [W]	7Wo1: Practicing note-taking using different styles for different purposes. 7Rw1: Commenting on the use of language.
Topic Five Planning Assignment Seven	Space Exploration Article	Summarising and organising material. [W] Amending vocabulary and grammar in writing to improve cohesiveness and effectiveness. [W] Paying attention to accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling. [W]	7Rx2: Selecting, collating, and summarising ideas from texts, using notes where relevant. 7Wt1: Shaping the overall organisation, sequence, and presentation of a text to convey ideas clearly and effectively. 7Wp5: Using correct grammar, including articles, word order and tense. 7Ws1: Spelling correctly most commonly used words with regular patterns.
ASSIGNMENT SEVEN

R = Reading
W = Writing
GV = Grammar and Vocabulary
SE = Spoken English