English
The English department at Tapton School is enthusiastic and experienced, offering inspirational courses. The departments dedication and commitment to hard-work is key to enhancing the learning of each student.
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Reasons to choose Tapton: Outstanding Teaching and Learning. We are a large department of sixteen full and part-time staff who all have an active interest in the wider world of literature, including reading and the theatre. Varied and Exciting Curriculum. Including a Zoo Debate in Y7, an investigation into 'Pangolins, Plastics and Palm Oil' in Y8, and an exploration into dystopian genre in Y9. Destinations. Tapton School offers English subjects at A-Level:
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key stage 3 curriculum content
Students will gain enhanced language skills through reading, writing and spoken language activities. Students will study a novel, poetry and drama, together with a range of media and non-fiction texts.
key stage 4 curriculum content - english language
Students will study towards their GCSE and sit 2 examinations at the end of the course. Tapton School follows the AQA specification.
Paper 1
- Language and structural analysis of a literacy extract
- Creative writing, often using a picture stimulus.
Paper 2
- Synthesis of two unseen notification texts
- Language analysis
- Comparison
- Writing to argue a viewpoint.
key stage 4 curriculum content - english literature
Students will study towards their GCSE and sit 2 examinations at the end of the course. Tapton School follows the AQA specification.
Paper 1
- Analysis of an extract from a Shakespeare Play and link this to the whole text
- Analysis of an extract from a 19th Century Novel and link this to the whole text.
Paper 2
- One question on a modern text
- One question on a poem from the anthology and a comparison question
- An unseen poem and an unseen poetry comparison.