Topic 1 Year 7 English
| English | |||
| Topic | Mythology | ||
| No of lessons | 18 | ||
| When is it happening | Half term 1 Year 7 | ||
| What will students learn | Students will develop their knowledge and understanding of some of the seminal mythology that has impacted our society and culture. Students will learn about a selection of myths from Greek mythology. Students will also learn how to write a simple expository essay as well as developing their skills in writing narrative essays. | ||
| Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' | This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic | History of Greek mythology; the twelve Olympians as the major Greek deities; purpose, vocabulary choice, and characters in the following myths:- The Three Sisters of Fate, Pandora’s Box, Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa; a selection of other Greek myths to be chosen by the teacher; key aspects of society that have been influenced by Greek mythology | |
| This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding |
Regular retrieval of the knowledge described above will be retrieved as well as: Myths studied as part of KS2Regular retrieval of the knowledge described above will be retrieved as well as: Myths studied as part of KS2 |
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| Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' | This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic |
Students will focus on acquiring the following skills: making inferences; referring to evidence; purpose; vocabulary choice; characterisation; expressing own ideas, write like a short story writer. |
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| This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop | This is the first unit of learning at SJT and so the focus will be on skills acquisition | ||
| Key vocabulary that students should know and understand |
Greek, Mythology, Deity, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Dionysus, Fate, Perseus, Pandora |
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| The Big Question | Why is it important to study mythology? | ||
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Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'
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Why is the mythology of Ancient Greece so important? | ||
| What is mythology? | |||
| Why did people in Ancient Greece need myths? | |||
| Who were the twelve Olympians? | |||
| What was the purpose of the twelve Olympians? | |||
| What is evidence and inference? | |||
| What happens in the Three Sisters of Fate? | |||
| What is the purpose of The Three Sisters of Fate? | |||
| What happens in Pandora's box? | |||
| What is the purpose of Pandora’s Box? | |||
| What would be in Pandora's box? | |||
| What happens in Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa? | |||
| How is characterisation created in Perseus and the Gordon Medusa? | |||
| How is the purpose of the myth shown? | |||