AS English Lit B – Course Calendar
Wk No.
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Date(s)
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Key topics
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Course
events
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TEACHING BLOCK 1 (2ND
September – 24th October 2013)
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5
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2nd September 2013
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Enrolment
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6
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9th September 2013
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Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 1 S1 and Act 2 S2
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7
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16th September 2013
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Initial Assess
Themes within 'Dream'
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8
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23rd September 2013
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Act
2 scene 2 - Act 4 Comic titles, essay writing, BBC Shakespeare. Act III to Act IV.
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9
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30th September 2013
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Formal
Assessment on MSND. Act IV. Setting and Mood. Watch Brooks’ version.
Film version.
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10
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7th October 2013
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Debrief
Formal Assessment. Act V. Film version.
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11
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14th October 2013
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Summary
and revision of key points.
Group
research key areas of interest.
Begin written work.
Homework is essay intro’.
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12
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21st October 2013
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Debrief opening paras’ and titles. Group presentation on
key areas. Discussion on essay ideas.
Begin written work.
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13 24th
+ 25th October Staff Development – 28th October 2013 – 1
Nov - Student Break
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TEACHING BLOCK 2 (4th
November – 20th December 2013)
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14
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4th November 2013
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1st draft due in.
Critical responses to MSND
Peer reading and critique.
Opening para’
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15
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11th November 2013
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Groups and pairs review drafts and work on key points for
improvement. Evidence for and
against.
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Laptops
Computer suites?
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16
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18th November 2013
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Draft work on CW – group and pair review – overview of main features
of argument.
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Laptops
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17
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25th November 2013
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CW draft work, tutor supervision. Conclusion.
Bibliography
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18
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2nd December 2013
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Introduce ‘Enduring Love’ (Lara – The Road) Chapter 1. Blake Morrison’s Views (TES
plan)
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Storyboard
Todorov
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19
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9th December 2013
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Enduring Love opening
phase, film extract, Introducing narrative from AQA book, Activity 1+2 Read
Chapter 2+3
Writing session for next
week’s final draft
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20
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16th December 2013
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Deadline
for final draft of coursework essay. Chapter 3 ‘Enduring Love’ –introduce holiday
reading log: Author’s, social context, literary tradition, writing style,
narrative technique
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21
19th December 2013 students finish – 20th Dec –
Staff Development. 21st
Dec-3rd Jan 2014
22 Winter Break
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TEACHING BLOCK 3 (6th
January – 14th February 2014)
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23
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6th January 2014
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Look
for others
Chapter
4+5 analysis – use TES plan page 4
Tension in
the Chapters
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24
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13th January 2014
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Chapter
8 analysis. Chapter 9,10 analysis
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25
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20th January 2014
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Chapter
12:
Appreciate
and debate varied opinions about the text
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26
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27th January 2014
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Chapter 17 – turning point?
Chapter 18 – ‘to her I was manic’ find
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27
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3rd February 2014
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Chapter 18-23 summary
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7th Feb Founders day
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28
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10th-11th Feb 2014
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Revision of key aspects of Tennyson’s
poems.
Exam question review
College staff development and planning
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29 14th
– 21st February 2014 – Half Term – Student Break
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TEACHING BLOCK 4 (24th
February – 4th April 2014)
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30
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24th February 2014
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Ulysses
Themes:
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31
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3rd March 2014
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Tithonus
Poetic form
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32
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10th March 2014
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The Lady of Shalott
Language and style
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33
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17th March 2014
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Mariana
Imagery + sound patterns
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34
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24th March 2014
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The Lotus Eaters ad
Choric Song
Exam preparation – how t tackle the poetry question
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35
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31st March 2014
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Revising Enduring Love
and Tennyson through explanation and past exam papers.
What do AQA expect?
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36-37 7th
April – 21st April 2014 – Spring Break - Students
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TEACHING BLOCK 5 (22nd
April – 23rd May 2014)
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38
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22nd April 2014
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Practise
question – timed essay
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39
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28th April 2014
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Practise
question – timed essay
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40
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5th and 6th May 2014 Bank holiday and staff
development
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Last
minute advice and session tailored t needs
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41
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12th May 2014 Exam is Friday 16th May
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42
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19th May 2014
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43
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26th May – 30th
May
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2013 – Summer half term
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44
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2nd June – 6th June
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45
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9th June – 13th June
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46
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16th June – 20th June
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47
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23rd June – 27th June
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48
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30th June – 4th July
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3rd +4th
July Staff Development and planning
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49
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7th July – 11th July
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Staff Development and Planning week.
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