Regents Review Summer 21-22

The Regents Review Summer 2022

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

English What a year it has been within the English department at Regents Park Community College. Each year group has risen to challenges and have exceeded our expectations. Year 7 progress. After poetry, they had a chance to develop their evaluation and comparison skills. Exploring

Year 10 Year 10 started the GCSE English Literature course with studying their post 1914 set text. Classes were studying Animal Farm, An Inspector Calls and Lord of the Flies. Exploring the importance of the relationship between the text and the context. Switching to GCSE English Language, students were focusing on developing their close text analysis skills with a range of 19th Century fiction texts. As well as developing their imaginative writing. In spring, Year 10 rose to the challenge of the next part of their GCSE Literature course anthology poetry, where they studied 15 poems linked by a central theme from conflict to relationships. We ended the term by focusing on unseen poetry and comparison skills. impressed us with their consistent positive attitude to learning and determination to succeed. We started the year by working on the final set text of the GCSE English Literature course the 19th Century Novel. This year we were studying either A Christmas or The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. In the second autumn term, the Year 11s worked towards and completed their first set of mocks. Spring term saw the department focusing on the second set of mocks and preparing our students for their GCSE exams. We want to take this opportunity to wish all our Year 11s good luck and well done for all their hard work. the impact of Disney on traditional stories and comparing how directors interpret the same story. In spring, Year 9 tackled the power of the written word and produced a range of extended pieces from descriptive / narrative writing to argumentative and persuasive speeches. Year 11 In their final year with us, the Year 11s

Year 7 started the year by developing their imaginative and creative writing. It was awesome getting to know our students by reading their pieces of extended writing. In the second autumn term, the students got to grips with a novel study taking on The White Witch in Narnia to the Carpet Factories of Lahore. Over the spring term, Year 7 developed their inference and analytical skills by delving into poetry and Shakespeare. It has been fantastic to see the progression of the students in Year 7. Year 8 Year 8 started by taking a trip to a dystopian future as well as reading extracts from H.G Wells, the father of Science Fiction. Developing the skills of inference and analytical writing, as well as producing their own science fiction story. After, Year 8 went on a journey through the tough world of media and journalism. Exploring how writers can use bias, exaggeration and emotive language to persuade individuals to agree with them. Cumulating in their own media product. In spring Year 8, tackled their novel study, some took to these seas with Long John Silver and searched for treasure others followed the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. As well as reading extracts from diverse and cultural texts and poetry. Exploring how context inspires writers. Year 8 continue to develop their critical analysis skills as well as their analytical writing. Year 9 Year 9 rose to the challenge at the beginning of the year working on unseen poetry. Reading and analysing poems from Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy and Benjamin Zephaniah. Students got to grips with the GCSE framework and engaged with pushing themselves to meeting expected

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