Unit Ideas
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Poetry Inspired by Art
In this unit, we explore ekphrasis—writing inspired by art. Poets have used art as inspiration for centuries. John Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is one famous example, but even ancient poets such as...
Human Impact on the Environment
In this unit, we explore human impact on the environment and the effects including overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change,...
Save our Planet
In this unit, we explore the important global theme of 'saving our planet' through engaging with a range of literary and non-literary texts including novels, poems, articles and short films. Through the...
Advertising
Advertising is all around us: in film, television, the internet, the high street, magazines and in video games. Visual images are used constantly by advertisers to influence consumers. The unit develops...
English as a Global Language
English has been called the most 'successful' language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide. In this unit, students inquire into the history of the English language and the many forms of English...
Making the News!
Our students are surrounded and bombarded by various forms of media and it is vitally important that they develop analytical and critical skills to enable them to judge what is true, what is misleading...
Our Community
Our students encounter different types of community in the texts they read in Language & Literature. Throughout history, groups of people have formed communities to increase their chances of survival....
Hooked on Magazines
This unit offers the opportunity for exploration of a range of text-types, their structure, language and style. Students have the opportunity to choose a topic they feel passionately about to research...
English as a Global Language
English has been called the most 'successful' language ever, with 1,500 million speakers worldwide. In this unit, students inquire into the history of the English language and the many forms of English...
The Danger of a Single Story
In this short unit we explore Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's The Danger of a Single Story, in which she discusses her experiences with literature and the influence stories can have on constructing...
The Power of Love
The power of love and relationships is one of the most explored topics in the literary world. This unit begins with one of the greatest love stories of all time: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare...
Dystopia: Back to the Future
In this unit, we explore the theme of dystopia in literature. Dystopian literature is a genre of fiction set in future or near-future societies where life and social structures are in calamitous decline....
Lest we Forget: War Poetry
In this unit, students explore poems with the theme of war and conflict and the role and reliability of poetry in shaping our perceptions about war and its outcomes. Students begin by reading and discussing...