English
Rockwood Academy’s English Department aims to equip all of our students with the skills and confidence to communicate in both written and spoken English. We believe that our subject provides the foundation for a world of opportunities in both further study and working life. The English Department aims to develop independent learners, who are avid and passionate readers, through the study of a range and variety of literature, both fiction and non-fiction.
- To develop our students’ skills and confidence in their use of written and spoken English
- To provide a stimulating and engaging syllabus that includes a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts
- To develop independent learners and analytical thinkers
- To improve the literacy of all our students.
Head of Department Mrs Mahmood-Tariq
- School Days
- Celebrations
- Poetry
- Cultures
- Gothic
- Conflict
- Poetry
- Celebrations
- Holes (novel)
- Shakespeare
- Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (novel)
- Non-fiction
- Imaginative Writing (English Language Paper 1)
- Poetry (English Literature Paper 2)
- Unseen Fiction- 19th Century (English Language Paper 1)
- Unseen Non-Fiction (English Language Paper 2)
- Shakespeare – Macbeth (English Literature Paper 1)
- An Inspector Calls (English Literature Paper 1)
- Poetry Conflict (English Literature Paper 2)
- Unseen Poetry (English Literature Paper 2)
- An Inspector Calls (English Literature Paper 2)
- Imaginative Writing (English Language Paper 1)
- Transactional Reading (English Language Paper 2)
- Transactional Writing (English Language Paper 2)
Suggested reading list for Year 10: These are not in any particular order but there is a fabulous mix of genres, classics and contemporary writing!
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | |
| H.G. Wells | War of the Worlds |
| Emily Bronte | Wuthering Heights |
| Joseph Conrad | Heart of Darkness |
| John Green | The Fault in Our Stars |
| R.L. Stevenson | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
| David Nicholls | One Day |
| Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice |
| Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| Kathryn Stockett | The Help |
| Chinua Achebe | Things Fall Apart |
| Margaret Mitchell | Gone with the Wind |
| Ian McEwan | Enduring Love |
| Khalid Hosseini | The Kite Runner |
| Shakespeare | Macbeth |
| Shakespeare | Romeo and Juliet |
| William Golding | Lord of the Flies |
| Susan Hill | The Woman in Black |
| Willy Russell | Blood Brothers |
| R C Sheriff | Journey’s End |
| George Orwell | Animal Farm |
| Charlotte Bronte | Jane Eyre |
| Charles Dickens | Great Expectations |
| Mary Shelley | Frankenstein |
| George Eliot | Silas Marner |
| Janes Austen | Pride and Prejudice |
| Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol |
- 19th Century Fiction (English Language Paper 1)
- Jekyll and Hyde (English Literature Paper 1)
- Imaginative Writing and Transactional Writing (English Language Paper 1 and 2)
- Poetry- Time and Place (English Literature Paper 2)
Suggested reading list for Year 11: These are not in any particular order but there is a fabulous mix of genres, classics and contemporary writing!
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | |
| H.G. Wells | War of the Worlds |
| Emily Bronte | Wuthering Heights |
| Joseph Conrad | Heart of Darkness |
| John Green | The Fault in Our Stars |
| R.L. Stevenson | The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |
| David Nicholls | One Day |
| Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice |
| Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time |
| Kathryn Stockett | The Help |
| Chinua Achebe | Things Fall Apart |
| Margaret Mitchell | Gone with the Wind |
| Ian McEwan | Enduring Love |
| Khalid Hosseini | The Kite Runner |
| Shakespeare | Macbeth |
| Shakespeare | Romeo and Juliet |
| William Golding | Lord of the Flies |
| Susan Hill | The Woman in Black |
| Willy Russell | Blood Brothers |
| R C Sheriff | Journey’s End |
| George Orwell | Animal Farm |
| Charlotte Bronte | Jane Eyre |
| Charles Dickens | Great Expectations |
| Mary Shelley | Frankenstein |
| George Eliot | Silas Marner |
| Janes Austen | Pride and Prejudice |
| Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol |
English PIXL App (Currently Year 11)
Would you like to use an App to help you with your English Literature?
Please download the App from the following link, using your mobile or desktop device, to support you with your studies.
Usernames and Passwords are available from your English teacher.
Apple Store
Google Android Play Store
Amazon App Store
Or desktop
Edexcel GCSE English Language (9-1) from 2015 (1END)
Edexcel GCSE English Literature (9-1) from 2015 (1END)
