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.
Head of Department Mrs Mahmood-Tariq
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 |
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)