Year 7: which books have your DC studied in English this year?

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state academy - daughter has 4 x I hour English lessons a week

They have done Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Series of Unfortunate Events , various poetry , Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet ( not sure if read whole of or just dipped into ) think they've done one other book but cant recall which at the mo

As DC have just finished their GCSEs, we've been recycling and/or keeping a few exercise books for posterity, so I know what DD studied in year 7.

Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Skellig
Holes
Carrie's War.
Goodnight Mr Tom.
Poetry by Benjamin Zephaniah.

DS was still at prep school in year 7, and we didn't keep those books.

I'm interested in the reading challenges. How many books? Drawn from a list of how many? How are they monitored and is any class time devoted to them!

Ours had a good reading list and were supposed to read one each half term but it was never followed up on, which was a shame.

The works I mentioned for for class work.

IIRC the children (and parents) were issued with a recommended reading list each summer. We didn't used to read everything on it though. Took it as a starting point IYSWIM.

I think they had to do little book reviews and/or presentations on the books as they read them.

Wow! At my school we currently have 2 hours of English and 1 of Drama.

All very interesting! I feel reassured that some books mentioned more than once have already been covered in Years 5 and 6 but I shall be keeping a beady eye on the Year 7 offering, in which I have less confidence. Thank you everyone.

Very interesting question... DS2 is at a school with a great English department. I know this because DS1 is y11, so I haven't paid much attention .

He's definitely read The Hobbit in school. I will ask what else.

They did watch Supersize Me, and then did some writing me but DS thinks it was because the teacher wasn't feeling well

Treasure Island
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Dipped into Macbeth.
Poetry unit - Ballads

This half term - film unit (Jaws)

4 x 50 mins per week (in two doubles, works well)

London 'outstanding' comp.

I wouldn't necessarily be reassured by books suitable for Y7 being 'studied' in Y5 and 6, as HOD English it is infuriating when a book such as Boy in the SP is used in primary. Often this just means extracts and then the film.

Plus they have time every day for private reading. English teacher looks at their choices and makes helpful 'suggestions' if he thinks something is too easy / inappropriate or he doesn't approve DS current choice is Too Kill a Mockingbird

DD - Independent school.
Private Peaceful
Holes
Hounds of the Baskervilles (script)
They also are expected to read a book of their own choosing, one single lesson per week.
DD still reads loads. Most of her friends don't

No films or extracts here. Whole books only!

Nation by Terry Pratchett, Macbeth and Hamlet and various poems.

Sorry, state academy.

Frankenstein play, Unique, Warhorse play. More, but he can't remember the name. One was about a boy with a genetic disease.

Oh, and 5 x 50 minute lessons a week, but no separate Drama lessons. They have also looked at Romeo and Juliet, but not the whole play, and some of A Christmas Carol. He's second set in a state comp.

DS1 did Holes and Skellig, IIRC.

Asked my Year 12 (private school) DD. Can't remember what they did in Year 7! But did Witch Child in Year 8. Top sets did Far From The Madding Crowd in Year 9, lower sets did Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time.

The only one I know he has read in class is Holes. No idea what else they did.

ds is at grammar school, and they have an accelerated reading program. This is a system where they are expected to read for 20 minutes every day at home. Once a book is read, they have to fill in an on-line quiz on the book. They need 80% plus in the quiz to have passed. The expectation is that they read 2 books per half term, and have to pass 2 quizzes per half term to prove they have done the reading. So ds has had to read 12 novels this year, as homework.

crucially, they are assessed for reading level and the books they read must be at their level. (the system ahs pretty much all books in print on it, so they can choose any book and type it in to see the level)

Once per fortnight they have a library lesson, where they just read. Also one tutor time per week is reading.

ds loves reading so this hasn't been hard for him, but has been a struggle for some.

Ellen- Boy with a genetic disease=Wonder (lovely book)

I meant to say that the goal of the accelerated reading is that every child has a reading age of 16 before they do their GCSEs (which assume a reading age of 16)

Ah, thank you Burns.

My school does the accelerated reader scheme as well, as does the DSs'. It's good if properly administrated by the school.

We do accelerated reader at my school too. All of KS3 do it daily.