EnglishatKnutsford
Knutsford Academy's English Department Website
This website hosts all the courses, classroom resources and revision material you'll need when studying English at Knutsford Academy.
Research has found that students who enjoy reading and spend more time reading for pleasure have better reading and writing skills, a broader vocabulary, and even an increased general knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
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Reading matters, and the best way to be good at reading is to enjoy it: the more you enjoy reading, the more you will want to read.
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So have a look at this link to find your next big read...
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Or download the latest Boot Trust list here:
The two year English course will focus on developing your skills in reading, writing and speaking and listening.
You will study 4 texts: a Shakespeare play, a 19th century novel, the modern play An Inspector Calls or novel, Lord of the Flies and a collection of poetry on the theme of Power and Conflict. You are not allowed to have copies of the set texts with you in the examination.
At the end of the course, you will sit 4 examinations which will allow you to demonstrate your knowledge, understanding and skills in response to your set texts as well as unseen passages of literary texts, non-literary texts and poetry.
In The News
Confused with how to revise?
A great article in the Telegraph explores how to revise for your English Exams.
June 2016
Year 12 - are you ready for A-Level?
Click on KS5 to have a browse
June 2016
Is it ok not to like Shakespeare?
Read this Guardian article to see if you agree or disagree.
June 2016
Looking for some inspiration?
Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.
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John Steinbeck, 1937
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars."
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— Jack Keruak, 1957
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won't do harm - yes, choose a place where you won't do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.
— George Orwell, 1949
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— E. M. Forster, 1908