English and Media Faculty
Mrs E Attrik- attrike@denbigh.net
Mrs J Booth- boothj@denbigh.net
Mrs S Brawn- brawns@denbigh.net
Mrs H Brown- brownh@denbigh.net
Mrs R Davis- davisr@denbigh.net
Miss L Dolling- dollingl@denbigh.net
Miss S Ford- fords@denbigh.net
Miss K Dilley– dilleyk@denbigh.net
Miss V Lambert- lambertv@denbigh.net
Mr L Looker- lookerl@denbigh.net
Miss K O’Brien- obrienk@denbigh.net
Ms S Patel- patelsu@denbigh.net
Ms A Stevenson- stevensonam@denbigh.net
Miss J Harris– harrisj@denbigh.net
Mr S Williams- williamsst@denbigh.net Miss I Ridley– ridleyi@denbigh.net
Faculty Introduction
Staff in the English and Media Faculty work closely together as a team to ensure that lessons across the school are consistently challenging and engaging.
Schemes of Learning
Each faculty has developed a Scheme of Learning for each subject and year group. The Schemes of Learning outline the curriculum journey that students will embark on each academic year.
English
Media
Key Words for Year 7 English – Summer
| Key Term | Definition |
| Stanza | A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. |
| Enjambment | (in verse) The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. |
| Alliteration | Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in a line or series of lines of poetry. This creates a pleasing sound effect which adds humour or power to your poetry. |
| Simile | A simile is a comparison of two objects using the words ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’. |
| Metaphor | A metaphor is a comparison of two objects saying one is (was, am, are, were) the other. |
| Rhyme | Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry. |
| Rhythm | The measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables. |
| Caesura | (in modern verse) A pause near the middle of a line |
| Personification | The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
| Onomatopoeia | Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word is similar to its meaning. These words imitate the natural sounds of objects, people and actions. |
Key Words for Year 8 English – Summer
| Key Term | Definition |
| Form | Style, design, and arrangement in an artistic work. |
| Language | The style of a piece of writing or speech. |
| Audience | The spectators, listeners or readers. |
| Subject | A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with. |
| Purpose | The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. |
| Culture | The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. |
| Travel | Go from one place to another. |
| Anecdote | A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. |
| Context | The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood. |
| Second-person narration | A technique of narrative in which the action is driven by a character ascribed to the reader, one known as you. The reader is immersed into the narrative as a character involved in the story. The narrator describes what “you” do and lets you into your own thoughts and background. |
Extra Curricular
In the English and Media faculty, we offer a range of extra-curricular activities for students including a Debating Club and Creative Writing Club. We have taken part in debate competitions with other local schools and we participate in writing competitions throughout the year. When possible, we organise theatre trips to enable students to experience first-hand the literature they are studying. We also invite theatre groups into school to perform some of our set texts and bring them to life for our students.
