KS3 English - Greek Myths and World Legends.

Unit of work for Key Stage three English lasting over 15 lessons. Earlier lessons in the SOL get pupils to consider the differences of genre conventions of legends, myths and fairy tales and explore these differences by considering content.

The unit also intends to promote creative and imaginative writing through character development and plot. Reading skills are also promoted through the Greek myths and world legends included in the unit.

Later lessons require pupils create their own mythological character and comment on mythological plots and conventions of mythological content which incorporates cultural capital.

Final assessment is based upon producing extended writing tasks which provides the opportunity for pupils to demonstrate literacy skills of using noun phrases, plot devices and SPG skills which will have been developed over the previous lessons in the unit.