-Shakespeare
-English classic novels
-Contemporary novels
-Authors from different cultures
-Drama
-Poetry and ballads
-Journalism
-Travel writing
-Essays
-Literature on film
-Narrative: reading and analyzing techniques used in the telling of myths and legend leading to writing a myth or legend.
-Poetry: reading and analyzing techniques used in narrative poetry, including some pre- twentieth century poetry and ballads; using these skills when writing some narrative poetry.
-Drama: developing skills when analyzing a drama text; exploring conventions of a Shakespeare play when writing a letter of advice to an actor.
-Fiction: developing the ability to make judgments about characters and actions in fiction; using evidence from the texts when writing an analytical essay.
-Language Study: exploring changes to the English language; changes in grammar through time; the use of standard and non-standard forms; responding to language debates in a persuasive speech.
-Media: how media texts work; producing own media texts and commenting on the techniques used.