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Key Stage 3 (Years 7 – 9), pupils are taught a wide variety of speaking and listening, reading and writing skills, that will prepare them for their GCSE in English and English Literature.
Each term, pupils are assessed on their understanding of what has been taught, via class-based speaking and listening, reading and writing assessments. The attainment levels achieved in each of these assessments count towards 40% of their end-of-year percentage and grade.
| Year |
Autumn |
Summer |
Spring |
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7 |
Topic: Autobiographical and biographical writing.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Inform/explain/describe. Individual presentation on themselves / a sport / a hobby.
Reading Assessment:
Analysis of an autobiographical extract – ‘Cider With Rosie’ by Laurie Lee,
Writing Assessment:
An extract from their own autobiography.
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Topic: Fantasy and quest narratives.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Explore/analyse.
Paired analysis of a persuasive leaflet
Reading Assessment:
Analysis of the presentational and language devices used to make a leaflet persuasive.
Writing Assessment:
An extended narrative in the genre of a fantasy/quest story.
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Topic: Exam Preparation and Shakespeare.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Explore/imagine.
Group interpretation and dramatic presentation of a scene from ‘Macbeth’.
Reading Assessment:
Year 7 end-of-year internal examination
Writing Assessment:
A leaflet advertising a production of the pupils’ performance/a theatre programme for their production.
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8 |
Topic: Ghost stories and the horror/gothic genre pre and post 1900.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Discuss/argue/persuade. Group debate/discussion on a theme linked to their topic.
Reading Assessment:
Analysis of a pre 1900 horror/ghost story extract – ‘Dracula’ by Bram Stoker.
Writing Assessment:
A ghost story – short or a prologue/epilogue – employing narrative techniques studied.
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Topic: Persuasive presentational devices and language techniques used in advertising.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Persuade.
Paired presentation of a radio advertisement.
Reading Assessment:
Analysis/commentary regarding choices made in creation of own printed advertisement.
Writing Assessment:
A persuasive advertisement for a product of their choice which includes presentational and language devices.
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Topic: Exam Preparation and research on Martin Luther King.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Inform/explain/describe.
Individual presentation on Martin Luther King.
Reading Assessment:
Year 8 end-of-year internal examination
Writing Assessment:
An informative leaflet on Martin Luther King
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9 |
Topic: Persuasive speeches.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Discuss/argue/persuade.
Individual persuasive speech.
Reading Assessment:
Analysis of Martin Luther King’s speech.
Writing Assessment:
The production of their own individual persuasive speech.
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Topic: Travel writing.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Explain/describe/narrate.
Paired commentary for a TV travel programme.
Reading Assessment:
Analysis of a piece of travel writing.
Writing Assessment:
The production of their own piece of travel writing.
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Topic: Science fiction genre.
Speaking and Listening Assessment:
Group production of science fiction mock news commentary in the style of HG Wells.
Reading Assessment:
Year 9 end-of-year internal examination
Writing Assessment:
The production of their own science fiction story.
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Organisation
In Year 7 and 8 students are taught in mixed ability tutor groups.
In Year 9 students are placed into sets, according to their ability.The setting is based upon an accumulation of pupils’ Year 7 and Year 8 results.
