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ENGLISH KEY STAGE 3 CURRICULUM INFO
CONTENT
Year 7
Year 8
- Induction: ‘Send My Friend to School’ transition scheme
- Original writing: Creative and descriptive writing
- An introduction to First World War poetry
- Non-fiction writing triplets
- An introduction to Shakespeare (extracts from plays including ‘Macbeth’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘As You Like It’)
- An introduction to 19th century literature: extracts from 19th century fiction
- Extracts from 19th century non-fiction
- The Author’s Craft: class study of a 19th century novel (one of a range of texts, including ‘Great Expectations’, ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Oliver Twist’)
- Newspapers and the planning tree: writing to express a viewpoint
- Shakespeare study (class study of an entire play: ‘The Merchant of Venice’, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘King Lear’, ‘The Tempest’ or ‘Much Ado About Nothing’)
- Seminal world literature: ‘Of Mice and Men’
- Poetry study: ballads and Romantic poetry
ASSESSMENT (INCLUDING HOMEWORK)
Year 7
Year 8
Baseline assessment for descriptive writing at the start of the year
Speaking and listening assessment (‘Send My Friend To School’ campaign)
Writing assessment: descriptive or narrative writing
Literature assessment: comparative poetry analysis
Writing assessment: writing to argue or persuade
Literature assessment: Shakespeare character study
Reading assessment: extract from 20th century fiction
End of year reading and writing examination
Baseline assessment for descriptive writing at the start of the year
Speaking and listening assessment (persuade us to read your favourite book)
Reading assessment: extract from 20th century fiction
Literature assessment: The Author’s Craft
Writing assessment: writing to argue or persuade
Literature assessment: Shakespeare study (character or theme)
Writing assessment: descriptive or narrative writing
End of year reading and writing examination
HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER
Encourage your daughter to read independently for pleasure.
You may want to read with her,or have regular discussions with her about the texts she is reading.
You could ask your daughter to check her homework carefully for errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar before she hands it in.
Encourage her to read through her sentences carefully to ensure that they are clear and accurate, reading aloud if necessary.
Your daughter will probably have regular spelling tests; you could help her to prepare for these by testing her on the spellings that she has to learn.
If your child is struggling with a particular English skill or is failing to meet her target level, please encourage her to attend KS3 catch up club on Thursday lunchtimes.