AFMS Curriculum Evening

KS3 English

KS3 English• Years 7-9• National Benchmark is a level 5! We look for 2

levels progress from KS2 results.• Cyclical curriculum continuing to build on KS2

ground work• National Average is level 5b at end of Key

Stage. • The more able can reach level 7 (different level

of maturity required compared to Maths)

KS3 English

• Key difference between KS2 and KS3 is the level of analysis – critical thinking and reading – required of pupils

Speaking & Listening Reading Writing

• The increased understanding of PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE to become more effective writers

English in Y7

• Pupils taught in ability group:• Set 1 aiming at level 6-7• Set 2 & 3 aiming for level 5-6• Set 4 aiming for level 5• Set 5 & 6 securing basic skills -

level 4

English in Y8

• Set 1 aiming at high level 7

• Set 2 & 3 aiming for level 6-7

• Set 4 & 5 aiming for level 5-6

• Set 6 securing basic skills - level 4-5

• Remember – this is a year BEFORE National benchmark

KS3 OverviewY7 Aut 1 Y7 Aut 2 Y7 Spr 1 Y7 Spr 2 Y7 Sum 1 Y7 Sum 2

Reading & Writing Skills

Assessment

Analysis of text/Report Writing

Novel

Assessment Character study (use of PEE)

Writing in role

Myths & Legends

Assessment Writing a myth

Reading APP

Shakespeare- Macbeth

Assessment

Reading POV (PEE)

Writing a news report

PoetryAssessment Comparison and analysis of 2 poems.

Descriptive piece of writing

Creative English – Board Game

Assessment

QCA Y7

Y8 Aut 1 Y8 Aut 2 Y8 Spr 1 Y8 Spr 2 Y8 Sum 1 Y8 Sum 2Pre & Post 20th Century Lit

Assessment Written report & S&L

Non-Fiction

Texts

Assessment

Persuasive Texts –PEE

Newspaper article

Shakespeare- Romeo & Juliet

Assessment

S&L

Written analysis of scene

Reading and Writing Skills

Assessment

Analysis of a text

Imaginative writing task

Novel

(Author’s Craft)

Assessment Empathetic writing in role

Poetry

Transition scheme:

Assessment PP presentation

QCA Y8

How can you help?• Reading with and to your children – be a

Reading Champion!• Remind your children that when they are

answering a question on any reading text that they should try POINT, EXAMPLE, EXPLANATION

• Encourage self evaluation of all written tasks, to make sure they are using appropriate punctuation and sentence structure.

Assessment

• Using End of Year QCA tests

• Half termly assessments in reading and writing to measure and track progress

• Classroom observation and Teacher Assessment of Homeworks

And now…PEE !

• Point

• Evidence

• Explanation

P.E.E.POINT,EXAMPLE,

EXPLANATION

POINT

The poet presents the fire as being tall.

EXAMPLE

We get the impression of the height when Summerfield writes:

“ Sparks expire just as they meet the stars”

EXPLANATION

Stars are in the solar system, and we have to raise our heads high to look at them. The poet says that the sparks of the fire do not go out until they reach the stars. He uses the word “meet” which suggests that the sparks almost touch the stars.