Key Stage 3 English (Ages 11-14)
Reading
The aim is to develop the student’s understanding and responses to different texts, as well as the development of research skills for the purpose of study.
Students are taught to:
- Express an opinion about a range of texts.
- Demonstrate an ability to refer to the text to support their views.
- Make inferences, draw conclusions and predict from information given.
- Recognise whether subject matter is fact or opinion.
- Discuss story line, characters and plot.
- Be aware of different authors’ writing styles.
- Develop research skills
Writing
Emphasis is based on the ability to write for different purposes and audiences.
Students are taught:
- Use a variety of writing styles in different contexts.
- Plan, revise and redraft writing.
- Use a wide variety of language devices.
- Develop higher level vocabulary.
- Demonstrate how to use PE (Point Evidence).
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