KEY STAGE 3 PUPIL AND PARENT GUIDE

All pupils are provided with a Key Stage Guide. It is intended for their use, and for parents so they can support their child's efforts. Please ensure your child has theirs and uses it to revise regularly and to help them with their homework assignments.

An extract from the first page is provided below:

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE: This provides essential knowledge, and skills to reach the best standards in English. The public exams in Year 9 test how well pupils can read with understanding and express themselves in writing. This guide will help them to do that - if it is referred to regularly and the advice learnt so that it can also be used in exams. Pupils are expected to revise these notes regularly as part of their homework to suit their individual needs.

OWN LEARNING: There is one Own Learning nigth allocated to English, although the teacher may prefer to set "double own learning" which cover more than one evening's allocated time. Own Learning is regularly set and it is expected that pupils will hand the work in on time.

READING: All pupils should attempt to do some reading every night. This can be carried out with a parent or friend if required.

ASSESSMENT Pupils will be continuously assessed through reading, writing and oral work. Pupils are expected to use punctuation accurately, checking through their work and correcting errors before submitting the final draft. Assignments will be completed at home as well as in school and homework will be set regularly.

KEY STAGE 3 EXAMINATIONS All pupils will take a mock examination consisting of a previous SATs paper. They will receive full written information about the exam during the revision period.

In addition to the public exam there will be continuous assessment of pupils’ work in English, Literature and Oral work. One grade will be given for the exam performance and one for their performance in their teacher assessment of coursework.

Key Stage 3 Guide - Contents

Page 1 Introduction Page 2 Classroom Rules and Reading Page 3 Equipment, presentation, and assessment Page 4 Parts Of Speech Page 5 Punctuation Page 7 Spelling Rules and advice Page 10 Other Terms Page 11 Figures of Speech Page 12 Essay Writing Page 14 Comprehension Page 15 Poetry Page 16 Reading Media Texts Page 17 Patterns in Shakespeare's Plays Page 18 Writing and Reading Descriptors Page 19 Oral Descriptors Page 20 Researching and Reporting

English at Key Stage 3