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| Aims for the Year |
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develop skills in the main areas of
the National Curriculum speaking and listening
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prepare a folder of coursework in
preparation for Teacher Assessment at the end of Key
Stage 3
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develop the skills necessary for success
in National Curriculum tests
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use competencies and develop work habits
necessary for GCSE
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| What we will
do |
- one novel and/or a selection of
short stories
- a prescribed Shakespeare play
- poetry including poems from other
cultures and some written before 1914
- various non-literary / media texts
- creative and persuasive writing
- revision of technical skills
- examination practice
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| Assessment |
- continuous classroom assessment
- regular marking of homework
- teacher assessment at the end of
the Key Stage
- National Curriculum tests
- pupil self assessment
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| Ways you can
help |
- ensure that the pupil has a dictionary
and thesaurus
- encourage reading for pleasure;
any kinds of text are useful e.g newspapers, non-fiction,
the internet
- read and discuss the literature
the pupil is studying
- take the pupil to the library, theatre,
cinema
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| Keywords |
alliteration
cliché
figurative
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onomatopoeia
synonym
personification |
rhyme
simile
soliloquy
vowel |
