English

To read is to empower;
to write is to influence;
to listen is to learn;
to speak is to participate;
make a difference in your world.

At Key Stage 3 we will study:-

The study of English will allow students to develop their:

• skills vital to being successful lifelong learners
• ability to communicate effectively using the written and spoken forms in a range of contexts
• reading skills to enable them to make independent sense of the texts they encounter in their day-to-day lives
• ability to see the links between writers’ methods, intentions and themes
• understanding of the contexts in which texts were produced and understood by readers

Key Stage 3 Assessment

Each half term students will complete a levelled piece of work for reading and writing.  These tasks will be awarded a National Curriculum level and will be completed in their ‘gold’ assessment books.

If you have any queries, please contact Mrs V Lewis  – v.lewis@eatonbank.org

How are you reading this?  How do you learn and pass on what you learn to others?

You are already an expert at English, and your GCSE courses in English Language will help you build upon and develop further the key skills of communication.  The courses will help you understand and use both written and spoken words.  English Literature helps us share the lives of other people and often puts into words experiences we all have, but in an exciting and interesting manner.

In your English studies you will be involved in reading novels, stories, plays and poems as well as studying newspaper and magazine articles, films and television. You will also learn how to tailor your writing to suit a range of different audiences and purposes.

Assessment:

All students will study GCSE Edexcel English Language and English Literature. Their results will be based on their performance in external examinations in reading and writing and a range of literature.  Speaking and listening assessments will still be graded and reported but they will no longer count towards their overall grades.

The GCSE courses are divided into the following content and skills:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• Study a selection of prose fiction and 20th and 21st-century non-fiction texts.
• Develop skills to analyse and evaluate 19th-century fiction extracts and compare non-fiction texts.
• Develop imaginative and transactional writing skills to engage the reader.
• Use spelling, punctuation and grammar accurately.

Assessment – Two exams:

1. 1 hour and 45 minutes
   Fiction and imaginative writing.
2. 2 hours
   Non-fiction and transactional writing.

ENGLISH LITERATURE

• Study a 19th-century novel, a collection of poetry, Shakespeare play and a British play or novel.
• Develop skills to analyse how the language, form, structure and context of texts can create meanings.
• Develop comparison skills.

Assessment – Two exams:

1. 1 hour and 45 minutes
   Shakespeare and post 1914 play or novel.
2. 2 hours and 15 minutes (closed book)
   19th-century novel and poetry anthology.

COMMITMENTS/DEADLINES:

Homework assignments will be set regularly over the three years of the course and will be marked by subject staff.  Moderating procedures will be standardised externally.  It is important that students are responsible in planning their workload over time and meeting the stipulated deadlines.