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
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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
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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 Overview
Y7 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
Poetry
Y8 Aut 1
Y8 Aut 2
Y8 Spr 1
Y8 Spr 2
Y8 Sum 1 Y8 Sum 2
Pre & 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
Assessment
Comparison
and analysis
of 2 poems.
Descriptive
piece of
writing
Creative
English –
Board Game
Assessment
QCA Y7
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.