KS4 Key Assessment Point (KAP)
Exams
Subject:
English Literature
Year 10
Staff contact:
DSt
Exam
details:
There will be one exam paper. Students
will have 1 hour to complete.
(Differentiated papers will be given to
students as required).
Topics to be revised:
 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
 Topics
 Themes
 Context
Suggested strategies for revising:
* Mind maps help you to generate ideas and make associations & links.
* They can also act as a powerful memory aid because they are visual. Read your lesson notes and
make a mind map.
* Colour, symbols and pictures can be included on your mind map to make it more memorable.
* Make a poster of key words, with illustrations and put it up in your bedroom, your bathroom, the
kitchen, somewhere you will see it every day.
* Highlight key words with highlighters to make sure you don't forget the important information. Make
cue cards of key words.
Read and re-read the book.
Activities for students to complete that will support exam preparation:
* A good way of remembering important quotations and terminology is through cue cards. Be
creative. Draw colourful images that help you remember what is on the card.
* Decorate your room with posters! Make your room a revision centre.
* Use lots of brightly coloured paper; post it notes and images all over your wall. This way, whatever
you're doing you are constantly looking at your revision notes.
Put post it notes into your book to identify key quotes and useful page numbers.
Useful links:
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/
http://www.shmoop.com/curious-incident/literary-devices.html
http://thebestnotes.com/booknotes/Curious_Incident_Dog_Night_Time_Haddon/Curious_Incident_St
udy_Guide01.html
Assessment grade descriptors:
Grade/Band
Description
A*/ A
Candidates respond enthusiastically and
critically to texts, showing imagination
and originality in developing alternative
approaches and interpretations. They
confidently explore and evaluate how
language, structure and form contribute
to writers’ varied ways of presenting
ideas, themes and settings, and how they
achieve specific effects on readers.
Candidates make illuminating
connections and/or comparisons between
texts. They identify and comment on the
impact of the social, cultural and historical
contexts of texts on different readers at
different times. They convey ideas
persuasively and cogently, supporting
them with apt textual references.
C
Candidates understand and demonstrate
how writers use ideas, themes and
settings in texts to affect the reader. They
respond personally to the effects of
language, structure and form, referring
to textual detail to support their views and
reactions. They explain the relevance and
impact of connections and/or
comparisons between texts. They show
awareness of some of the social,
cultural and historical contexts of texts
and of how this influences their meanings
for contemporary and modern readers.
They convey ideas clearly and
appropriately.
F
Candidates make an involved, personal
response to the effects of language,
structure and form in texts, showing some
awareness of key ideas, themes or
arguments. They support their views by
reference to significant features or
details. They make straightforward
connections and/or comparisons between
texts and suggest how this contributes to
readers’ understanding and enjoyment.
They are aware that some aspects of
texts relate to their specific social, cultural
and historical contexts, and suggest
successfully why this may be significant
with reference to some texts.
This means…/Don’t forget to…
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
Select relevant quotes.
Talk about the characters in detail.
Show in-depth understanding of
their relationships and attitudes.
 Show understanding of how
Haddon has used language to
achieve effects.
Show understanding of context.
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
Select relevant quotes.
Read in between the lines
showing understanding of the
characters.
 Show understanding of how
Haddon has used language to
achieve effects.
Show understanding of context.
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Select relevant quotes.
Offer your own opinions
Show understanding of how
Haddon has used language to
achieve effects.
Show understanding of context.