English Curiculum Year 7. Two class readers will be taught on a rotation basis and will each span approximately a 6 week teaching block in addition to the units listed in the table below.

Beast – Ally Kennen In the depths of a reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it… Boy Overboard by Maurice Gleitzman - Jamal loves playing football, which isn't easy if your goalie only has one leg and you keep having to dodge landmines to get your ball back…

Term 1	Transition units – Autobiography Text Types Chocolate – Fair-trade and Enterprise
Term 2	Poetry unit – a look at different poetry forms and study a pre-1914 poem Writing styles Reading skills Exam preparation unit. Exams – optional tests in reading and writing
Term 3	Writing stories unit Introducing Shakespeare unit Media unit – reading the moving image – short film
The Ruth Miskin Literacy Programme	This will be delivered by Mrs R Dessai, Dr P Milnes-Smith and Mrs S Dahlla to selected students and run in place of the above schemes of work. Progress is monitored regularly.

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English Curiculum Year 8. Two class readers will be taught on a rotation basis and will each span approximately a 6 week teaching block in addition to the units listed in the table below.

Holes by Louis Sachar – Imagine getting sent to a detention centre for a crime you didn’t commit. You are to spend the next eighteen months of your life digging holes. Why do they dig all those holes? Mac B by Neil Arksey – Football can be deadly – a modern retelling of Macbeth.

Term 1	An introduction to year 8 Poetry Fair-trade and Enterprise Changing places – If I ran the school …
Term 2	Non- fiction unit: Argument and persuasion – Animal Rights Writing ghost stories Media unit – reading the moving image – short film
Term 3	Reading skills Exam preparation unit Exams – optional tests in reading and writing Shakespeare- Much A do About Nothing
The Ruth Miskin Literacy Programme	This will be delivered by Mrs R Dessai, Dr P Milnes-Smith and Mrs S Dahlla to selected students and run in place of the above schemes of work. Progress is monitored regularly.

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English Curiculum Year 9. Two class readers will be taught on a rotation basis and will each span approximately a 6 week teaching block in addition to the units listed in the table below.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne Stone Cold by Robert Swindells

Term 1	Reading and writing skills A look at persuasive techniques Information texts Charity leaflets Fiction writing Reading and Writing Mock
Term 2	Shakespeare- Much A do About Nothing SATS revision
Term 3	SATS Media – preparation for GCSE Class reader
The Ruth Miskin Literacy Programme	This will be delivered by Mrs R Dessai, Dr P Milnes-Smith and Mrs S Dahlla to selected students and run in place of the above schemes of work. Progress is monitored regularly.

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Key Stage 3 Level Descriptors

	Reading	Writing
Level 3	o   I can pick out information form a text. o   I can give a personal response to a text.	o   I can write in simple sentences. o   I use full stops and capital letters. o   I can spell common words correctly.
Level 4	o   I can use quotation. o   I can make comments on a text. o   I can pick out features of a text. o   I can identify the purpose of a text.	o   I can write in sentences of different lengths: simple, compound and complex. o   I remember to use question marks, commas in a list and speech marks. o   I can organise my work and use paragraphs. o   I can match style to purpose.
Level 5	o   I use quotation to back up my points. o   I can explain what a writer is trying to say. o   I notice things about the structure of a text. o   I can comment of the writer’s choice of language.	o   I can write in a variety of different sentence lengths and structures for effect. o   I can use a full range of punctuation. o   I always use clearly organised paragraphs. o   I develop my ideas. o   I can match style to the task and keep the interest of the reader. o   I can spell most words correctly.
Level 6	o   I can summarise information. o   I can identify different layers of meaning in a text. o   I can comment on the layout of a text or the structure and explain how his helps the reader. o   I can use technical terms.	o   I can control my sentences and choose words and sentence structure for effect. o   My paragraphs are clearly organised and well linked. o   I can skilfully adapt my writing style for different purposes and readers.
Level 7	o   I can give a personal and critical response to Literature and Media texts. o   I can evaluate writers’ uses of language, structure and themes. o   I can select and combine information from a variety of sources. o   I can make more detailed comparisons.	o   In fiction, my characters and settings are developed; in non-fiction my ideas are well organised and coherent. o   I use a range of vocabulary accurately for effect. o   My spelling is correct, including complex irregular words. o   Paragraphs are correct and punctuation is used to make a sequence of ideas clear.

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