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English Click here to return to Our Curriculum Key Stage 3 The new streamlined National Curriculum for English pinpoints key skills that students need to develop in order to become effective learners. Each unit in the Key Stage 3 curriculum focuses on Key Processes from the new National Curriculum. These processes are delivered through the explicit teaching of the Assessment focuses which are then assessed every four weeks in Controlled Assessments. In addition, curriculum focuses like creativity, cultural diversity and real-world skills are built into the activities and choice of text. Each year, pupils will study a variety of texts including, Shakespeare, a novel and a topic based non-fiction unit. Lessons are taught through a variety of ways including opportunities for pupils to use their netbooks to access online resources on the VLE. GCSE English Course Content In this course, pupils will be studying for their GCSE English Qualification. Pupils will be assessed through a mixture of controlled assessment and examination Assessment Four units will be taught during the course. Reading Literary Texts (20% of the qualification) Pupils will study one play by Shakespeare, one prose or literary non-fiction text and a selection of poems. The assessment or this unit will take place under controlled conditions in a maximum of 6 hours. This unit will be internally assessed and externally moderated. Imaginative Writing (20% of the qualification) Pupils are expected to produce two linked, continuous pieces of writing under controlled conditions in a maximum of 4 hours. This unit will be internally assessed and externally moderated. Speaking and Listening (20% of the qualification) Pupils will be given three assessment contexts: individual extended contribution; group activity; and drama focussed activity. Assessment will take place under controlled conditions. This unit will be internally assessed and externally moderated. Information and ideas (40% of the qualification) Candidates will be expected to respond to Non-Fiction and Media texts and produce a continuous writing response in exam conditions Click here to return to Our Curriculum
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