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English KS3 | Year 9

Subject Content

  • Literary Shorts Anthology: Reading and Writing
  • Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology
  • Macbeth by William Shakespeare (key extracts)
  • The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (key extracts)
  • Spoken Language (formal assessment)

This year, students will be developing their narrative skills, and enhancing their knowledge of texts.

Assessment Details

Termly Assessments:
  • Creative Writing: a description based on a picture or a short story
  • ‘Macbeth’: extract to whole question on the Supernatural
  • War Poetry: compare two poems
  • Spoken Language: Speech (Formal GCSE assessment)
To be successful, students will need to be able to:
Language 
  • Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas. Select and synthesise evidence from different texts. 
  • Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views. 
  • Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references.
  •  Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different purposes and audiences.
  • Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts.
  • Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
  • Demonstrate presentation skills in a formal setting (including listening and responding appropriately to spoken language, e.g. questions and feedback).
  • Use spoken Standard English effectively in speeches and presentations. 
Literature 
  • Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response using textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations. Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts.
  • Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate. 
  • Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas. Select and synthesise evidence from different texts. 
  • Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references.

 

Additional Equipment Recommended

  • Dictionary/thesaurus
  • A reading book for independent reading at the start of lessons.
  • Glue
  • Relevant Revision Guides

What can I do to support my child at home?

  • Engage with their learning:
    • Ask them to explain what they're learning in school.
    • Identify and praise their strengths.
  • Develop strong writing skills:
    • Proofread homework together.
    • Encourage editing and refining.
  • Cultivate a love of reading:
    • Read regularly and discuss books with them.
    • Explore diverse genres: novels, non-fiction, articles.
  • Build essential skills:
    • Discuss current events.
    • Introduce a "Word of the Week" for vocabulary enrichment.
  • Prioritise homework and communication:
    • Encourage timely completion.
    • Address any concerns with teachers promptly.

Recommended Resources for the Course

Websites
Books

Anything to encourage reading for pleasure.

Teaching Staff Contact Details

Head of English

Mrs Webber - jwebber@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

KS3 Lead

Mrs Oxley - coxley@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

KS4 Lead

Mrs Savine - asavine@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

KS5 Lead

Mrs Onan-Read - aread@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Teachers of English

Mrs Woodcock - cwoodock@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mr Toon - atoon@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mr Passaro - apassaro@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mr Matcham - cmatcham@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mr Fox - dfox@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mr Lester - llester@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mrs Wicks - lwicks@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

Mr Dawson - jdawson@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk

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