Key stage 3 English
In ks3
We focus on developing an understanding on how to critically evaluate texts by instilling a strong foundation in:
- The different language devices, structural techniques, literary terms, word classes and sentence forms.
- How to seek out evidence in the text to support a point of view, including justifying inferences with evidence.
- How to analyse a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact on the reader.
- How to make an informed personal response and also to recognise that other responses to a text are possible.
- Descriptive writing and persuasive writing.
- Improving their active vocabulary.