INFORMATION FOR PARENTSSt Gregory the Great Catholic School

KS4 ENGLISH

All assessment through exams at end of Year 11

Only one tier – no higher or foundation level

All students will take English Language and

Literature

Language Paper 1 = 50%What will students need to learn?

Read & Understand

Language analysis

Analyse Structure

Evaluate a text

Creative/Descriptive writing

FICTION TEXTS : Analysing & Creat-ing

Read and Understand

Summarise main ideas

Language analysis

Compare ideas & viewpoints

Writing non-fiction to argue/persuade

NON-FICTION TEXTS : Analysing & Creating

Language Paper 2 = 50% What will students need to learn?

Literature Paper 1 = 40% What will students need to learn?

Shakespeare

19th Century Novel

Modern Text Post-1914

Compare 2 studied poems

Unseen poetry

Compare 2 unseen poems

Literature Paper 2 = 60% What will students need to learn?

SupportWhere

1. Course Design created to help School Website students manage content of end exams

2. Assessment at the end of School Website each term3. Skills Tracker

School

Support from school Where

4. Book Tracker with individual Targets – School

5. English Department Newsletter School Website Termly

Copy Home

• Use the newsletters to talk about the unit content – students can articulate ideas about characters, themes, key points

• Support with homework which is often either ‘head-start’ work or to show understanding at end of task

• Attendance more important now than ever • Encourage reading for pleasure• Equipment – pens and highlighters please!

Support from home: A 5-point plan