English KS3 2021-2022

KS3 English The KS3 curriculum supports students in becoming articulate, creative, and discerning students of English and also thoughtful and compassionate young people well-equipped for later life. Students become equipped with the skills to interpret and communicate within the world around them. In lesson, they engage with canonical texts from Britain's literary heritage and also seminal modern classics in appreciation of their own and others’ cultural heritage. Students develop their understanding of contextual influence upon literature to heighten their social awareness, engaging with concepts and issues such as race, class, and gender. Developing skills of interpretation and analysis enables them to become enquiring and critical thinkers that read for both knowledge and pleasure. The English curriculum cultivates their skill-set and imagination in writing, enabling students to develop a critical understanding of the craft of writing and its impact and how to shape their writing for different contexts and purposes. Students are encouraged to articulate and defend their own ideas in non-fiction writing and also to engage and convince an audience in fiction writing. In both contexts, students develop a precise control of grammar and become equipped with an expansive vocabulary as they become confident and competent communicators. The development of skills and the opportunity for growth remain at the core of the KS3 curriculum; units of study are designed to enable students to learn how to self-reflect, how to develop an understanding of their own strengths and targets, and to know how to act on both. Overview The Year 7 English programme is designed to introduce students to the challenge and rigour they will experience in their study of English at BRGS whilst ensuring a smooth transition from KS2. The year begins with a study of ‘Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales’, a course that equips students with an understanding of the importance of genre and time period with a particular focus on creative writing skills, building on their creative work from primary school. Then, students go on to develop their analytical skills through the study of a