YEAR 8

In year 8 at KCS, students study a rage of texts, including:

  • The Tempest by William Shakespeare

  • The Red Room by Herbert George Wells

  • The Monkey’s Paw by William Wymark Jacobs

  • The Man Who Loved Flowers by Stephen King

  • Stone Cold by Robert Swindells

And a wide range of text types, including:

  • advertisements

  • speeches

  • newspaper articles

  • poetry

  • short stories

  • novels

Our Key Stage 3 course aims to focus on students engaging in our wider world, becoming passionate members of society, and harvesting a love of, and passion for reading. As a result, KS3 students will receive a Red, Amber and Green (RAG) result only for their work across the year to allow teachers and students to see if they are on track, below track or exceeding expectations as RAG results take the pressure off marks and put the focus back on to making their work the best it can be whilst enjoying what they are doing.

Year 8 students will be assessed according to whether they can:

Term 1a:

Stone Cold

  • understand how Robert Swindells uses language to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the stimulus of Stone Cold.

produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of Stone Cold.

Term 1b: The Tempest

  • understand how Shakespeare uses language to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the stimulus of The Tempest.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of The Tempest.

Term 2a: Comparison Poetry

  • understand how poets use language and structure to create meaning.

  • produce my own well- crafted poetry.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of social issues explored in poetry.

Term 2b: Gothic short stories

  • understand how writer use language and structure to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the stimulus of gothic stories.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of gothic stories.

Term 3a:

Careers in English

  • understand how language can be used to influence an audience.

  • articulate and evaluate personal viewpoints about the issues I have been exploring.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of world events.

Term 3b:

The Island

  • understand how writer use language and structure to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the reading.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the reading.