YEAR 9

Students study a rage of texts including: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Animal Farm by George Orwell and In the Sea there are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda.

Students will also engage with poetry, speeches, campaigns, extracts, short stories, and play, as well as these 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 9 students will be assessed according to whether they can:

Term 1a: Of Mice and Men

  • understand how Steinbeck uses language to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the stimulus of Of Mice and Men.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of Of Mice and Men.

Term 1b: In the Sea There Are Crocodiles

  • understand how Fabio Geda uses language to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the stimulus of In the Sea There Are Crocodiles.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of In the Sea There Are Crocodiles.

Term 2a: Animal Farm

  • understand how Orwell uses language to create meaning.

  • produce effective creative writing in response to the stimulus of Animal Farm.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to the stimulus of Animal Farm.

Term 2b: Nonfiction Voices

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

  • articulate and evaluate personal viewpoints about the the purposes of nonfiction writing.

  • produce effective transactional writing in response to nonfiction stimulus.

Term 3a: Love and Relationships Poetry

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

  • compare two poems effectively.

  • comment on the significance of context in the poems studied

Term 3b: Tell Me Who You Are

  • understand and develop the use of language associated with racial literacy.

  • articulate and evaluate personal viewpoints about the the purposes of nonfiction writing.

  • produce an effective creative response from stimulus of the unit.