Programme of Study: Key Stage 3, Year 8
Skills available for England year 8 English objectives
Dimension
Print skill plan
Reading
Develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently through:
Develop an appreciation and love of reading, and read increasingly challenging material independently through:
Reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole books, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors. The range will include high-quality works from: English literature, both pre-1914 and contemporary, including prose, poetry and drama; Shakespeare (two plays); and seminal world literature
Literary texts
Informational texts
Reading a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, including in particular whole books, short stories, poems and plays with a wide coverage of genres, historical periods, forms and authors. The range will include high-quality works from: English literature, both pre-1914 and contemporary, including prose, poetry and drama; Shakespeare (two plays); and seminal world literature
Literary texts
Informational texts
Choosing and reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment
Choosing and reading books independently for challenge, interest and enjoyment
Re-reading books encountered earlier to increase familiarity with them and provide a basis for making comparisons
Re-reading books encountered earlier to increase familiarity with them and provide a basis for making comparisons
Understand increasingly challenging texts through:
Understand increasingly challenging texts through:
Learning new vocabulary, relating it explicitly to known vocabulary and understanding it with the help of context and dictionaries
Multiple-meaning words
Context clues
Dictionary skills
Learning new vocabulary, relating it explicitly to known vocabulary and understanding it with the help of context and dictionaries
Multiple-meaning words
Context clues
Dictionary skills
Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text
Theme
Supporting details
Literary texts
Informational texts
Making inferences and referring to evidence in the text
Theme
Supporting details
Literary texts
Informational texts
Knowing the purpose, audience for and context of the writing and drawing on this knowledge to support comprehension
Knowing the purpose, audience for and context of the writing and drawing on this knowledge to support comprehension
Checking their understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense
Checking their understanding to make sure that what they have read makes sense
Read critically through:
Read critically through:
Knowing how language, including figurative language, vocabulary choice, grammar, text structure and organisational features, presents meaning
Shades of meaning
Analogies
Figurative language
Text structure
Knowing how language, including figurative language, vocabulary choice, grammar, text structure and organisational features, presents meaning
Shades of meaning
Analogies
Figurative language
Text structure
Recognising a range of poetic conventions and understanding how these have been used
Recognising a range of poetic conventions and understanding how these have been used
Studying setting, plot, and characterisation, and the effects of these
Studying setting, plot, and characterisation, and the effects of these
Understanding how the work of dramatists is communicated effectively through performance and how alternative staging allows for different interpretations of a play
Understanding how the work of dramatists is communicated effectively through performance and how alternative staging allows for different interpretations of a play
Making critical comparisons across texts
Making critical comparisons across texts
Studying a range of authors, including at least two authors in depth each year
Studying a range of authors, including at least two authors in depth each year
Writing
Write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information through:
Write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information through:
Writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences, including: well-structured formal expository and narrative essays; stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing; notes and polished scripts for talks and presentations; and a range of other narrative and non-narrative texts, including arguments, and personal and formal letters
Writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences, including: well-structured formal expository and narrative essays; stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing; notes and polished scripts for talks and presentations; and a range of other narrative and non-narrative texts, including arguments, and personal and formal letters
Summarising and organising material, and supporting ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail
Organisation
Supporting evidence
Summarising and organising material, and supporting ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail
Organisation
Supporting evidence
Applying their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and selecting the appropriate form
Shades of meaning
Transitions
Text structure
Applying their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and selecting the appropriate form
Shades of meaning
Transitions
Text structure
Drawing on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing
Drawing on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing
Plan, draft, edit and proof-read through:
Plan, draft, edit and proof-read through:
Considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended
Considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended
Amending the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness
Amending the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness
Paying attention to accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling; applying the spelling patterns and rules set out in English Appendix 1 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study for English
Pronouns
Verb tense
Subject-verb agreement
Adjectives and adverbs
Comparatives and superlatives
Complete sentences
Commas
Semicolons and commas
Dashes and hyphens
Modifiers
Capitalisation
Spelling revision of key stage 1 and 2
Paying attention to accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling; applying the spelling patterns and rules set out in English Appendix 1 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study for English
Pronouns
Verb tense
Subject-verb agreement
Adjectives and adverbs
Comparatives and superlatives
Complete sentences
Commas
Semicolons and commas
Dashes and hyphens
Modifiers
Capitalisation
Spelling revision of key stage 1 and 2
Grammar and vocabulary
Consolidate and build on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through:
Consolidate and build on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through:
Extending and applying the grammatical knowledge set out in English Appendix 2 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study to analyse more challenging texts
Pronouns
Sentence types
Subjects and predicates
Phrases and clauses
Extending and applying the grammatical knowledge set out in English Appendix 2 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study to analyse more challenging texts
Pronouns
Sentence types
Subjects and predicates
Phrases and clauses
Studying the effectiveness and impact of the grammatical features of the texts they read
Studying the effectiveness and impact of the grammatical features of the texts they read
Drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions from their reading and listening, and using these consciously in their writing and speech to achieve particular effects
Synonyms and antonyms
Creative techniques
Transitions
Sentence structure
Drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions from their reading and listening, and using these consciously in their writing and speech to achieve particular effects
Synonyms and antonyms
Creative techniques
Transitions
Sentence structure
Knowing and understanding the differences between spoken and written language, including differences associated with formal and informal registers, and between Standard English and other varieties of English
Knowing and understanding the differences between spoken and written language, including differences associated with formal and informal registers, and between Standard English and other varieties of English
Using Standard English confidently in their own writing and speech
Plural nouns
Pronouns and antecedents
Pronouns
Verb tense
Comparatives and superlatives
Conjunctions
Using Standard English confidently in their own writing and speech
Plural nouns
Pronouns and antecedents
Pronouns
Verb tense
Comparatives and superlatives
Conjunctions
Discussing reading, writing and spoken language with precise and confident use of linguistic and literary terminology
Discussing reading, writing and spoken language with precise and confident use of linguistic and literary terminology