Year 7 Curriculum Evening

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Year 7 Curriculum Evening

• English department

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We aim to create learners who
1.understand what, why and how they learn
2. try to find ways to use their skills in other
subjects
3. want to come back to learn more!
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Assessment is completed across 4 main areas..
Reading
Writing
Speaking and Listening
Drama
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Topics studied in year 7 include
Likes and dislikes
A recount of a memory
A leaflet to inform
Creatures
Shakespeare
A formal essay
Intro to Media
Newspaper front page
Drama
Performance
Orpheus and Eurydice
Storytelling with actions
E.O.Y exams
KS3 style exam
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These assessments will be .

• Set in class where the success criteria are
  shared
• Drafted in class so as to get the best results
• Peer-assessed
• Self-assessed
• Marked by the teacher to establish ways to
  improve
• Shared with the pupil

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Homework is the same for every pupil in Year 7!
Independent Writing Project
Key spellings
Reading challenge
Take me on an adventure
Sometimes it will be necessary to set more
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Other things on offer
Performances
Spelling Bee
Trip to the Globe
Readathon
Reading/ Writing partners
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We expect year 7 pupils to..
Work to the best of their ability
Read at home
Be responsible for their learning
Have a go at all that is on offer
Ask if they dont understand
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