Year 7

WA1

Title of assessment:

Nonfiction Reading & Writing

Skills assessed:

To identify both explicit and implicit inferences

To comment on and begin to analyse specific words used by the writer

To begin to comment on the writer’s viewpoint

To structure a clear and convincing viewpoint

To begin to sue a range of SPAG.

Key learning:

To enable students to be successful in accessing exam style questions by analysing language and demonstrating their ability to structure viewpoints.

WA2

Title of assessment:

Nonfiction writing & fiction reading. SPAG.

Skills assessed:

To retrieve specific information from a text

To identify inferences

To identify subject terminology and discuss its impact on the reader

To track through a text and discuss its impact on the reader

Write using an appropriate register to suit purpose and audience.

Use a range of punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary.

Key learning:

To enable students to access exam style questions by deepening their ability to analyse the language and structure of a text. To allow students to demonstrate their ability to structure a clear viewpoint.

WA3

Title of assessment:

Fiction writing & nonfiction reading. SPAG

Skills assessed:

To identify inferences from across two texts

To identify language and analyse its meaning and purpose

To comment on writers’ purpose and effect

To identify subject terminology and writers’ methods

To structure a clear narrative

To apply correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure to narrative writing.

Key learning:

To enable students to access exam style questions by deepening their ability to analyse language and its effects across more than one text. To allow students to demonstrate their ability to structure a narrative.

 

Year 8

WA1

Title of assessment:

Fiction writing

Skills assessed:

To structure a clear and cohesive plot

To use a range of punctuation, sentence forms and paragraphs

To develop characters

To use dialogue effectively

Key learning:

To enable students to create a sustained piece of writing demonstrating the skills required at exam level.

WA2

Title of assessment:

Nonfiction writing & fiction reading. SPAG.

Skills assessed:

To skilfully retrieve specific information from a text

To identify both implicit and explicit inferences with some explanation

To identify subject terminology and analyse its impact on the reader

To track through a text and discuss the structural impact on the reader

Demonstrate an ability to write with an appropriate register for purpose and audience.

Deploy a range of skills to demonstrate a clear and convincing viewpoint.

Correctly use a wide range of punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary.

Key learning:

To enable students to be successful in accessing exam style questions by continuing to deepening their ability to analyse the language and structure of a text and develop analytical skill. To allow students to successfully demonstrate their ability to structure a clear viewpoint.

WA3

Title of assessment:

Fiction writing & nonfiction reading. SPAG

Skills assessed:

To identify both implicit and explicit inferences from across two texts

To carefully select key language from a text and analyse its impact on the reader

To discuss the writers’ purpose and effect

To identify subject terminology/writers’ methods and begin to discuss its impact on the text

To structure a clear and convincing narrative

To apply correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure to narrative writing for effect.

Key learning:

To enable students to be successful in accessing exam style questions by continuing to deepening their ability to analyse and discuss the impact of language across more than one text. To allow students to successfully demonstrate their ability to structure a compelling narrative.

Year 9

WA1

Title of assessment:

Fiction reading & writing

Skills assessed:

To skilfully retrieve specific information from a text and identify both implicit and explicit inferences with some explanation

To identify subject terminology and analyse its impact on the reader and its purpose

To track through a text and discuss the structural impact on the reader

Structuring a clear and cohesive plot

Using a range of punctuation, sentence forms and paragraphs

Developing characters

Using dialogue effectively

Key learning:

WA2

To enable students to create a sustained piece of writing demonstrating the skills required at exam level and to access exam style questions, deepening analytical skills.

Title of assessment:

Nonfiction Reading & Writing

Skills assessed:

To identify and analyse both implicit and explicit inferences from across two texts

To carefully select key language from a text and analyse its impact on the reader

To analyse the writers’ purpose and effect

To identify subject terminology/writers’ methods and discuss its impact on the text

Demonstrate an ability to write with an appropriate register for purpose and audience.

Deploy a wide range of skills to demonstrate a clear and convincing viewpoint.

Correctly use a wide range of punctuation, sentence structures and vocabulary to create effects.

Key learning:

To enable students to be successful in accessing exam style questions. To allow students to successfully demonstrate their ability to structure a compelling viewpoint.

WA3

Title of assessment:

Fiction Reading and Writing

Skills assessed:

To confidently and skilfully retrieve specific information from a text and identify both implicit and explicit inferences with clear explanation

To skilfully identify correct subject terminology and analyse its impact on the reader and its purpose

To thoughtfully track through a text and discuss the structural impact on the reader

To structure a clear, cohesive and engaging plot

To use a range of punctuation, sentence forms and paragraphs

To develop characters

To use dialogue effectively

Key learning:

Students to now be secure at confidently creating a sustained piece of writing and accessing exam style questions at GCSE standard.