English
English
At New Regents College pupils are taught and assessed within the two different disciplines of reading and writing and aims to develop the skills and knowledge that pupils will require to be successful within the new 1-9 English Language and English Literature GCSE exams. Within this our primary focus is to equip pupils with core English language skills, such as Spelling, punctuation and grammar, the ability to understand and interpret a wide range of texts and develop their understanding of the formality of the English language.
Texts studied include:
Whole texts:
- Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas
- Pig Heart Boy
- Of Mice and Men
- Ruby in the Smoke
- Macbeth
- Romeo and Juliet
Genre:
- Poetry
- Media texts
- 19th Century texts
- Detective fiction
- Victorian Gothic Horror
Forms of writing covered include:
- Writing to persuade
- Writing to advise
- Writing to argue
- Writing to inform
- Newspaper/magazine articles
- Letters
- Diary entries
- Creative writing
- Poetry
Assessment: Please see the NRC assessment score descriptors below to see how pupils are assessed.
YEAR 7 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT SCORE DESCRIPTORS
YEAR 8 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT SCORE DESCRIPTORS
YEAR 9 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT SCORE DESCRIPTORS
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