KS4 English

Reading and comprehension

Pupils will be able to:

• summarise and evaluate with accuracy and understanding
• understand and make valid responses to explicit and implicit meanings and viewpoints
• analyse and evaluate relevant aspects of language, grammar and structure
• support their understanding and opinions with references to textsmake credible links and comparisons between texts

Writing

Pupils will be able to:

• communicate effectively, sustaining the reader’s interest
• produce coherent and well-structured  texts
• vary sentence types and structures and use vocabulary/language devices appropriate to purpose and effect
• spell, punctuate and use grammar accurately with occasional errors