ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Assessments in Round 1
7/9 – 2/10
Find out what assessments are happening in the current assessment round, with links to appropriate revision resources. Check the full assessment schedule to see what’s coming up later in the year.
Year 7
Creating a character Skill Check
- Revise with this guide
Describing a setting in vivid detail Skill Check
- Revise with this guide
Grammar and syntax Knowledge Check
- Revise using the glossary
- Terms to revise: Adjective, Adverb, Complex sentence, Compound sentence, Main clause, Noun, Preposition
Year 8
Writing paragraph points Skill Check
- Revise using this guide
Identifying and embedding evidence Combined Skill Check
In this Skill Check you will be assessed on two different skills at the same time:
- Identifying relevant, meaningful evidence: revise with this guide
- Embedding and contextualising evidence: revise with the two guides in the series, particularly part 2
Grammar and syntax Knowledge Check
- Revise using the glossary
- Terms to revise: Adjective, Adverb, Complex sentence, Compound sentence, Conjunction, Main clause, Noun, Preposition, Pronoun, Simple sentence
Year 9
Analysing language and big ideas Combined Skill Check
In this Skill Check you will be assessed on two different skills at the same time:
- Analysing language, form and structure: Revise with the first three guides in the series, particularly parts 1 and 2
- Explaining big ideas and context: Revise with this guide
Grammar and syntax Knowledge Check
- Revise using the glossary
- Terms to revise: Adjective, Adverb, Complex sentence, Compound sentence, Conjunction, Main clause, Noun, Preposition, Pronoun, Simple sentence
Year 10
Identifying and embedding evidence Combined Skill Check
In this Skill Check you will be assessed on two different skills at the same time:
- Identifying relevant, meaningful evidence: revise with this guide
- Embedding and contextualising evidence: revise with the two guides in the series, particularly part 2
Grammar and syntax Knowledge Check
- Revise using the glossary
- Terms to revise: Adjective, Adverb, Complex sentence, Compound sentence, Conjunction, Main clause, Noun, Preposition, Pronoun, Simple sentence
Year 11
Poetry comparison full essay based on the family poems
Revise using whatever essay guides you need to prepare, plus your notes from class. You might also want to look at the key quotations page for the poems.
English Language Paper 2 writing question
Revise using the guides to non-fiction writing, plus your notes from class.
Structure Knowledge Check
- Revise using the glossary
- Terms to revise: Denouement, Exposition, Flashback, Foreshadowing, In medias res, Inciting incident, Juxtaposition, Resolution, Rising action, Timeshift