Quality British Education in Saudi Arabia
English in Key Stages 3
Key Stage 3: Language
In Key Stage 3 pupils follow the National Curriculum and have opportunities to develop their skills in the four key areas of
- reading
- writing
- speaking
- listening
Through their study of language, pupils learn to recognize and appreciate the ways in which writers achieve particular effects and to communicate an informed, personal response.
Two of the main textbooks used throughout the Key Stage are from the series English Works and Folens English Test Techniques.
Key Stage 3: Literature
Through the study of literature, pupils are encouraged to read, interpret and evaluate literary texts. Recently studied texts include the following:
Year 7
Journey to Jo’burg by Beverley Naidoo
The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall
Year 8
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Guardians by John Christopher
Frankenstein: adapted by Philip Pullman
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Year 9
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
For Years 7 and 8, assessment takes place at the end of the academic year by tests used in UK schools. Pupils in Year 9 are externally assessed in reading, writing and Shakespeare through National Tests.
news
For the last two years, pupils from Yrs 7-11 have had their poems published in an annual poetry competition based in the UK but open to students all over the world. Entries are about to be submitted for this year's competition entitled POP (Power of Poetry).
