Welcome to Focus on English KS3!
In these lessons we will practise reading, writing and communication skills in a variety of fun ways.
Whether you are a budding author, a book worm, a reluctant reader or new to the subject, these lessons are designed to be enjoyed by all. We will practise key skills that will propel you into KS4 and prepare you for English qualifications if that is, eventually, something you would like to do.
We play English games, we write creatively together, we explore amazing contemporary books and have a go at studying some more classic literature. There is something for everyone!
Due to the success of our trial with having recordings of some GCSE classes as mini courses on llpextralearningspace.co.uk we are including these course topics within our mini courses. This then allows you to buy previous lessons in topic packs either for revision purposes or to do a previous topic yourselves. This will potentially then over the next couple of years enable either part or the whole course to be bought instead or as well as our live lesson/ recording for two weeks. We recognise that this will have some issues for those that do not wish to be on camera. So we are changing the format of this class very slightly so that the visual register and any informal discussions happen before and after the lesson itself is recorded. The teachers will all have their settings set to speaker view so that the thumbnail of whoever is speaking will only be highlighted when or if they speak. If they don’t wish to be seen while speaking they can also switch off their video before speaking or at any part of the lesson after the visual register. If this causes any further concerns at all though do contact us to set up a password.
Resources for the lesson
Essential
Pens
Pencils
Lined Paper and Plain Paper
Highlighter
If you do not have the budget for the recommended or bonus materials, please do not feel you have to buy them.
Recommended
Colour pens/crayons
Dictionary
Thesaurus
CGP KS3 English workbook
Bonus Resources Your Child Might Want
A variety of reading materials: novels, magazines, newspaper
CGP Key Stage 3 – Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
KS3 English is Easy: Reading Fiction, Plays and Poetry