Here is a set of fifteen KS3 assessments based around popular texts used in English, using a common format linked to new GCSE assessment criteria. There's also a generic mark scheme and table to convert to new numerical 0-9 grades. Each assessment has a reading and writing section. These have been used very successfully to develop literacy/exam skills through KS3. This is linked to a scheme of work overview for Years 7-9 that suggests 'mini-assessments' that could be used, based around the reading of three set texts and one 'challenge' text per year.

Touching on ideas of good and evil, understanding stereotypes and exploring how we view the 'enemy&' in wartime.

Resources to develop pupils' independent analysis of the poem. A copy of the poem with line numbers, lesson plan and individual worksheets for sections of the poem. A basic Powerpoint presentation with a recording of the poem and some multiple choice plenary statements about the poem.