judgements about the overall impact they had as an individual (evaluation). Response is developed and clear. Points are explored and supported with examples. English Year 7 & Year 8 Reading Descriptors KS3 GRADE 1 2 3 4 5 6 EP Y7 EXPECTATION Y8 EXPECTATION Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 READING Simple, limited Some success Clear, relevant Perceptive, detailed Selects simple Selects some Selects a range of relevant Selects a judicious range of Use of textual detail references or textual appropriate textual textual detail textual detail details detail Writers’ use of Offers simple Attempts to comment Explains clearly the effects of Analyses the effects of the comment on the effect on the effect of the writer’s choices of writer’s choices of language language / structure of language / language / structural language / structural / structural features structural features features features Use of terminology Makes simple use of Makes some use of Makes clear and accurate Makes sophisticated and subject terminology, subject terminology, use of subject terminology accurate use of subject mainly appropriately terminology
judgements about the overall impact they had as an individual (evaluation). Response is developed and clear. Points are explored and supported with examples. English Year 7 & Year 8 Reading Descriptors KS3 GRADE 1 2 3 4 5 6 EP Y7 EXPECTATION Y8 EXPECTATION READING Level 1 Simple, limited Level 2 Some success Level 3 Clear, relevant Level 4 Perceptive, detailed Use of textual detail Selects simple references or textual details Selects some appropriate textual detail Selects a range of relevant textual detail Selects a judicious range of textual detail Writers’ use of language / structure Offers simple comment on the effect of language / structural features Attempts to comment on the effect of language / structural features Explains clearly the effects of the writer’s choices of language / structural features Analyses the effects of the writer’s choices of language / structural features Use of terminology Makes simple use of subject terminology, Makes some use of subject terminology, mainly appropriately Makes clear and accurate use of subject terminology Makes sophisticated and accurate use of subject terminology