Year 9 · English
Support Comprehension Through Knowledge
Year 9 learners practise understanding context in literature and non-fiction.
The activities include Analyse A Non-Fiction Text: Fire Safety, Analyse Poetry in Context: 'The Man He Killed', Analyse the Language Used in a Fiction Text: Hard Times Chapter 5, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Analyse A Non-Fiction Text: Fire Safety
- Analyse Poetry in Context: 'The Man He Killed'
- Analyse the Language Used in a Fiction Text: Hard Times Chapter 5
- Identify Supporting Evidence for Purpose and Audience
- Investigate the Use of Language in a Text
- Study Context in Literature
- Understand the Impact of Context in Literature
Checked learning resources
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Different Perspectives Of War In Poetry
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
This Year 9 Oak video lesson directly teaches the reading or writing method required by "Analyse Poetry in Context: 'The Man He Killed'".
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Creating Layered Language Analysis
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
This Year 9 Oak video lesson directly teaches the reading or writing method required by "Analyse the Language Used in a Fiction Text: Hard Times Chapter 5".
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Developing Analytical Responses
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
This Year 9 Oak video lesson directly teaches the reading or writing method required by "Identify Supporting Evidence for Purpose and Audience".
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Critical reading
BBC Bitesize · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
BBC KS3 English explanations, examples and practice for Support Comprehension Through Knowledge, including audience and purpose; selected against the complete context of "Analyse A Non-Fiction Text: Fire Safety".
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National curriculum in England: English programmes of study
GOV.UK · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
The official KS3 English programme gives the year-appropriate reading, writing, grammar and spoken-language expectations relevant to "Analyse A Non-Fiction Text: Fire Safety".
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Different Perspectives Of War In Poetry: worksheet and quizzes
Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Browser-first Oak page for the lesson worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz supporting "Analyse Poetry in Context: 'The Man He Killed'".
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Comparing poetry from the First World War
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
This Year 9 Oak unit provides the sequenced teaching context for Different Perspectives Of War In Poetry and the complete activity focus.
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Creating Layered Language Analysis: worksheet and quizzes
Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Browser-first Oak page for the lesson worksheet, starter quiz and exit quiz supporting "Analyse the Language Used in a Fiction Text: Hard Times Chapter 5".