Citizenship at key stage 3    (Year 7-9)

References to the Key Stage 3 National Strategy Framework for teaching English, Years 7, 8 and 9 (NSE) are given in brackets and are indicated in appropriate sections of this unit.

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:

• the media in society, eg promotion, bias, campaign, privacy, celebrity

Speaking and listening - through the activities pupils learn to:

• develop drama techniques to explore issues in role-play (year 7 S&L15, year 8 S&L15, year 9 S&L12)

Reading - through the activities pupils learn to:

• recognise bias and objectivity in text (year 7 R9, year 8 R6, year 9 R7)
• understand how media texts are tailored to an audience (year 7 R10, year 8 R8, year 9 R8)

Writing - through the activities pupils learn to:

• present a case persuasively, using selective arguments (year 7 Wr15, year 8 Wr13, year 9 Wr13)