Tag Archives: KS3 English

Pride and Prejudice

Posted on April 21, 2021 by ofamily

I have mentioned a few times in different posts that my Year 8 daughter is busy reading Pride and Prejudice and we are doing it as one of her English Literature activities for the year. Well, we are finished. It … Continue reading →

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KS3 Comprehensions

Posted on December 9, 2020 by ofamily

I have always been a big fan of using comprehensions in our home learning. For the simple reason that when kids work through a comprehension they are actually practicing a lot of different skills all at the same time – … Continue reading →

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Watching Jane Austen

Posted on November 17, 2020 by ofamily

The last 2 weeks have been a bit of a Jane Austen watching marathon. It started when my daughter had some flu and was just not feeling great so she asked to rewatch Emma (the mini-series) which she has watched … Continue reading →

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The Austen Girls

Posted on August 2, 2020 by ofamily

I have been looking for good fictional books for my daughter to read as part of her year 8 academic year. Books that are entertaining and also link in with our topics. This coming year we are planning on covering … Continue reading →

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Starting Year 8 – English Literature Ideas

Posted on July 21, 2020 by ofamily

I am starting to slowly gather together the different resources that we are planning on using with our daughter for her Year 8 academic year. And as I did last year I am going to put together a post for … Continue reading →

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