Literacy Objectives

Delivering the Framework using a skills-based approach

Coming soon!
Literacy Objectives Companion Website - helping you to use Literacy Objectives to deliver 'assessment for learning' and improvements in pupils' writing in your school.

The forthcoming Literacy Objectives Companion Website will provide you with materials that will help lessen the burden of marking and show how Literacy Objectives can be used to improve assessment practices in your school.

On the website you will find:

• Easy-to-understand explanations of the principles and practice of 'assessment for learning', showing you how to get the most out of Literacy Objectives;
• Diagnostic marking frames for each major writing task from Pupils' Books 1, 2 and 3. These will allow you to review pupils' progress in writing at word, sentence and text level and identify any specific pupil, class and school focuses for writing;
  
• Pupil self-diagnostic checklists for each major writing task from Pupils' Books 1, 2 and 3. These are matched to the diagnostic marking frames and help pupils to identify their own strengths and weaknesses in writing, as well as set targets for improvement;
  
• Sample writing responses from pupils for each major writing task from Pupils' Books 1, 2 and 3. These responses cover a range of national curriculum levels, from levels 3 to 7. Sample writing responses are provided in annotated and unannotated form to allow pupils to recognise the standards to aim for and improve their performance in Optional Tests and SATs.
  
• Matching charts matching reading questions from Pupils' Books 1, 2 and 3 to the QCA reading assessment focuses. These matching charts help you to prepare pupils for Optional Tests and SATs using Literacy Objectives.
  
• Practical advice on the marking of writing and a handy bank of comments to use when assessing pupils' work. These are designed to help cut down on the time you spend marking by providing helpful strategies for marking.

Sample materials from the Literacy Objectives Companion Website will be available to download from July 2003, with the full launch of the website in October 2003.

Pupil's Book 3
CD-ROMs
Teacher's Guides
Sample pages

Pupil's Book 3

Prepares your pupils for the new format SATS

Literacy Objectives Pupil's Book 3 is specially developed to deliver the Year 9 Framework objectives and prepare pupils for the new format SATs. It includes:

• Two to three texts per unit with questions and activities that specifically develop pupils' ability to compare and contrast;
  
• Review sections focussing on the self-assessment and revision objectives, integrating practice and revision of the skills required by the SATS throughout the year;
  
• A SATs preparation unit written specifically for the new format tests, providing support material for the Reading, Writing and Shakespeare papers.

Literacy Objectives CD-ROM

Each Pupil's Book is supported by a CD-ROM that includes:

• Teacher's File in PDF format;
  
• Worksheets from the Teacher's File in an editable format;
  
• OHTs from the Teacher's File in an editable format for shared and independent work;
  
• Guided reading and writing planners for each unit in the Pupils' Book unit.

Teacher's Files

Each Pupil's Book is supported by a Teacher's File that provides:

• Medium-term plans for each unit that list the Framework objectives covered and provide a suggested teaching sequence of over 100 hours in total;
  
• Short-term plans for the key lessons within each unit, each structured into four parts as suggested by the Framework;
  
• Plain texts and writing frames on OHT for use in shared reading and writing sessions;
  
• Texts annotated at word, sentence and text level to highlight the conventions of each writing purpose;
  
• Starter, plenary, ICT and extension activities, some of which are on worksheets.

Sample pages

You will need Acrobat Reader® installed on your computer to access these files. If you haven’t already installed this program, it is can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.

Literacy Objectives Pupils' Book 2
Unit 13: Comment

• Introduction to unit and text
  
• Text level: reading and Word level
  
• Sentence level
  
• Speaking and listening and Text level: writing
• Writing frame

Literacy Objectives Teacher's File 1
Unit 9: Argue

• Medium-term plan and teaching sequence
  
• Lesson 1: Introduction to discursive writing
  
• Lesson 6: Developing opposing views
  
• Lesson 8: Writing to argue: the introduction
  
• Lesson 10: Supporting evidence and confirmation
  
• Worksheet 9.1: Text annotated at word, sentence and text level
• Worksheet 9.2: Writing assessment checklist
  
• Worksheet 9.3: Phrases: giving examples and confirming your point
  
• Worksheet 9.4: Exemplification and qualification
  
• Plain text for use in shared reading sessions one and two.
  
• Writing frame for use in shared writing sessions