Following the recommendation by the National Literacy Strategy for use of 10-15 minute lesson starters, "Hodder English Starters" is a flexible resource bank offering a wealth of ideas for Key Stage 3 English teachers. The selection of starter activities revises, consolidates and extends the basic skills specified in the Framework of Objectives and each starter adopts an interactive and explicit teaching approach for the whole class. Specific instructions for the teacher are followed by photocopiable/OHT materials and activities, providing the teachers with all the resources required for that particular lesson starter. This extensive guidance helps teachers to effectively deliver the new Framework Objectives within the National Literacy Strategy. "Hodder English Starters: Sentence Level Year 8" looks specifically at the Sentence Level Objectives at Key Stage 3 for students in year 8, and teachers are able to select activities to fit into any course or scheme of work they may be following. This follows the successful "Hodder English Starters: Sentence Level", which was specifically aimed at those in year 7. "Starters" include activities on sentence construction and punctuation, clauses, ambiguity and meaning, tenses, writing dialogue, paragraphs, manipulation of language, standard English and stylistic conventions.

 

This book is part of a book series called Hodder English Starters .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hodder Education .

Sue Hackman is a Key Stage 3 Literacy Pilot Director for the National Literacy Strategy. Both Sue Hackman and Alan Howe have had many years of experience in teaching. Patrick Scott is Director of Education and Leisure Services for York, England. They are all experienced and highly-respected authors of many successful books on English and Literacy. Alan Howe is an experienced classroom teacher, and author of books on English and Literacy.