English Puzzles for KS3/KS4

KS4 curriculum

This page details the correspondence between English Puzzles for KS3/KS4 and the 2008 National Curriculum for Key Stage 4.

General coverage

Some areas of the curriculum are relevant to a large number of puzzles, particularly where students use a particular puzzle as a stimulus for their own work, or where they work in groups to discuss possible solutions. These are listed here:

Specific coverage

Some curriculum areas also relate to one or more specific puzzles. Click on a strand to see a list of puzzles that relate to it.

1.2b Experimenting with language

Experimenting with language, manipulating form, challenging conventions and reinterpreting ideas.

2.3n Punctuation

Students should be able to use the full range of punctuation marks accurately and for deliberate effect.

2.3o Spelling

Students should be able to spell correctly, including words that do not conform to regular patterns and words that are sometimes confused in use.

3.1d Range of purposes for speaking and listening

The range of purposes for speaking and listening should include describing, narrating, explaining, informing, persuading, entertaining, hypothesising; and exploring and expressing ideas, feelings and opinions.

Explaining:

Hypothesising:

3.3e Forms of writing

The forms for such writing should be drawn from different kinds of stories, poems, play scripts, autobiographies, screenplays, diaries, minutes, accounts, information leaflets, plans, summaries, brochures, advertisements, editorials, articles and letters conveying opinions, campaign literature, polemics, reviews, commentaries, articles, essays and reports.

Stories:

Poems:

Accounts:

Step by step

4.1f, 4.2f, 4.3f Cross-curricular links

The curriculum should provide opportunities for students to develop skills through work that makes cross-curricular links with other subjects.

See the Introduction.

4.3c Experimenting with language

The curriculum should provide opportunities for students to experiment with language and explore different ways of discovering and shaping their own meanings.

1.1c	Demonstrating a secure understanding of the conventions of written language, including grammar, spelling and punctuation.
1.2c	Using imagination to create effects to surprise and engage the audience.
1.2d	Using creative approaches to answering questions, solving problems and developing ideas.
2.1b	Present information clearly and persuasively to others, selecting the most appropriate way to structure and organise their speech for clarity and effect.
2.1e	Listen to complex information and respond critically, constructively and cogently in order to clarify points and challenge ideas.
2.1j	Work purposefully in groups, negotiating and building on the contributions of others to complete tasks or reach consensus.
2.2a	Analyse and evaluate information, events and ideas from texts.
2.2j	Analyse and evaluate writers’ use of language in a range of texts, commenting precisely on how texts are crafted to shape meaning and produce particular effects.
3.1b	Informal and formal group or pair discussions requiring students to take on a range of roles.
4.1b	Use their speaking and listening skills to solve problems creatively and cooperatively in groups.