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Objectives:
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To maintain
students interest in reading as they
transfer from primary school to secondary
school education and foster positive,
regular reading habits which continue
throughout their time at St. Gregory’s.
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To promote
reading for pleasure initially and expand
focus to include reading across the
curriculum and encourage the use of
appropriate reading strategies for all
subject areas.
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The scheme is divided into
three sections, which lead to BRONZE, SILVER, and GOLD
certificates, recorded in student’s Record of Achievement.
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Y7 |
Bronze ► |
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5 Novels |
Easter Completion |
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Y8 |
Silver
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Target Worlds |
June Completion |
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Y9 |
Gold
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Curriculum specific texts and activities |
July Completion |
To be awarded your bronze
certificate you have to:
To be awarded your Silver
Passport, you must:
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Complete and stick in
your Bronze Review Sheet.
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Complete the Target
thermometer.
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Record your progress on
the thermometer.
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Take part in at least 3
LRC Activities.
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Follow the advice
offered by Yr 8 pupils who have completed the world
trip.
Your passport is valid for
Yr 8 only and will
allow you to explore the following worlds.
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1 |
Adventure/Thriller |
9 |
Free World
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2 |
Biography/Autobiography |
10 |
Horror |
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3 |
Classic |
11 |
Issues |
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4 |
Comedy |
12 |
Media |
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5 |
Detective/Crime |
13 |
Non-fiction |
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6 |
Historical |
14 |
Romance |
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7 |
Fantasy |
15 |
Science Fiction |
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8 |
Film |
16 |
Short Stories |
The
Gold Certificate involves tasks from across the curriculum
which will be explained by subject teachers.
The aim of the Gold
Certificate is to ensure that you can
meet
the reading challenges which face all Year 9 students which
are to:
Identify features of
literary and non-literary texts.
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explore your own
and other’s interpretations.
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analyse
the ways in which writers use language
to make meaning.
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compare
styles, ideas and themes of different
writers and in
different texts.
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present your
ideas, interpretations and analyses in discussion and
in writing.
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Gold Certificate Guidelines |
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To be awarded your Gold Passport certificate you must
complete subject specific tasks.
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Tasks will be explained
in class by your subject teacher.
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It is important you
meet the deadlines set by the teacher and clarify what
is expected of you if you are unsure.
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Additional advice can
be obtained from Mrs Mason or Mrs Howard-Rigby.
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A record sheet of your
progress will be kept in the Learning Resource Centre.
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Progress slips which
acknowledge your involvement and enthusiasm will be
awarded by subject staff and entered into our grand
draw!
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Certificates will be presented in July and state the
number of tasks
completed.
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It is important to
appreciate the impact that regular reading from a range
of sources has on your examination performance.
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