GCSE English w/b 5th December 2017

Today… Review the last mock paper To write a creative story

Write a story about conflict as suggested by this picture or describe a place that has a long lasting effect on you. Did you check the genre? Creative writing for the school magazine. Did you add paragraphs? Did you proofread, checking SPaG and clarity? Would it interest you? If not why not?

Mark Scheme Levels Level 1 Simple, Limited Level 2 Some success Level 3 Consistent, clear Level 4 Compelling, convincing Think about: audience, purpose, vocabulary, structure, linked ideas and paragraphs.

Plan Genre, Audience, Purpose Structure Think about characters, time, place Language Features

Structure Think about what structural features you will use. Some examples are:- Zooming in and out Chronological Flashbacks Present/past tense First person perspective

Language Features Which language features will you use? Some examples are:- Rhetorical Question Onomatopoeia Simile Hyperbole Adjectives List

Write a story as suggested by the picture below Write a story as suggested by the picture below. For the college newsletter creative writing competition.

Include in your writing the following:- Minimum 6 paragraphs. Who. What, when. Where, Why and How. Varied vocabulary Varied sentence forms Paragraphs Language Features Structure

Schedule in red completed (w/c) Part 1/Lesson 1 taught Part 2/Lesson 2 workshop 13 November Looking at questions 1 - 2 Planning and Preparation Workshop 20 November Looking at question 3 Workshop 27 November Looking at question 4 4 December Looking at question 5 Creative Writing exercise Projects Presented 11 December Projects Presented mop-up SPaG and Language Features quiz

Today’s task Review Mock paper 1 Question 5 Creative writing

Next Week… Present projects