Do you have your lanyard? Welcome to GCSE English at East Coast College Please be ready with a pen and a piece of paper Do you have your lanyard?

3 minutes - ‘What happens next …’ Try and include a simile

GCSE English w.c. 13th November 2017 Return of mock paper 1 – comments etc. Targets – Assessing, setting new ones, have we achieved? Introduce Speaking and Listening Project - Decide on subject, research of ideas and ways of presenting Moodle – Check you can access

By end of the session … Ensure you have a printed set of targets at the front of your folder, you must learn these targets – they are pivotal to your success You need to have set yourself a new target based on your results from – Remember SMART Have chosen a topic for your project, be able to show evidence of research Have accessed Moodle

Targets Your Targets play a pivotal part in your success We need to get into a habit of coming in, get ready with folders, check targets Ask yourself ‘Is there anything I can do today to help achieve this target?’

SMART Targets Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed Please make sure you remember this when setting your targets Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed You now have 20 minutes to check, set and print targets

Speaking and Listening Project Think of innovative ways of presenting. For GCSE it does not have to be ‘live’

Project Choices 1. Education Unthink Rethink Scrap the entire education system and Start from scratch YOU DECIDE: What age to start and finish school What topics are taught How lessons are taught Timetable What sort of buildings Resources Visits Exams

Project Choices 2. War Focus on one aspect such as: Shellshock Deserters The White Feather The football match Letters home

Project Choices 3. English and your vocational course Research and present information on the importance of English skills in your chosen vocational course. Include how speaking and listening, reading and writing all play their part in your chosen career.

Project Choices 4. If you could change ONE thing in the world, what would it be? You will need to research and come up with a detailed plan that includes what, why and how you want to change things…

Your video You could film an interview between a WW1 veteran in a nursing home and a journalist. If you do this, you won’t have to speak in front of anyone – you can simply show the video for your presentation. This would involve creating questions and answers – researching and then filming.

Scrapbook If you choose to do this, you will need to talk through each page.

Speaking and Listening Project Think of innovative ways to present it Animoto Powtoon PowerPoint – Voiceover What can your phones do?

SP&L Schedule Lesson 1 taught Lesson 2 workshop 13 November Feedback on mock Paper 1- Targets Choosing a Project - Research Planning and Preparation Workshop 20 November ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Practising exam questions with your targets in mind SP&L Workshop 27 November Paper 1 Question 4 Structure 4 December Projects Presented 11 December 18 December ‘Propping up the Line’ – Paper1 Q2 Language Christmas themed revision Mop-up Projects presentations Christmas themes revision

GCSE Speaking and Listening Project Awards and Prizes Self-motivated and Independent Creative Best presentation – Only one voted for by Lisa Supporting other people Outstanding effort

You now have the remainder of the session to choose a topic for your project and start your research Ensure you have a printed set of targets at the front of your folder, you must learn these targets – they are pivotal to your success You need to have set yourself a new target based on your results from – Remember SMART Have chosen a topic for your project, be able to show evidence of research Have accessed Moodle