1. GCSE English
w/b 6th November 2017

2. Avoid alliteration avidly and aggressively.
Avoid clichés like the plague.
It would be a nightmare to use metaphor.
Hyperbole is a billion times worse than understatement.
Who needs rhetorical questions?
Using too many similes is like over-egging a cake.

3. Today… Spellings Record results and update targets Research WW1
Review last week’s mock paper
Learn about the next project

4. As before, fill each segment with a mark relating to questions 1,2,3,4,5
Check your targets: did you achieve them?
Set two or three new targets for paper 1

5. WW1 Knowledge Dump

6. Research

7. Source: ‘Propping up the Line’
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor/Personification
Adjectives
Lexical field of evil

8. Separate
Successful
Until
Necessary
Permanent

9. BREAK

10. Structure
Create a line graph
X = line numbers
Y = suspense/action

11. Structure exercise [HW]

12. Q4 Horror of war and impact on Alfred
Yes, I agree completely that line 17 to the end reflects the horror of the war and demonstrates the dreadful impact it had on Alfred. How?

13. Let’s look for evidence…
Horror of War
Impact on Alfred

14. Project: no longer than 10 minutes
Your project includes the following opportunities
A chance for you to choose the most suitable option
An opportunity to show that you can work independently
A chance to show that you can encourage and support others
An opportunity to show that you can plan a schedule
A chance for your creativity to come out

15. 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

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

17. 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.

18. 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…

19. Project https://animoto.com/projects c.gray@Lowestoft.ac.uk Bailey2811
With this option, you would be showing the animoto and then talking through how you created it

20. 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.

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

22. Would you like to work with someone?
No problem…make sure both of you are involved in the preparation and the presentation

23. Schedule Part 1/Lesson 1 taught Part 2/Lesson 2 workshop 13 November
Feedback on Question 5
Creative Writing Tips
Planning and Preparation Workshop
20 November
‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’
Practising exam questions with your targets in mind
Workshop
27 November
Creative Writing exercise
4 December
Projects Presented
11 December
Projects Presented mop-up
SPaG quiz

24. Diary of Progress Date 6.11.17 Project ideas introduced 13.11.17
Decided on a presentation on shellshock. Lisa and I will work together and will make an animoto video with music and pictures. Then we’ll plan what we’re going to say.
Animoto is finished. Today we worked on our scripts.
Practice run went well.
We’re first on…

25. Awards and Prizes Self-motivated and Independent Creative
Best presentation
Best team worker
Supporting other people
Outstanding effort
All-round winner

26. Today… Spellings Record results and update targets Research WW1
Review last week’s mock paper
Learn about the next project