1. On white boards, write down: a) a sentence using an imperative b) a sentence using a model verb c) a sentence using a passive construction Fancy a challenge??? Forget three different sentences – write one sentence with all 3!

2. Come over here where I can watch you being eaten!

3. Parents Evening Appointments.

4. Reminder Megan and Chloe Tuesday 9th Feb Callum and Courtney Tues 23 rd Feb

5. Homework Grammar 2 – Chloe, Eboni, James Anyone still not handed in the ‘Language is the most important (powerful?) weapon….’ essay? Comparison of texts (Tom Daley and Sopel/Obama interview).

6. Go through these magazines/ newspaper articles and find an example of the passive construction. If possible, work out why it is used in that particular context. Do the same for use of imperative or use of modality. Be able to identify more complex grammatical featuresD Be able to explain their function in a textC Be able to evaluate someone else’s exam-style answerB

7. Going to spend the rest of this lesson speaking to you one-to- one on how you did. At the end I will give you a self-reflection sheet that we’ll both keep and will form the basis of: a) discussion at parents evening b) a review meeting I will have with each of you after the next mini mock (which will be the second week back after half term – it’ll be the second exam paper – a topical issue plus a question on Language and Power – Miss Bane will do the same but with Language and Gender) Be able to identify more complex grammatical featuresD Be able to explain their function in a textC Be able to evaluate someone else’s exam-style answerB

8. In pencil, I want you to swap your homework (both essays) with someone and mark it using the mark scheme I am providing. What Band would you give it? WWW EBI Be able to identify more complex grammatical featuresD Be able to explain their function in a textC Be able to evaluate someone else’s exam-style answerB

9. Homework Practice of Q1 this week. You have seen (and have a copy of) Callum’s model answer. Do try to meet this standard. Be able to identify more complex grammatical featuresD Be able to explain their function in a textC Be able to evaluate someone else’s exam-style answerB

10. Section A – Understanding language features in context You are advised to spend no more than 35 minutes on this section. Of that time you are advised to spend 10 minutes reading and about 25 minutes writing your response. Read Text A () and answer the following question. 1 Giving careful consideration to the context of the text, identify and analyse features taken from different language levels. [24 marks]