Theme and Genre Study
Oct03

Theme and Genre Study

Reading Project – KS4, 2015

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The Teenage Anti-Hero
Sep30

The Teenage Anti-Hero

Welcome to your new Year 10 class. Your first GCSE year can be daunting, learning has quite suddenly got very ‘real’ and a lot of what you do in class, and the assessments that you sit, may echo through future years in your life – but at the same time Year 10 English is a fascinating, academically challenging and mature programme of Learning. Choosing Rebellion, Activism and the Voice of the Anti-Hero as your English...

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Coursework 1: Bare Vexed
Sep29

Coursework 1: Bare Vexed

Bare Vexed

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Analytical Paragraph – Spoken Language
Sep24

Analytical Paragraph – Spoken Language

Now that we’ve spent time analysing spoken and text conversations and discussing, at length, the effects, benefits and challenges posed by the variations people make to their spoken communication, it’s time to begin to formulate some theories on the matter. This is a chance for me to observe your skill and writing and your grasp of the issues relevant to this language investigation. To follow is a copy of the propositions...

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Spoken Language Transcripts
Sep12

Spoken Language Transcripts

Today we will be exploring live spoken conversation – and generating our own transcripts. Watch this short video excerpt (from the film “FIT”) and try to write your own transcript of the conversation.   SAMPLE TRANSCRIPT: Download (PDF,...

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