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GCSE Macbeth: Mastering the Vocabulary - Flashcards

A Christmas Carol: Victorian Children

Click on this post to watch a short video by the BBC exploring the life of a Victorian child.

The Video will help us to explore some of the deeper themes under the surface of A Christmas Carol.

As a bonus: The most excellent Horrible Histories: Victorian Song

 

A Christmas Carol: Chapter One - Keeping Track

This post helps us to keep track of Dicken's story.

You will need a copy of the text to read.

Aim to answer all of the questions on A Christmas Carol Comprehension 1.

GCSE Cover Sheet

If you need a GCSE cover sheet - click here

Of Mice and Men: Characterisation

Homework for Friday 7th December

Write a paragraph or series of paragraphs in your books. 

Develop your interpretation of Steinbeck's characterisation.

Don't forget:

Explain indirect characterisation (check your English Books)

This is an example of more impressive analysis ...

This would be awarded a B or above ...

GCSE Characterisation in Mice and Mem

GCSE Of Mice and Men - Steinbeck's Characterisation

LO - Explain, in increasing detail, the effect of Steinbeck's characterisation.

Question - Does Steinbeck present Curley's Wife as a whore, a lonely women, or something else?

My work from today ...

Your work from today ...

Hamood smashes a paragraph that impresses with it's thoughtful selection of evidence.

 

Of Mice and Men: Steinbeck's Characterisation

Curley's Wife

LO: Explain, in increasing detail, Steinbeck's characterisation of Curley's Wife.

Question: What does Steinbeck suggest about the character of Curley's wife?

 

 

 

 

English Controlled Assessment - A Helping Hand

Dear all

This should help you to prepare for your Controlled Assessment in English.

Save and read these sheets - they are the most important:

Download Shakespeare

 Download AQA CA Cover Sheet 

In order to prepare for the assessment, you need to look closely at a scene from the play Henry V

• You can read the speech here: Download Harfleur
• You can watch it here:  
• And here is a modern version to help you: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/henryv/page_88.html
• Here is a ppt - which will help you to plan your answer paragraph by paragraph:
•     Download Year 12 Plan

You have one week to prepare for this assessment.

Good luck

MRG

 

 

 

 

GCSE English Controlled Assessment

Dear Nao, Kevin and Chris

-Today, you have 1hr to complete your English Controlled Assessment.

-Please go to the library - the librarian has paper for you.

-You are only allowed your cover sheet and a copy of the speech in the Assessment.

Write 500-600 words on: Explore the ways Henry V is presented and developed by Shakespeare.

When you have finished, please give all of your pages to the librarian.

GCSE - Spoken Language

Homework Posts Here Please!!

Download I h8 txt msgs

-Check out the article if you need a reminder ...

Best

MRG

Year 10 - Mice and Men: Homework - due Friday 17th June

The Premise:

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around it." Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

• In order to EXPLAIN how something works you need to UNDERSTAND how it works.
• In order to UNDERSTAND how something works, you need to try CREATING the same effect.
• In our case - this means IMITATING Steinbeck's style.

Task:

Write a 250 - 500 word description of a character, in a location at a certain time of day - using at least three of the techniques Steinbeck uses in Of Mice and Men.

You CAN do some research on-line on locations and settings on 1930s ranches (you do not have to choose a location explored by Steinbeck).

You are aiming to achieve the following effects:

• Convey an atmosphere / feelings (you should be clear on what these should be).
• Use language to imply the character(s)' emotions, or the narrator's attitudes to them - remember you are NOT allowed to TELL the reader directly what anyone thinks.

Presentation:

• Type up your answer (or write neatly on an A4 sheet).
• Underneath your passage - note the techniques that you have used to IMITATE Steinbeck and achive your effects.