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Hello Y10

You will do your Controlled Assessments this week. This is worth 25% of you overall English Literature GCSE grade so it is imperative that you are committed to success. You are responsible for this!

You will have written your essay now so have a clear idea in your head of what you will put on paper in the actual CA. We'll spend a little time at the beginning of the lesson making sure you know what you're going to write. . I think you should memorise as much of the essay as possible. This might seem huge, but remember you also have time in between the lessons so remember the section you'll write about in that hour. For example, in the first lesson you'll need to know your introduction and the first two paragraphs.

You have a success criteria for every aspect of the essay (the introduction, PEE+ and conclusion: use them. There are links to them in this blog; there are also links to a wealth of information that will support you. Use the the search bar or scroll down.

Here is the PowerPoint from last lesson with me.

You have a fabulous bank of information in you book; ensure that you use this. We've been working on it for a while and the CA is a chance for you to show off the amazing amount of work you have completed and learnt.

After we've finished this, we're going to look at spoken language. Exciting!

Have a wonderful weekend.

Ms Caldwell

Here's a clip of Macbeth. Have a look and let me know what you think.

This is a bit of an experiment so I hope it works!

Ms :)

Hello Y10

Some excellent work this week. Most of you are clearly committed to improving your writing: your hard work will pay off.

I have adapted the PowerPoints from this week so you can look at the model paragraphs. They don't need to be exactly like this! The idea is that you can copy some of the techniques such as embedding quotes in your analysis or linking to quotes from other parts of the play.

Next week we are going to work on integrating the work we have done on our texts into one essay. We are very nearly there.

I've spoken to Ms Dolan and we've decided to give you a bit of extra time. You must work well in lessons and out of school to really improve your understanding and writing. We will begin our controlled assessment in the week beginning 21st March.

Use the links on this blog. If you've found a good link, share it in the comments.

Finally, if you have a chance go to the Shelley's Ghost exhibition at the Bodliean.

As always, you can use this blog to contact me if you are stuck in anyway. I am here to help!

Enjoy the weekend,

Ms Caldwell

Hello Y10

This week, we have had an easy start back in to Macbeth and Frankenstein. We have made finger puppets for our protagonists. The best ones contained lots of information about our characters with links to contexts.

Next week is going to more be intensive as we'll do some more language analysis and start to put our essays together. Brace yourselves!

Look through this blog for links that will help your understanding of Macbeth and Frankenstein in preparation.

Best wishes,

Ms Caldwell

हियर इस थे
दोन'टी क्नोव वहत'स हप्पेनिंग, बुत इफ यू स्पेअक हिंदी यू'रे अत अन अद्वंतागे!
मस काल्डवेल
Here's the link in English!
Ms

Hello Y10

Just a few weeks left on Frankenstein and Macbeth. This week we've looked closely at the language and considered how this impacts upon our understanding of the characters.

For your homework, I would like you to do two things:

1, Research the historical context of Macbeth. This should be a bit like your super-document for Frankenstein, which were marvelous. You need to a have an understanding of

• the divine right of Kings and James I
• witches in 16oo
• the rights of women

If you click on them, they'll lead you to some information, but let's remember our Competency of resourcefulness and try to find original information. If you would like to extend your learning, have a look at the links on this site.

2,I would then like you to prepare a Venn Diagram where you note the similarities and differences between the characters. Remember, one of our Assessment Objectives is to be able to compare the presentation of the characters. Here is an example. You should be able to come up with at least three others. We will collaborate and add to this at the beginning of next lesson.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday,

Ms Caldwell