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English LangLit Homework Policy

Hi all,

Now that the 4 week induction/change over period has come to an end, I will be implementing the homework policy in class. The policy is as follows:

Stage 1: In the event that you do not complete the homework for the deadline, you will be given 24 hours to complete it and hand it in.

Stage 2: If you still have not completed the homework after the 24 hour extension, your tutor will be contacted and the missed deadline will be recorded on your student portal. At this point you will need to see the Director of Faculty (DOF) to complete the homework in one of your free periods.

Stage 3: If you still have not handed in the homework, parents will be contacted and a Cause for Concern (CFC) will be raised, which means you will be moved onto a disciplinary process.

Homework is very important to your progress on the course, and completing homework and receiving feedback for your work will decide whether you get your target grade or not. Sometimes a missed deadline is out of your control, and so you should use the 24 hour extension period and get it in as quickly as possible in order to avoid being moved onto a disciplinary. The 24 hour extension period should not be used for every piece of homework - if you miss the initial deadline for more than 3 pieces of work, parents will be contacted and you may still be moved onto the disciplinary process.

If you have any concerns about not being able to complete homework for the deadline, please come and see me at the end of your lesson and let me know in advance.

A reminder: I am still waiting for the comparative essay from the following people, and these need to be handed in on Wednesday. If the Wednesday deadline is missed you will move to Stage 2. Please hand the essay into Michelle or email it to me:

Alison

Gabriel

Daisy

Alicja

Magdalena

George

Grace

See you all Thursday

Claudia

Homework due Thursday 29th September

Hi all,

Your first official piece of homework which will be assessed and graded is a comparison of 'Composed upon Westminster Bridge' and 'Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner'. Your question is:

Compare and contrast the ways in which the two texts present the city of London.

To help you structure your essay, I have put together a guide on how to write a good PEE paragraph, which you can access by clicking here.

Read through the guide and my comments on your essay to help you improve your writing in this assessment. Any problems, send me an email.

See you next week,

Claudia

A2 Coursework

Morning A2,

I was unable to secure a computer room for all of us this lesson so hopefully you have found yourself a computer and you can get on with some writing.

All I would like to see from you all today is 2 analytical paragraphs similar to the one we looked at in class on Wednesday. This can be the introduction to your essay and the first main paragraph, or it could be 2 paragraphs from the body of your essay - this is your choice. As long as I see 2 paragraphs from you I don't mind which order they come in! Use the planning sheet and the question sheet you filled in last Friday to help you.

You all had a paper copy of the essay plan, and if you would like an electronic copy to work from today, click here. To refresh your memory and for a model to work from, click here to look at the exemplar paragraph. To give you some idea of grading, this kind of paragraph would be indicative of a B.

Don't worry if you are struggling - getting started is the most difficult part of the writing process and you will likely find actually starting your essay to be the hardest part of your coursework. Once you have something to work from you will find drafting much easier!

When you are writing, be sure to use topic sentences and a PEE structure and do some close analysis of language as that is one of your AOs - remember to include terminology.

When you are done with your 2 paragraphs, please email them to me at cal@stbrn.ac.uk

I'm happy to take these in at the end of the day, so your deadline is 4pm.

Good luck!

Claudia

A2 Coursework Lesson

Morning A2,

Today you will be continuing with your coursework preparation and so again I'd like you to spend today doing as much research as you can.

First of all please click here to access the worksheet. Work your way through the questions to help you summarise your notes on the texts you have read.

Secondly, click here to access the questions that have been developed for the essay. There are 17 to choose from. If you cannot find a question which is relevant to what you want to discuss in your essay, come and see me.

As the essay is 1500 words, you will have approximately enough space to make and discuss 3 main points. So finally, I would like you to make a personal Padlet page, do some research into your chosen texts and pin this to your Padlet page. This will help you when it comes to planning your essay and your 3 points.

I'll also be taking in your summer task today!

If you get stuck at any point, come and see me

Claudia

Welcome to my new AS class!

Hi everyone,

Welcome to my Language and Literature blog!

I will update this blog frequently with interesting articles and resources which will help your study of this amazing subject. I will be asking you to update your blogs too, as this will be a great addition to your notes, and computer room lessons will be posted to the blog also.

First, I would like you to set up your own blog. Follow these instructions:

Go to blogger.com and enter your Gmail details. If you don't have Gmail, make an account now (this will also be useful when we use Google Docs in class). Keep a note of your Gmail address and password!

Make your blog, and send me the URL via email to cal@stbrn.ac.uk

Your URL should be something like 'claudiaslanglitblog.blogspot.com'. If you have something different to this, let me know.

Then, make your first post! Here is a link to the PowerPoint from today's class.
First of all, follow the instructions on the final slide to make your blog, then complete the task on that page.
Secondly, complete the task which is on the slide entitled "Exploring A Text". This task will be using the language levels we went through today. A short paragraph which gives an overview of the language levels in each text will be plenty.

Additionally, feel free to use the blog to type up your notes from today's class. As this is a 2 year linear course, the blog is a great resource to keep all of your notes organised chronologically.

Happy reading and happy writing!

Claudia

Summer Task Information

Hi all,

As today is our last lesson, you now need to start workinfg on your summer task before the start of your A2 year.

As I've mentioned before your summer task is to read both the dystopian novels you have choesn and start thinking about your area of focus for your 1500 word critical essay on the genre.

To help you with this you have a support sheet with prompt questions, and your summer task will be to fill this in. As it's a fairly small sheet for a mlot of questions I've uploaded an electronic copy so you can type up your notes as a word document. Please hand this in during your first lesson back after summer.

Lang Lit Summer Task

Prompt Questions for Dystopian Fiction


I hope you all have a great summer and I wish you the best of luck for results day.

Claudia