GCSE Year 10

Pre 1914 Unit veiw information from previous lessons.

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An interesting (american) version of The Monkey’s Paw  

Download and print your own copy of the pre 1914 short stories

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Improve your essay to an A* – C grade

Click on the links below and download the 3 teacher tips documents

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Persuasive writing homework questions, choose 2 of the following questions. Homework Deadline 27th November.

• Write a letter to your head teacher in which you persuade him or her to either abolish or introduce school uniform.

• Write a letter to a friend to persuade him or her to come on holiday with you and a group of other people from your school.

• Write an advice leaflet for people who have just brought a pet they have choosen. The bird can be any kind of animal or bird that you wish. (you might write about, It’s feeding requirements, It’s housing needs, exercise requirements, any special training/taming/handling required. Grooming, or any special problems.)

• Write an informative article for a general audience entitled ‘Fashions of Today’. (when planning your article it might help to think about different kinds of fashion trends, what fashions say about an individual, whether or not fashion matters.

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How do Hardy and Auden portray their grief and loss in “The Voice” and “Funeral Blues”? What are the poets’ reactions to their loss? You should focus carefully on the poet’s use of language, poetic technique, mood and structure.

GCSE Comparative Poetry Essay deadline is  Tues 30th October

• The first draft of your comparative poetry is due in on the above date with out fail. 

• Scroll down on the main page to find (poetic device) powerpoint presentations from the lesson.

So What will Year 10 be studying this year?

Autumn Half-Term Sept/Oct 2007

• Complete Poetry Comparison coursework ( English Language Unit 1 Skills. Section A, Question 2 Analysis of Language).

• Speaking & Listening Assessment

• Library Lessons (fortnightly)

 

Romeo & Juliet  video Clip.

 Take a look a the balcony scene, listen to Romeo. What do we learn about his personality from what he says?

 

Romeo & Juliet Redrafting Coursework