Category Archives: English Lessons

English Lessons Today we are going to do exam preparation tasks. 1. Quick Revision: P.E.E. Responses 2. Read the article and then do following task: -TASK 1- How does the writer create a suspenseful situation in this story? (5) (Remember to to write a P.E.E. structured response!) https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/607611/Short-story-by-Rebecca-Whitney IDEAS EXAMPLE 3. Quick Revision: Descriptive WritingContinue reading “1. Exam Preparation”

English Lessons Today we are going to …… 1. You are going to write and deliver … End Begin 2. The instruction (3:38 minutes long) This speaker makes use of the followong to persuade his audience: Rhetorical Questions Statistics Facts Repetition Triples Emotive language: “when you have children” How to Organize a Persuasive Speech orContinue reading “77. Persuasive Writing and Speech…”

English Lessons Today we are going to prepare for the speech delivery! 1. You need to prepare yourself to deliver your informative speech on “Literary Devices”… Therefore a number of useful videos on public speaking has been included in this lesson. -1- The Importance of Public Speaking Skills. (3:39 minutes long) -2- How to deliverContinue reading “22. Delivering a Speech”

English Lessons Today we are going to perfect your speech on “Literary Devices”… 1. Here is an infographic about the different types of speeches you need to be able to write: 2. You are going to continue writing your speech on “Literary Devices”. (The ultimate aim is that you deliver an informative speech on “LiteraryContinue reading “21. Informative Speech”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION English Lessons Today we are going to investigate Literary Devices in more detail! 1. Here is a reminder of what we mean by “Literary Devices”, “Literary Techniques”, and “Figures of Speech”: These are “tools” authors use to convey meaning or to lend depth and richness to their writing. WritersContinue reading “20. Literary Devices”

Today we are going to look at punctuation! 1. As an introduction, let’s refresh our knowledge of punctuation. Punctuation Rules. (3:04 minutes long) Here is another video for you to watch if you feel that you are still unsure… Punctuation Rules. (2:59 minutes long) 2. Below are a number of cards: some have pieces ofContinue reading “19. Punctuation”

English Lessons Today you are going to plan and write your own mini-saga. 1. Think about our last lesson on mini sagas… Use all of these words / phrases in only two sentences! SOLUTION 2. What advice would you give to somebody writing a mini saga so that they do not go over fifty words?Continue reading “18. Mini Sagas – continued”

Today we are going to learn about mini sagas… 1. As an introduction, let’s look at this very short story. Spine Chillers… (1:37 minutes long) 2. Now read this mini saga and consider the following questions: 1. What is this story is about? 2. What sort of mood or tone is set up by theContinue reading “17. Mini Sagas”

Today we are going to look at the origins of Santa Claus! 1. So, what about Santa Claus? Let’s recap from the previous lesson. Remember the video below? It gives information about the origins of the traditional Father Christmas, also known as Santa Claus. Evolution of Santa Claus. (2:48 minutes long) 2. Previously we heardContinue reading “16. Christmas Poem”

Today we are going to look at the origins of Christmas! 1. Why do people celebrate Christmas? Read the article to find out more about the origins of Christmas. 2. The origins of Christmas is explained in the video below. Origins of Christmas. (3:03 minutes long) 3. So, today Christmas is associated with the birthContinue reading “15. Christmas Time!”

Today we are going to write Urban Legends… 1. A good story often makes use of this structure: This is also known as the “dramatic arc”. Here is a more detailed explanation of the dramatic arc: 2. Let’s read a story to illustrate an example of Dramatic Arc. This story comes in the form ofContinue reading “14. Urban Legends & Dramatic Arc”

Today we are going to look at more figures of speech that can make our writing interesting! 1. Onomatopoeia 2. Hyperbole 3. Assonance 4. Idiom 5. Imagery 6. Oxymoron 7. Pun 8. Complete the worksheets (provided) by making notes and giving examples of the figures of speech, as indicated. SOLUTION And: 9. Now, let’s recapContinue reading “13. Figures of Speech”

Today we are going to have some group discussions about Urban Legends… 1. What different roles can we have during a discussion? In discussions there are people with different roles – naturally. The video below shows the type of roles people may have in a discussion. (You may find this clip to be a littleContinue reading “12. Discussing Urban Legends”

Today we are going to continue looking at Urban Legends. 1. If not finished yet, complete the table by writing down your ideas about the two Urban Legends that we looked at in the previous lesson. Make sure that you support what you say with quotes from the text! You will need this information forContinue reading “11. Urban Legends II”

Today we are going to look at Urban Legends. 1. Are the following statements true or false? SOLUTION 2. Urban Legends are stories that appear mysteriously… They are spread in various forms. Urban Legends are commonly believed to be true when they are, in fact, usually false. They often contains elements of humour or horrorContinue reading “10. Urban Legends I”

English Lessons Today we are going to examine the poem in a bit more detail. 1. Make a list of the sort of warnings that parents give their children. Thinking back to the poem we read last lesson, what warning do you think Jim’s parents would give? 2. What is a cautionary tale? cautionary tale:Continue reading “9. Jim… who ran away”

English Lessons Today we are going to investigate what our new topic is about… 1. What do the following words mean? SOLUTION Why are we considering the meaning of these words? Because… These words will feature in our new topic: “Tall Tales” 2. Look at the following images and write down (for each one) whatContinue reading “8. Tall Tales”

Today we are going to start our descriptive writing assessment task. 1. It is very important that you use the correct register when writing a letter. What does this mean? Language register is the level and style of your writing or speech. It should be appropriate for the situation you are in. For Example: FormalContinue reading “7. Descriptive Writing – continued”

Today we are going to plan our first descriptive writing task… (The writing task will involve describing your house to a pen pal. However, we will first do a few preparatory tasks.) 1. What techniques can we use when we want to describe something? Have you completed your diagram on “Descriptive Writing”? 2. Another tipContinue reading “6. Descriptive Writing – planning”

Today we are going to examine how writers are able to vividly describe scenes or events… 1. Descriptive writing is an important skill in English. So, what are the techniques used in descriptive writing? 2. Let’s look at each of these techniques in more detail. What is an adjective? What is an adverb? More onContinue reading “5. Descriptive Writing”

Today we are going to complete the Acrostic Poems and also revise vocabulary for our topic on “House & Home”. 1. Complete your Acrostic Poems. Here is a reminder of the success criteria: 2. Follow the instructions below before handing in the poem: 3. Let’s now revise English vocabulary for the “house & Home” topic…Continue reading “4. Vocabulary”

Today we are going to complete study notes for Figures of Speech and then see how we can use language creatively in a poem. 1. Let’s remind ourselves of the figures of speech we looked at in the previous lesson… What is figurative language? (2:56 minutes long) 2. Complete the missing information on the “FiguresContinue reading “3. Creative Writing”

Today we are going to continue looking at ideas for our topic on “House & Home”. 1. Our topic is… here is a reminder! House vs. Home. (5:52 minutes long) 2. In the next lesson you will do a task based on the words “house” and “home”. Complete this sheet in preparation for the task.Continue reading “2. Figures of Speech”

English Lessons Today you are going to learn what is expected of you in the Year 7 English class… 1. Welcome to Year 7… These are the books we will read in Year 7. 2. Let’s look at what the teacher expects of your work this year. You need to do your best… obviously. ApartContinue reading “1. English – Introduction”