English Lessons Today we are going to do exam preparation tasks. to recap writing P.E.E. responses to recap Descriptive Writing to recap Persuasive Writing to recap Literary Devices 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?Continue reading “1. Exam Preparation”
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77. Persuasive Writing and Speech…
English Lessons Today we are going to …… to recap descriptive techniques to begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. You are going to write and deliver … End Begin 2. The instruction (3:38 minutes long) This speaker makes use of theContinue reading “77. Persuasive Writing and Speech…”
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22. Delivering a Speech
English Lessons Today we are going to prepare for the speech delivery! to get advice and tips on public speaking to begin to practise your 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 thisContinue reading “22. Delivering a Speech”
21. Informative Speech
English Lessons Today we are going to perfect your speech on “Literary Devices”… to familiarize ourselves with different types of speeches to look at the writing of an effective introduction to get tips on how to write the body of the speech to look at the writing of an effective conclusion 1. Here is anContinue reading “21. Informative Speech”
20. Literary Devices
THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION English Lessons Today we are going to investigate Literary Devices in more detail! to recap Figures of Speech to learn about more Literary Devices to learn about Literary Techniques to gather information for an informative speech on Literary Devices 1. Here is a reminder of what we mean byContinue reading “20. Literary Devices”
19. Punctuation
Today we are going to look at punctuation! to understand how to use a range of punctuation accurately to practise proof-reading skills 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.Continue reading “19. Punctuation”
18. Mini Sagas – continued
English Lessons Today you are going to plan and write your own mini-saga. to learn about extended metaphors to apply my understanding of features of mini-sagas by planning and creating my own story 1. Think about our last lesson on mini sagas… Use all of these words / phrases in only two sentences! SOLUTION 2.Continue reading “18. Mini Sagas – continued”
17. Mini Sagas
Today we are going to learn about mini sagas… to consider the effect of structure in mini sagas to identify features of 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 thisContinue reading “17. Mini Sagas”
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16. Christmas Poem
Today we are going to look at the origins of Santa Claus! to learn why where Santa Claus “really” comes from to learn a little about conjunctions to make a Christmas card for someone special 1. So, what about Santa Claus? Let’s recap from the previous lesson. Remember the video below? It gives information aboutContinue reading “16. Christmas Poem”
15. Christmas Time!
Today we are going to look at the origins of Christmas! to learn why we celebrate Christmas to recap our vocabulary task on 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 ofContinue reading “15. Christmas Time!”
14. Urban Legends & Dramatic Arc
Today we are going to write Urban Legends… to understand how the dramatic arc works to use the dramatic arc to write an urban legend 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’sContinue reading “14. Urban Legends & Dramatic Arc”
13. Figures of Speech
Today we are going to look at more figures of speech that can make our writing interesting! to recap previously introduced figures of speech to learn more figures of speech 1. Onomatopoeia 2. Hyperbole 3. Assonance 4. Idiom 5. Imagery 6. Oxymoron 7. Pun 8. Complete the worksheets (provided) by making notes and giving examplesContinue reading “13. Figures of Speech”
12. Discussing Urban Legends
Today we are going to have some group discussions about Urban Legends… to select relevant evidence in order to make informed judgements about the urban legends to get useful tips for group discussions to use discussion skills to show an understanding of urban legends 1. What different roles can we have during a discussion? InContinue reading “12. Discussing Urban Legends”
11. Urban Legends II
Today we are going to continue looking at Urban Legends. to find out what an urban legend is to evaluate urban legend texts to prepare for an assessment task by selecting relevant evidence (in order to make informed judgements about the urban legends) 1. If not finished yet, complete the table by writing down yourContinue reading “11. Urban Legends II”
10. Urban Legends I
Today we are going to look at Urban Legends. to find out what an urban legend is to evaluate urban legend texts to prepare for an assessment task by selecting relevant evidence (in order to make informed judgements about the urban legends) 1. Are the following statements true or false? SOLUTION 2. Urban Legends areContinue reading “10. Urban Legends I”
9. Jim… who ran away
English Lessons Today we are going to examine the poem in a bit more detail. to explore a cautionary tale to identify features used by writers to record our findings with relevant evidence 1. Make a list of the sort of warnings that parents give their children. Thinking back to the poem we read lastContinue reading “9. Jim… who ran away”
8. Tall Tales
English Lessons Today we are going to investigate what our new topic is about… to investigate our new topic to acquire new vocabulary to look at an example of a poem telling a tall tale 1. What do the following words mean? SOLUTION relate – to make or show a connection between detested – toContinue reading “8. Tall Tales”
7. Descriptive Writing – continued
Today we are going to start our descriptive writing assessment task. to recap descriptive techniques to show an understanding of register (informal and formal) to demonstrate an understanding of formal letter form 1. It is very important that you use the correct register when writing a letter. What does this mean? Language register is theContinue reading “7. Descriptive Writing – continued”
6. Descriptive Writing – planning
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.) to recap descriptive techniques to begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task 1. What techniques can we useContinue reading “6. Descriptive Writing – planning”
5. Descriptive Writing
Today we are going to examine how writers are able to vividly describe scenes or events… to understand descriptive techniques to create study notes for descriptive writing to revise Parts of Speech 1. Descriptive writing is an important skill in English. So, what are the techniques used in descriptive writing? 2. Let’s look at eachContinue reading “5. Descriptive Writing”
4. Vocabulary
Today we are going to complete the Acrostic Poems and also revise vocabulary for our topic on “House & Home”. to complete the Acrostic poems to reflect on how successful we were to revise English vocabulary for this topic 1. Complete your Acrostic Poems. Here is a reminder of the success criteria: 2. Follow theContinue reading “4. Vocabulary”
3. Creative Writing
Today we are going to complete study notes for Figures of Speech and then see how we can use language creatively in a poem. to recap figures of speech to create study notes for figures of speech to put what we learnt into practice, using language imaginatively to create a poem 1. Let’s remind ourselvesContinue reading “3. Creative Writing”
2. Figures of Speech
Today we are going to continue looking at ideas for our topic on “House & Home”. to consider ideas for out topic on “house & home” to revise figures of speech to make study notes 1. Our topic is… here is a reminder! House vs. Home. (5:52 minutes long) 2. In the next lesson youContinue reading “2. Figures of Speech”
1. English – Introduction
English Lessons Today you are going to learn what is expected of you in the Year 7 English class… to share expectations to introduce our first theme 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.Continue reading “1. English – Introduction”
