Creative Writing Re-Sit Emergency Package
Feb04

Creative Writing Re-Sit Emergency Package

This post includes the essential ingredients for you to use to develop your creative writing piece which you’ll start writing during class on Thursday. 1. The Question: A newspaper invites young people to write articles about film or TV adverts they love or loathe. Write the piece you would send to the newspaper.  2. Sample...

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Of Mice and Men Re-sit Package
Jan28

Of Mice and Men Re-sit Package

This page contains all the essential and useful information you may need to be fully prepared for Saturday’s assessment. Your best preparation is to take the following action: Read your previous assessment thoroughly and evaluate your own strengths and weaknesses (Use the grade descriptors on this page to assist you) Read the new question (embedded in this post) and write your own one-sentence answer Read other students’...

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Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage – Controlled Assessment
Dec12

Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage – Controlled Assessment

Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage – Titus Andronicus

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Controlled Assessment Guidance: Creative Writing, Poetry Stimulus
May14
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Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment – Official Assessment Specifications
Mar01

Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment – Official Assessment Specifications

Starting on Tuesday 5 March, the Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment will be run. The two official outline sheets are embedded in this post. Recent posts also give guidance on your individual preparation for this assessment. Remember – everything written on your blog will get a response before the commencement of the assessment on Tuesday. After that, you’re on your own! Download (PDF, 63KB) Download (PDF,...

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Theme Study: Outline
Nov05

Theme Study: Outline

With two texts to be submitted every term, the Year 10 Theme Study is an on-going homework assignment that encourages the students to pursue a programme of thoughtful wide reading and viewing that will ultimately raise their general literary awareness. The students choose their own theme and write their journal entries into their personal blogs. Watch out for excerpts and examples from those journals to be published on here as the...

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