Year 10 English

Week beginning 20th July

This week's video seminar

Please complete the worksheet provided on Google Classroom. You will also find all necessary resources attached.

If you are unsure on how to use Google Classroom watch the video found here.

Scroll down for this week's tasks.

Learning intentions

  • TBAT become familiar with the key skills in the exam

  • To consider ways to communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively (AO5)

Total study time this week: 3 hours

Office hours

If you have any questions or need support, please email at the time shown below.

  • Teacher: Mrs Kular

  • Office hours: Tuesday 12-1 pm

You can also email your teaching staff at any time.

Tasks to be submitted by 4pm on Friday:

Week 8: Creative Writing Language Paper 1 Q5

Find the PowerPoint here

Write on lined paper, or type your answers on a computer.

  1. Task 1: ‘Endangered animals’ is the title of the lesson. Write down everything you know about it. 5 minutes

  2. Mind map endangered animals.Try to use Tier 2 vocabulary. 5 minutes

•What comes to your mind?

•Can you think of any?

•What does endangered mean?

  1. Watch the clip. What do you think the animal is feeling? Is it right to react in that way? How do you feel that a tiger is being held captive from its natural habitat? 5 minutes

  2. Watch the clip about Palm Oil and its effects. Write down 3 effects that Palm Oil has on the environent/Orangutans. 10 minutes

  3. How might Orangutans and Iceland be related? Write down your ideas. 5 minutes

  4. Watch the advert. What is happening? Bullet point some of the emotions each character must feel. Why might this advert be banned?10 minutes

  5. Slide 8: look at the examples of narrative openings and identify which is most effective and why. What techniques have been used? 10 minutes

  6. Why is developing palm oil bad for the environment? Write down your ideas. 5 minutes

  7. Task - Describe the emotions the orangutan might feel in 5 sentences when losing its home. Use PAMSSOAP 10 minutes

  8. Task - Describe the different emotions the little girl might feel in 5 sentences when losing its home. Use PAMSSOAP. 10 minutes

  9. Read the tasks on slide 11 and select the one you feel most comfortable completing. 2 minutes

  10. Read the model response on slide 12. Does it link to task 1 or 2? Justify your response. 5 minutes

  11. Plan and write your task. Remember to include PAMSSOAP techniques to develop your writing.30 minutes