Wednesday 26 November 2014
Controlled Assessment Expectations
Dear all,
I hope you are well and are all preparing for next week’s controlled assessment. I just want to clarify expectations for your next controlled assessment.
Please ensure that you do not exceed the proposed word limit. Please make sure that you do not supply a response with more than 1000 words.
Please note that you are expected to write ‘the text’ for a leaflet. Therefore, as explained previously, there is no need for you to concern yourself with layout or images. You will not be awarded any extra marks for following these conventions. You can of course create an image box and write a caption underneath explaining what would have been in the picture.
Please also note that you are required to write about just one UK attraction. I know you have researched more than one, but this should enable you to make a well thought-out choice about the one you wish to write about in your controlled assessment.
When writing your assessment, I want you to pay particular attention to the purpose and audience for this task. Your purpose is to inform and your audience are teachers.
You also need to ensure that you are writing in paragraphs, using a variety of sentence structures and making conscious choices in relation to vocabulary.
I hope the above information is useful. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email me. I will also be sending this information to your email addresses.
Maria
I hope you are well and are all preparing for next week’s controlled assessment. I just want to clarify expectations for your next controlled assessment.
Please ensure that you do not exceed the proposed word limit. Please make sure that you do not supply a response with more than 1000 words.
Please note that you are expected to write ‘the text’ for a leaflet. Therefore, as explained previously, there is no need for you to concern yourself with layout or images. You will not be awarded any extra marks for following these conventions. You can of course create an image box and write a caption underneath explaining what would have been in the picture.
Please also note that you are required to write about just one UK attraction. I know you have researched more than one, but this should enable you to make a well thought-out choice about the one you wish to write about in your controlled assessment.
When writing your assessment, I want you to pay particular attention to the purpose and audience for this task. Your purpose is to inform and your audience are teachers.
You also need to ensure that you are writing in paragraphs, using a variety of sentence structures and making conscious choices in relation to vocabulary.
I hope the above information is useful. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to email me. I will also be sending this information to your email addresses.
Maria
Monday 24 November 2014
Sunday 23 November 2014
Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences Video
Hi all,
Below is a video explaining simple, complex and compound sentences. This was not created by me; this was created by a colleague of mine. I hope you find this useful.
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Monday 17 November 2014
Sunday 16 November 2014
A reminder of our first week- Summaries and Rocky
I came across this today and it reminded me of our first week. I gave you the task of summarising your favourite film. I also volunteered mine. I am certain that you will all remember this, if only for the enthusiasm I used to summarise it. However, please see a quote from the last in the anthology. This is just one of the reasons why I am a fan. I hope you find these words equally inspiring.
Friday 14 November 2014
Articles and Your Presentations Continued......
Hi all,
I have uploaded two of the presentations you created on articles. I selected these two examples in particular because one provides a wealth of examples of articles in use. The other explores the rules associated with articles and countable/count and uncount/uncountable nouns. Carlos and Mariam clearly researched this well and you will all benefit from knowing the rules they have supplied. However, if this does cause any confusion you will need to research count/countable and uncount/uncountable nouns. This is fairly simple because it's quite literal in its meaning.
I have said this previously, but I will also repeat it here. You are each other's best resource. You can bounce ideas off of one another and fill in the gaps in others' missing knowledge. By doing so, you are also demonstrating just how sound your knowledge of a topic is and thus strengthening your knowledge.
Maria.
I have uploaded two of the presentations you created on articles. I selected these two examples in particular because one provides a wealth of examples of articles in use. The other explores the rules associated with articles and countable/count and uncount/uncountable nouns. Carlos and Mariam clearly researched this well and you will all benefit from knowing the rules they have supplied. However, if this does cause any confusion you will need to research count/countable and uncount/uncountable nouns. This is fairly simple because it's quite literal in its meaning.
I have said this previously, but I will also repeat it here. You are each other's best resource. You can bounce ideas off of one another and fill in the gaps in others' missing knowledge. By doing so, you are also demonstrating just how sound your knowledge of a topic is and thus strengthening your knowledge.
Maria.
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences- Extension Task
Dear all,
I hope you found this week's session useful and I hope that you realise just how much English underpins not just this course, your main course, but its application to work life.
I think you would agree that the best way to impress an employer is with a well constructed cover(ing) letter that boasts beautifully crafted sentences and sophisticated vocabulary. In fact, I dare you to disagree!
Your knowledge and active use of a range of sentence types will ensure that you are meeting one element of the mark scheme for your next controlled assessment. I also genuinely hope that you will make a conscious effort to embed this knowledge into your main courses. I am sure that your main tutors will be note the differences in your writing as you feel confident to use more than just the simple sentence.
Where is my extension task, I hear you ask?!
Well, as the old saying goes, if you don't use it,you lose it. Therefore, if you do not actively practise using simple, complex and compound sentences you will probably fail to in your controlled assessment.
As a result, I want you to write the beginning of a story (no more than one paragraph) and use the sentence types throughout to convey different effects. For example, if you write a horror story try to use a number of simple sentences to begin with and see what impact this has as you read it back to yourself.
Do make sure you use a range to enable you to practise this skill; it is an art to be able to craft your writing in this way.
When you've done this, share it with one of your colleagues and ask them to identify the sentence types you have used.
I hope you found this week's session useful and I hope that you realise just how much English underpins not just this course, your main course, but its application to work life.
I think you would agree that the best way to impress an employer is with a well constructed cover(ing) letter that boasts beautifully crafted sentences and sophisticated vocabulary. In fact, I dare you to disagree!
Your knowledge and active use of a range of sentence types will ensure that you are meeting one element of the mark scheme for your next controlled assessment. I also genuinely hope that you will make a conscious effort to embed this knowledge into your main courses. I am sure that your main tutors will be note the differences in your writing as you feel confident to use more than just the simple sentence.
Where is my extension task, I hear you ask?!
Well, as the old saying goes, if you don't use it,you lose it. Therefore, if you do not actively practise using simple, complex and compound sentences you will probably fail to in your controlled assessment.
As a result, I want you to write the beginning of a story (no more than one paragraph) and use the sentence types throughout to convey different effects. For example, if you write a horror story try to use a number of simple sentences to begin with and see what impact this has as you read it back to yourself.
Do make sure you use a range to enable you to practise this skill; it is an art to be able to craft your writing in this way.
When you've done this, share it with one of your colleagues and ask them to identify the sentence types you have used.
Thursday 6 November 2014
Second Controlled Assessment (Writing)
Please note that we are now moving onto your second controlled assessment: English Today: Writing.
You already have access to the assessment booklet and you can find your next assessment on page 6. You will be attempting the first question- creating a leaflet.
I will be posting the assessment criteria on the blog in another post and I expect you to print this off for your reference before your next lesson.
Maria.
You already have access to the assessment booklet and you can find your next assessment on page 6. You will be attempting the first question- creating a leaflet.
I will be posting the assessment criteria on the blog in another post and I expect you to print this off for your reference before your next lesson.
Maria.
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