Revising the Poems

Next lesson, you will begin planning your assessment in which you will compare two of the poems you have studied this term. This lesson, you should therefore answer the following questions in relation to each of the four poems and support each answer with quotations from the poem:

• Charge of the Light Brigade
• The Soldier
• A Life is a Life
• Big Ask

1) What is the poem about?
2) How does the poet feel?
3) Why do they feel this way?
4) What do we learn about their attitude to war from the poem?

Homework due Tuesday:

How do the poets of “The Soldier” and “A Life is a Life” show their feelings?

Independent Presentations on "Big Ask"

• Create a presentation which you will record on the chroma keyer
• You should include the following:

What is the context of the poem- why was it written?
What is it about?
How does the poet feel?
How is language used to show these feelings?

You will be recording these presentations using the chroma keyer. Download my PowerPoint template by clicking on the link below:

PowerPoint Template

"A Life is a Life" and "The Soldier"

Today's lesson is highly appropriate, falling as it does shortly after Armistice day. This is a day on which the world stops to remember those who have died in war, not just the soldiers, but the civillians who are caught up in the conflict. Your task is to write a comment on this post explaining how your research into the contexts of "The Soldier" and "A Life is a Life" has helped you better understand the poems.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Read the poem and highlight and label any examples of poetic devices which you can find. Then, write as many comments on this post as you can which include the following:

1) Quotation which uses a poetic device
2) Name of poetic device
3) Effect achieved by quotation

Don't forget to include your name on each post. There will be rewards for the people who post the most good responses.

Perceptions of War

Your task is to write an eyewitness account of the events which led to the following picture being taken:



Working in a group of five, you will take on one of the following roles:
1) An American soldier
2) An American general
3) A local farmer
4) The 5 year old daughter of a farmer
5) A British journalist

Please post your writing as a comment below and don't forget to include your name and to indicate which role you are writing in.

Spy Movies

Here they are in all their glory!

Your homework is to write a comment on this post in which you answer the following questions:

1)Which movie uses the most effective camera angles and why?
2)Which movie uses the best sound/music and why?
3)Which movie is the most tense and why?

Homework for Wednesday 22nd June

Please remember to bring in all props and costumes which you will need in order to film you spy movie openings on Wednesday P4. Any issues or questions, please ask!

Your Websites

Use the links below to access and browse on another's websites. These are awesome- great work!

Website 1
Website 2
Website 3
Website 4
Website 5
Website 6
Website 7

Choose one of the websites above (not your own) and answer the following three questions in a word document, then copy and paste your answers as a comment on this post:

1) Using your own words, summarise the key points which the creators of the website make
2) What impact does the layout/presentation of the website have on the reader?
3) What impact does the language of the website have on the reader?

Your Websites

Please post the link to your website as a comment on this post

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kjEzltLiM&feature=channel_video_title

Police Appeal!

Your task this lesson is to continue creating your website for the people of Boster. Remember, there are three distinct purposes to your work:
1) To inform the people of Boster of recent events
2) To persuade them to cooperate with the police
3) To warn them of the dangers which they face

As well as the website, you need to create all of the resources which will be hosted there including your choice from:

• Images
• Fliers/Posters/Leaflets
• Sound files/radio adverts
• Chroma-key video
• Video recorded on camcorders and edited on MovieMaker
• Anything else you can think of!

Don't forget to include all of the features on the feature list too and check out my sample website.

Homework due on Monday:
Choose any suitable website and write a paragraph explaining how it uses language and structure to appeal to its target audience. Don't forget to include a link to the website too!

How does George Lazarus convey his attitude towards specimen 14UR4z in his observation report?

In your answer, you should comment on:

• The way he presents his findings
• The langauge he chooses
• The tone of his writing

Write your answer as a comment on this post.

14UR4z

Learning Objectives:

• To revise the ways in which a reader can evaluate the reliability of a text

• To learn to write high quality analysis of a text’s tone and reliability

Task One: Writing as the character on the card you have been given, write a paragraph describing the royal wedding. Think about the language/tone your character would use and the things they would notice.

 

Task Two: Read the rest of the class's responses to to task one and write a comment explaining which you think is the most reliable description and which is the least reliable. Make sure you give reasons for your answer.

Awesome Lessons

Thank you for all of your ideas in today's lesson. I'd be really grateful if you could post any favourite or particularly memorable learning experiences as comments below:

Your Exam Skills Unit

Each lesson, I will write a new chapter of a story and set you activities to help you develop the skills and knowledge (which you indentified today) which you will need to succeed in your reading exam. As a comment on this post, please post any ideas you have to drive the narrative of a story set in the fictional town of Boster.

Essay Ideas

Working in a group, you should plan three different essays which answer the question:

How does Hinton demonstrate the significance of choice in "The Outsiders".

You could think about the following areas:

• What are the factors which influence the choices which characters make?
• What are the consequences of the choices which characters make (both positive and negative)?
• The domino effect...
• Bravado, pride, loyalty, honour
• Anything else which we discussed this morning...

Each plan should:

• Have a clear and original focus
• Have a logical structure for the essay
• Include quotations from the text (use the online quote banks to help you)

"The Outsiders": Growing Up Quote Bank

Record any quotations which relate to the theme of growing up as comments on this post. Include the following information:


• Page number
• Which character the quotation relates to
• A brief explanation of what the quotation implies to the reader about the character (1 sentence)

"The Outsiders": Honour/Loyalty Quote Bank

Record any quotations which relate to the theme of honour/loyalty as comments on this post. Include the following information:


• Page number
• Which character the quotation relates to
• A brief explanation of what the quotation implies to the reader about the character (1 sentence)

"The Outsiders": Family Quote Bank

Record any quotations which relate to the theme of family as comments on this post. Include the following information:

• Page number
• Which character the quotation relates to
• A brief explanation of what the quotation implies to the reader about the character (1 sentence)

"The Outsiders": Violence & Gangs Quote Bank

Record any quotations which relate to the theme of violence and gangs as comments on this post. Include the following information:

• Page number
• Which character the quotation relates to
• A brief explanation of what the quotation implies to the reader about the character (1 sentence)