Catch-Up

Hi eveyone,

Well, here we go, on the magical mystery tour that is Year 11, quivering in happy anticipation of the intellectual joys which lie ahead... or something like that. Anyway, I hope you had a cracking summer and are ready for what tends to be a busy but fun-packed year!

So, to catch up on where we are and what we need to have completed. From you I need:

- Final drafts of Frankenstein coursework (due on on Monday 20th September)

- 'Change' first drafts (Original Writing)

Once this is in, I'll give you the chance to redraft your OW, but otherwise our coursework folders will be finished, so hurray for that. I know some of you have given in Frankenstein and Change already, so thanks for that and see me for your feedback.

This leaves the following topics for this year:

- Poetry from Different Cultures

- Of Mice and Men

- Lit Poetry

- Exam practice and revision for all areas of the exam.

We've started off by preparing and delivering presentations on each of the Cultures poems, and then looking at how to construct excellent essays in response to them. This link will take you to the Candidate Exemplar Materials page on the AQA website, which should be really helpful in terms of giving you models of quality exam responses: http://www.aqa.org.uk/qualifications/gcses/english/english-a.php

Otherwise, you should have bought and read Of Mice and Men by now - I hope so as we will be starting to study the novel on Monday 27th.

See you all tomorrow,

Mr Boulter