Speaking and Listening GCSE

Next lesson will beone of your Speaking and Listening GCSE assessments.

You need to ensure you are properly prepared for this. Look at the success criteria you have in your books. Ensure you know your speech very well; this will involve practise. It is useful to record yourself; you can do this with various apps on your phone or using a webcam. This will be a useful guide as you'll be able to hear where you need to pause, add emphasis etc. It will also help you to learn your speech.

I'm looking forward to it!
Ms Caldwell

This week, Y10, you will be delivering your presentations for your GCSE speaking and listening assessment.

To do this successfully you need to include a range of rhetorical devices and speak confidently; your draft books include all the information you need to do this well.

I'm looking forward to seeing them on Thursday.

Ms Caldwell

Hi Y10

Your homework has been to write two paragraphs about a thing that annoys you. You should use Learning Objectives and the success criteria glued in in lesson time to help you with this.

If in doubt, look at the Charlie Brooker article and see what you can mirror in your own writing.

Next lesson we'll look at persuasive devices and consider how to present our arguments for our Speaking and Listening presentations (these presentations will be done next week).

Any difficulties then let me know,

Ms Caldwell

PS This is annoying!

Well done Y10! You've now completed your first piece of GCSE coursework.

Enjoy your well-earned long weekend!

Ms :)

Well done for today Y10!

Only an hour left and you'll be finished.

You can look at other film reviews here and here to help with ideas. Otherwise, look through your books and consider your targets. What can you do to improve?

Let me know if you need any help. See you Thursday morning.

Ms Caldwell

Controlled Assesment

Just a reminder that it is the Controlled Assessment tomorrow P2 and Thursday P1.

You are well prepared or this; the work you have in your draft books and your contributions in lessons have been excellent.

Remember: engaging writing, sentence variety and paragraphs! If in doubt, look through your book at the work done in lessons and the targets you have been given.

If you have any concerns, please post a comment or email me via the school email (lcaldwell).

I also need to stress that you need not worry about this; you are well prepared!

See you tomorrow
Ms :)