Wednesday's Cover lesson

PEE+

Hi Y10
I hope the Physics exam went well.

Excellent work this week. Some of you still have work to do so ensure that you get everything you need over the weekend. This is your homework; if you've already done a lot of preparation for this, then you don't have much homework. If you haven't, then you've got much to do over the weekend!

Remember, it's only 1000 words. You just need a few things in order to talk about them at length, but they need to be of high-quality so you can talk about them in detail. It is a bit like the layers of meaning that we focussed on so much in the previous Controlled Assessment.. You MUST give a detailed comment on issues surrounding spoken language.

Here is the PowerPoint from the lesson (it includes a paragraph on Sports Commentary).

Look below for details of the Assessment.

There is also the video from Wednesday's cover lesson below.

Any worries? Leave a comment.

Ms :)

GCSE English Language Unit 3

Spoken Language Study
Controlled Assessment Criteria
A02
Understand variations in spoken language, explaining why language changes in relation to contexts.
Evaluate the impact of spoken language choices in their own and others’ use.
Band 5
‘Sophisticated, perceptive analysis and evaluation of aspects of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes
Impressive’ sustained and sophisticated interpretations of key features found in spoken language data
Sophisticated analysis and evaluation of key issues arising from public attitudes to spoken language varieties.
Band 4 
Confident/ assured explanation and analysis of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes
Confident analysis and reflection on features found in some spoken language data
confident analysis of some issues arising from public attitudes to spoken language varieties.
Band 3
‘Clear, Consistent’ explanation of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes
Exploration of features found in some spoken language data
exploration of some issues arising from public attitudes to spoken language varieties.
Band 2
‘Some’ some awareness of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes
some understanding of significant features found in some spoken language data
some awareness of public attitudes to spoken language varieties.
Band 1
‘Limited’ limited awareness of how they and others use and adapt spoken language for specific purposes
description of a limited range of features to be found in some spoken language data
limited awareness of public attitudes to spoken language varieties.

Notes:
1. The phrase ‘spoken language’ here refers to the range of texts which are possible in each of the three categories.
2. Data here can take different forms, such as transcripts, recordings, journalism etc.

Some useful links...

Hello Y10

Lots of you are working really well. This is an independent study focus so you really are showing your skills/ competencies that will serve you well in future study and beyond. 

If you have not got a range of documents, you need to address this urgently. We are going to begin writing our arguments later this week and next ready to write this up formally the week after.

A reminder that you must have transcripts that you have listened to, ergo, have transcribed yourself. You cannot just have transcripts that you have downloaded. These are not transcripts, but scripts.

Here are a few things to help you along:

• the powerpoint from last lesson
• an article on Texting reducing attention spans
• an article on Mutli-modal speech destroying the written words
• a transcript of 1930s children being taught how to speak on the telephone

If you find any articles that are useful, use the comments to share this information. For example, NZ was looking at an article on Hip Hop and changes to language that I would like to read...

LOOK AT THESE FILMS: This is a useful short film about accents, accents and dialect, texting is good for language (this is actually excellent), how the internet changes langauge. If you search Davis Crystal in YouTube it bring up lots of wonderful little films for you. Mkae sur eyou reference these though so save them to your favourites and write down the address.

Here is the teacher in my pocket who gives some guidance on spoken language study; although this is for a different specification, it is really useful for those of you doing political speeches.

If you are stuck in any way, leave a comment.

Ms

Read this carefully - there's a lot of important information in it!

Hello Y10

Firstly, a big well done to you! Most of you have really engaged with this unit and are doing some excellent work.

  

Secondly, there is a mistake in my previous post. The date for Controlled Assessment catch-up is the 10^th June; we’re on holiday in the 3^rd! This will be in the afternoon. Please use the older posts on this blog to revise. It is the best resource that you could have as it follows what we did in lesson time. Do not hesitate to contact me if you feel that you need further help; I will do a revision session in the first week back and I’m happy to give tutorials at lunch or after school. Ensure that you USE THIS TIME OVER THE HOLIDAY, but do not neglect your Spoken Language work.

HOMEWORK – SPOKEN LANGUAGE

You need to have a bank of information for analysis when we come back to school. This will allow you to get straight on to analysis when we return. It also takes a considerable amount of time and I want to use our lesson time on more focussed learning now.

Everyone has chosen a task. I recommend that you do not do one of the tasks about multi-modal talk. These seem a bit limited. I think you’d have more to say if you looked at idiolect and evaluated your own multi-modal language.

To be very clear, you need to have:

• ·         Transcripts (at least three at about three minutes each and correctly transcribed (see the video and PowerPoint below for this information))
• ·         Article about debate surrounding language
• ·         Interviews
• ·         Questionnaire

This is about spoken language. You need to listen to language and record your own transcript so that you can identify aspects of the spoken language. If you think you can just find transcripts online, this will not serve you well. Unless of course you are also watching this speech and annotating the transcript appropriately.

In order to write well, you need to have a debate. There needs to be some difference in what you are discussing. For example, in the soap opera task you could show the differences between the speech of younger characters in Eastenders, Coronation Street and Home and Away. Does Eastenders try to use more colloquialisms than the other two? Is this because of the context? They don’t represent actual speech: they cannot. Why? What would happen if the youths on soaps spoke with the amount of colloquialisms or taboo language that you might use? Here you should also include a transcript of your own speech so that you have something to compare it to. What are the differences? Also, what are the debates around teenagers’ speech? What do adults think of the way you speak?

Below are the videos that we looked at in lesson. They are also available in the Student Shared Area. Remember to pause them at points where you need to engage with what’s on the screen.

Here are some resources that you may want to use: Powerpoint that includes tasksand how to make a transcript document.

There is also a good article on response to language differences and cultural differences. It even mentions phatic talk...

If you are unclear in any way on what you should be doing, let me know as soon as possible. A comment will email me straight away. It is not acceptable that you come back to school without this information.

I'll do another post, probably with a video, so ensure that you check the blog again.

Have a lovely holiday.

Ms :)


P.S. Don't forget to watch the two videos below again

Spoken Language Requirements

Guidance on Internet

Excellent work today Y10. You are really starting to understand how to explain aspects of multi-modal talk.
If you have got time left on your Controlled Assessment, you will finish these on the first Friday back after the break (3rd June). This will give you time to revise. Of course, if you need any support from me you can use this blog to ask questions or get personalised help.
See you on Thursday.
Ms