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Week 6 Lessons 1 2 3


WEEK 6

Lesson 1

Objectives: to recognise attitudes and feelings portrayed by a writer; be able to select textual references.

Starter  

Students in pairs should write down all the words they associate with the title 'sunshine isle' ... hopefully they will talk about holidays, nice weather, fun etc!
Introduction  

All students should read the junk food article by Bill Bryson.

Inform the students that this is the same author from the previous lesson and that they should be aware of his style.
Development  

Display the following question:

What are Bill Bryson's thoughts and feelings about American food?

In pairs, students are asked to complete the grid [NB they will both need a grid for the plenary activity]; most will complete the grid and some will start to answer the question, using the grid to support their answers.
Plenary  

Students should swap pairs and compare their grids with a new partner. Ask them if any of their responses are different, why they think they are different and what you think Bryson's attitude is.
Homework  

Homework guide

Students should create a poster or leaflet advising children to eat a healthy diet.

Lesson 2

Objectives: to demonstrate knowledge of Paper 1 Section A; to be able to read and analyse a range of texts

   

Assessment Paper 1 2008

Students will listen to instructions for assessment and ensure they have all the necessary papers.

The rest of the lesson should be spent completing Section A of Paper 1 2008 - The First Greenies

If appropriate, the first question should be completed and some hints given on the board.

Lesson 3

This lesson will take some additional organisation in terms of grouping the students. However, it is helpful as it gives students an understanding of where they can gain marks. It is also useful if the teacher sets the room up like a real standardisation meeting by putting the groups onto their own tables, giving groups numbers and perhaps providing some mints or sweets on the tables.

Some time shortly after this session, the teacher can either allow students to peer assess their papers from the previous lesson or mark them yourself and ensure that they know what mark they received and how they can improve upon their mark.

Objectives: to assess a peer's response to Paper 1 Section A; to recognise the difference between an A/B/C response.

Starter  

Students are split into groups and given their instructions.
Introduction  

All students will work in groups to read a number of example responses [exemplar student exam responses - zipped folder]. Students will need to record a mark for each candidate using the marking scheme.
Plenary  

Students share their marks with the class. The teacher will ask a member of each group to give at least one comment about the responses, for example, would Group 1 tell us why Candidate 1 did well.

Finally, the groups are given the actual marks which they mark on the grids.

 

Full overview of the scheme ..