1. Do you have your lanyard?
Welcome to GCSE English at East Coast College Please be ready with a pen and a piece of paper
Do you have your lanyard?

2. 3 minutes - ‘What happens next …’ Try and include a simile

3. GCSE English w.c. 13th November 2017
Return of mock paper 1 – comments etc.
Targets – Assessing, setting new ones, have we achieved?
Introduce Speaking and Listening Project - Decide on
subject, research of ideas and ways of presenting
Moodle – Check you can access

4. By end of the session …
Ensure you have a printed set of targets at the front of your folder, you must learn these targets – they are pivotal to your success
You need to have set yourself a new target based on your results from – Remember SMART
Have chosen a topic for your project, be able to show evidence of research
Have accessed Moodle

5. Targets
Your Targets play a pivotal part in your success We need to get into a habit of coming in, get ready with folders, check targets Ask yourself ‘Is there anything I can do today to help achieve this target?’

6. SMART Targets Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed
Please make sure you remember this when setting your targets
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed
You now have 20 minutes to check, set and print targets

7. Speaking and Listening Project
Think of innovative ways of presenting. For GCSE it does not have to be ‘live’

8. Project Choices 1. Education Unthink Rethink
Scrap the entire education system and
Start from scratch
YOU DECIDE:
What age to start and finish school
What topics are taught
How lessons are taught
Timetable
What sort of buildings
Resources
Visits
Exams

9. Project Choices 2. War Focus on one aspect such as: Shellshock
Deserters
The White Feather
The football match
Letters home

10. Project Choices 3. English and your vocational course
Research and present information on the importance of English skills in your chosen vocational course. Include how speaking and listening, reading and writing all play their part in your chosen career.

11. Project Choices
4. If you could change ONE thing in the world, what would it be? You will need to research and come up with a detailed plan that includes what, why and how you want to change things…

12. Your video
You could film an interview between a WW1 veteran in a nursing home and a journalist.
If you do this, you won’t have to speak in front of anyone – you can simply show the video for your presentation. This would involve creating questions and answers – researching and then filming.

13. Scrapbook
If you choose to do this, you will need to talk through each page.

14. Speaking and Listening Project
Think of innovative ways to present it Animoto Powtoon PowerPoint – Voiceover What can your phones do?

15. SP&L Schedule Lesson 1 taught Lesson 2 workshop 13 November
Feedback on mock Paper 1- Targets
Choosing a Project - Research
Planning and Preparation Workshop
20 November
‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’
Practising exam questions with your targets in mind
SP&L Workshop
27 November
Paper 1 Question 4
Structure
4 December
Projects Presented
11 December
18 December
‘Propping up the Line’ – Paper1 Q2
Language
Christmas themed revision
Mop-up Projects presentations
Christmas themes revision

16. GCSE Speaking and Listening Project Awards and Prizes
Self-motivated and Independent
Creative
Best presentation – Only one voted for by Lisa
Supporting other people
Outstanding effort

17. You now have the remainder of the session to choose a topic for your project and start your research
Ensure you have a printed set of targets at the front of your folder, you must learn these targets – they are pivotal to your success
You need to have set yourself a new target based on your results from – Remember SMART
Have chosen a topic for your project, be able to show evidence of research
Have accessed Moodle