Lesson: Students...... spot language features in the extract... consider typical features of a a spy novel resolution... consider different structural techniques... find shifting narrative focus...
read model paragraph on shifting narrative focus... analyse own portion of extract with specific question This lesson uses the»39 Steps» extract from the AQA website.
Not exact matches
Step by step the lesson: leads the students to locate and analyse structure;
read and mark a
model paragraph; write their own
paragraph.
- Close
reading of a
modelled example analysis
paragraph; - Joint creation of an analysis success criteria; - An opportunity to answer an exam style question based upon the character of Lennie; - A chance to peer assess against the success criteria.
Students learn through the following tasks: - Collecting and discussing knowledge of the events of the day through an interactive starter task; -
Reading the poem «Out of the Blue» and identifying the descriptive devices throughout the poem; - Discussing a
model analytical
paragraph about the language used in the poem, in order to form their own success criteria; - Using a template to form their own analytical
paragraphs about the language used in the poem; - Using peer or self - assessment in order to establish their success at analysing language.
Lessons support: -
reading of the novel - analysis of Steinbeck's language - character analysis - theme analysis - context exploration and analysis - revision of characters and themes - begin to structure exam responses -
modelled exam
paragraphs Differentiation: purple = lower ability blue = middle ability yellow = higher ability
Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of articles, their purpose and who writes /
reads them; - Mind - mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; -
Model paragraphs - with discussion prompt for how to improve them; - Peer and self - assessment grids.
The lesson follows a clear and logical learning journey, involving progressively more challenging tasks in which students: - Portray their understanding of witches and witchcraft; - Learn more about witches in a historical context through a fun «true or false» game; - Define, identify, and understand dramatic irony; -
Read sections of Macbeth and complete tasks to demonstrate their understanding; - Answer key questions about the witches that test their knowledge in relation to each of the English assessment outcomes; - Evaluate a
modelled example of an analytical
paragraph in relation to the witches; - Analyse the witches» characteristics in their own responses; - Evaluate each others» analytical responses.
Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of reports, their purpose and who writes /
reads them; - Labelling activity for how to format a report; - Correctional exercise (starter) for improving punctuation and formality of sentences; - Mind - mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; -
Model paragraphs; - Peer and self - assessment grids.
(Our
model is uniquely suited to this, because we pay publishers each time any unit of a book is
read, even a single
paragraph.)
After
reading those two
paragraphs I realised that Amazon Worlds is a whole new revenue stream for aspiring writers and established writers, it's co-opting the edge and making it mainstream and crucially introducing a revenue
model that work for everyone.
From
reading the
paragraph, I conclude that prediction of climate using climate
models is similar to prediction of river flood levels using hydrologic
models.
I was delighted to
read the second
paragraph of this post: ``... We can look at climate
models, and they tell us what we can expect, but it is also useful to have an idea of why increased greenhouse gas concentrations result in higher surface temperatures...».