1 / 74

English GCSE: Make it an A or A*

English GCSE: Make it an A or A*. Hello. Getting a t op grade in English is easier than you think. Today. x. What. How. 2. 1 – Listen 2 - Practise. s elf-belief. confidence. risk. Plus … read. Visualise what success will feel like. What. D or lower: inaccurate

alayna
Télécharger la présentation

English GCSE: Make it an A or A*

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. English GCSE: Make it an A or A*

  2. Hello.

  3. Getting a top grade in English is easier than you think

  4. Today

  5. x

  6. What

  7. How

  8. 2

  9. 1 – Listen 2 - Practise

  10. self-belief confidence risk Plus … read

  11. Visualise what success will feel like

  12. What

  13. D or lower: inaccurate C: accurate, plus paragraphs B: accurate plus a bit interesting A: accurate, interesting, enjoyable A*: quirky

  14. English -v- English Literature

  15. PAPER 1

  16. 1: Reading non-fiction: understand / presentation / language Writing to argue / persuade / advise

  17. PAPER 2

  18. 2: Reading poetry Writing to inform / explain / describe

  19. PAPER 1

  20. PAPER 2

  21. What

  22. How

  23. Describe the room you are in

  24. 5 Approaches I wish someone had taught me

  25. 1: Sentence Variety

  26. Short and long sentences • Less “and” and “but” • Link with “that”, “who”, “which” • Use 2-part sentences: • As …, … • Although …, … • If …, … • -ing …, … • -ed …, …

  27. 2: Vivid vocabulary:Think sensesThink metaphors

  28. 3: Tone changers:Questions – statements – dialogue – statistics

  29. 4: Surprise us(eg pronouns / narrative disjuncture)

  30. 5: Advanced punctuation:: ; (,,)

  31. Practise …

  32. Describe a person you admire

  33. Write a letter to your headteacher asking for more PE and sport

  34. How to prepare for your A/A*

  35. Read stuff Write stuff Learn vocabulary (eg “suggest”) Plan Trick your brain

  36. 25 mins +5 mins Pomodoro Technique

  37. English GCSE: Make it an A or A*

  38. Spelling Matters

  39. Test Spelling is not about intelligence

  40. 3 Spelling is not about intelligence

More Related