Right then, Year 10!

In your English lesson on Tuesday 27th February, you’ll be completing a 45-minute exam-style assessment in which you give your point of view on a contentious statement.

The statement will be provocative – something designed to get you thinking – and you’ll be asked to write one of the following types of text:

– A formal letter

– A speech

– An article

– Text for a leaflet

– An essay

While we can’t tell you the specific task you’ll be completing – as that would be cheating, of course – we will tell you that the topic will be related to education and school holidays.

Over half term, we recommend completing the following tasks to ensure you are fully prepared for the assessment:

– Read the section on Writing with a viewpoint in your My Revision Notes study guides. (You can buy these from the library; details here.)

– Read and make notes on this presentation.

– Read this BBC News report.

– Do some of your own research about school holidays. What do you think about their length? Their purpose?

Remember: your piece of writing will be marked out of 40, with 24 marks for AO5 (content) and 16 marks for AO6 (accuracy). To that end, you might find it useful to complete some of the sections on Using effective punctuation and Improving sentences and grammar in your My Revision Notes books.

Any questions? See your English teacher.

Good luck!

My Revision Notes – Writing with a Viewpoint

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Good luck!

Revising this Christmas?

Don’t know where to start?

You’re in luck! Here is everything you’ll need for your PPE Literature Mock

GCSE Playlists featuring An Inspector Calls with commentary!

https://englishatlc.com/gcseplaylists/

An Inspector Calls in 20 minutes! A condensed 20 minute version of the play. Ideal for quick revision

An Inspector Calls in 20 Minutes

General An Inspector Calls revision

An Inspector Calls

Love And Relationship Poetry

Love and Relationships Poetry

Unseen poetry revision

Unseen Poetry

And here is everything you’ll need for Language

Paper 2 – Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives

We pity the fool that doesn’t want to join our English A Team. (See what we did there? No? Never mind.)

What is the English A Team?

The English A Team is a group for students in Years 9, 10 and 11 who are aiming for grades 7, 8 and 9 in their English GCSE exams.

What does it involve?

Members of the A Team will have access to a series of after-school sessions designed to enrich their experiences of English, and improve their chances of securing the top grades.

Do I have to attend all of these sessions?

No, you don’t – but the more you attend, the better we think you’ll do. And we will have to remove any students from the A Team who don’t turn up to at least one of the first three sessions, in order to make room for other students.

Who can join?

Anyone in Year 9, 10 or Year 11 who wants to achieve a grade 7, 8 or 9 in English.

How do I sign up?

To join the A Team, you need to get a parent/carer to complete the form here.

You can then see which sessions are coming up on our dedicated A Team page – the link is at the top of this page.

When’s the first session?

November 1st, just after half term. The date, time and location can be found on our A Team calendar – click on the A Team link at the top of this page.

Do I need to sign up for each session?

Yep. There will be a sign up sheet for each session outside the English staff room in L Block. It will be up two weeks before each session, and places are first come, first served.

Who can I contact if I have questions?

Mrs Wesley is our English Enrichment Coordinator. You can email her on v.wesley@lutterworthcollege.com, or pop into to L9 to see her.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team!

Mrs Wesley and Mr Ford

The deadline for applications is the 27th October. Good luck!

 

Hello year 11!

Between Monday 25th September and Friday 6th October you’ll be completing your GCSE Speaking and Listening presentations!

Click here for our top tips post.

Click here for a folder of resources, including:

• the task sheet
• the PowerPoint you’ve seen in class
• the mark scheme
• the exemplar videos of students achieving each grade

Hello, new Year 7s!

We are so sorry we didn’t get to meet you yet. We can’t wait to see you in August. You will already have had this summer work in your transition pack but here it is again if you need it.

If you have any questions, get in touch with us. You can email Mrs Greaves, the Learning Lead for KS3, on s.greaves1@lutterworthcollege.com.

Looking for your summer holiday homework?

You’ve come to the right place!

Click here and then select the appropriate link.

Remember: the deadline for all work is your first English lesson back after the summer break.

Enjoy the holidays, and make sure that you get some well-earned rest once you’ve got these bits and bobs done!