This scheme has been planned to introduce KS3 students to Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. This is important as students need to experience texts from different time eras in order to prepare them for the new GCSE specification.
This part of the scheme includes full PPT lessons and all accompanying resources. In this part, the students will:
• Brief timeline of history of English Language – touch upon non verbal communication. Research task into Old English, Middle English and Modern English. (on PPT lesson 2).
• Discuss etymology – words changing meaning over time. Discuss which words they think have been introduced to 2015 dictionary. Introduce article about ‘meh’ and ‘twerk’ – locate and retrieve question.
• Look at Old English – study Beowulf/Anglo Saxons. Discuss ‘key features’ of Anglo Saxon stories and create a short one of your own. Opportunity to stretch over 2 lessons and write story in their books.
• Introduce Middle English – discuss need for Caxton printing press – standardisation. How things were before v after. Collect information.
This part of the scheme includes full PPT lessons and all accompanying resources. In this part, the students will:
• Brief timeline of history of English Language – touch upon non verbal communication. Research task into Old English, Middle English and Modern English. (on PPT lesson 2).
• Discuss etymology – words changing meaning over time. Discuss which words they think have been introduced to 2015 dictionary. Introduce article about ‘meh’ and ‘twerk’ – locate and retrieve question.
• Look at Old English – study Beowulf/Anglo Saxons. Discuss ‘key features’ of Anglo Saxon stories and create a short one of your own. Opportunity to stretch over 2 lessons and write story in their books.
• Introduce Middle English – discuss need for Caxton printing press – standardisation. How things were before v after. Collect information.
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