This lesson focuses on the language question of paper 2.
Starter: Write an acrostic poem for the word ‘HOME’.
Objectives: Revising language features and how it can be used to persuade in non-fiction texts. Students identify a personal target for the lesson.
Revision: What we did last lesson (Q2/What it is reminder) and summary of Q3.
Language: Revising language features and writing 3 examples inspired by a slide full of images.
Definitions: Discuss (maybe copy down) what is meant by rhetorical language, viewpoint and perspective.
Worksheet: Identify the language features. (The following slides go through each one and have questions for class discussion.)
Identify language: After the practice they were given earlier where they had to match the feature to the example, students now have to label the text themselves.
Video: Watch the video on YouTube (SuperWoman) and discuss what techniques she uses to persuade people to buy her book.
Example: Language response with labels.
Practice Exam Question: Students write a response to the homelessness text they looked at earlier.
Plenary: Did they reach their target?
(The homelessness text and language response example used in this resource is adapted from the Collins guide for teaching GCSE English Language).
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Detailed, step-by-step approach. Great! Thank you.
This is good because it models how to put knowledge of language features into useful and effective sentences to use within the exam answer.
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