All points explained thoroughly with interesting tasks. The following is included:
Context
Images
The Great Depression
The American Dreams
Power on the Ranch
Plot points
Characters
The original title explained
A short revision video on writing PEEs (+ context and 'zooming in') for a controlled assessment on 'Of Mice and Men'. It is also available at https://youtu.be/Jg2bXs8EVHI
Two videos are available.
A* writing examples video podcast:
https://youtu.be/8P5fldJvmfo
A tutorial examining A* (and lower band) student examples of all of the writing tasks on the GCSE English language exam. Letters, reviews, reports, articles and speeches are covered.
A* writing examples - with music (no podcast):
https://youtu.be/RXqTQyDZj8k
Different graded examples from the WJEC writing exam. Following formats included:
Letters
Speeches
Reports
Articles
Reviews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgSWlVBzFxc
Podcast for a GCSE English lesson on Of Mice and Men and John Steinbeck's letter to Miss Luce. Link above!!!!!!!!!!
Podcast link and letter (PDF) included.
Revision video podcasts on the writing tasks that could appear in the GCSE English Language writing exam. Each video includes:
Exemplar work (inc. A* answers
Past exam questions
Revision activities
Interesting images
Lecturer tutorial
Letters:
https://youtu.be/JUyRL4nUAJg
Speeches:
https://youtu.be/qKCiyeyfG4k
Reports:
https://youtu.be/dyFGa_c_WVA
Articles:
https://youtu.be/9rOTr4BYfoQ
Reviews:
https://youtu.be/x-4VCFhMNLY
An explanation of the meaning of the title 'Of Mice and Men'. The original title 'Something that happened' is also analysed. A tutor podcast based on this topic is here: https://youtu.be/PN1j35KYhcQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUeEIcMGE7UPodcast link above!!!!!!!!!!!!!GCSE English podcast covering:Floozy/victim debate?Miss Luce letterPEE paragraphs (Curley's wife)“The insteps of which were little bouquets of red ostrich feathers.”GoAnimate task
PowerPoint on writing a film review.\n\nI have used this for 16+ learners but could be used for younger.\n\nI do not own the film clips! Copyright etc.
https://youtu.be/DBLgp1qTCTgA video &transcript attached for David Letterman's first appearance after 9/11 & delivers an emotional speech. Description from the New York Times below:"Eloquent,” “quirky,” “bewildered” & “inspiring” are words rarely combined to describe a single speech, but Letterman’s heartfelt &apparently improvised remarks after the terrorist attacks were all those things, and more. At the helm of the first late-night show after 9/11, Letterman expressed his own sadness — & the nation’s — with perfect plainness. That “religious fervour” was the cause of the attacks, Dave pointed out, “makes no goddamn sense.” But his admiration & gratitude for police & firefighters, & to the city of New York, was a universally shared and uplifting sentiment.Used in the Spoken Language unit to compare video clips (I used a more 'typical' Letterman clip with Julia Roberts on his show) but could be used for many things