LEARNING DESIGN
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WHAT A POLEMIC ARGUMENT MODEL LOOKS LIKE
This is the second part of a post about transactional writing and utilising the power of the contrasting subordinator HOWEVER. The first post is here. In this post, I will provide a model of the technique being used for a question given in a typical GCSE writing exam. This is part of a letter that […]
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A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS
I’ve written a number of essays on texts: POETRY As Imperceptibly as Grief Ozymandias Excerpt fromThe Prelude vs To Autumn Mametz Wood vs Excerpt from The Prelude Excerpt from The Prelude vs To Autumn MACBETH An exposition into power Not a warning to society, an indictment on society LORD OF THE FLIES What is the […]
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MAMETZ WOOD VS EXCERPT FROM THE PRELUDE
This is an example of comparing poems, a component of the EDUQAS Literature component. It utilises a specific approach incorporating a discussions of the WHAT, WHY and HOW of the poem, and also about context as explained here. Another poem that has nature as its dominant theme is Mametz Wood. In the poem Owen Sheers […]
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COMPARING EXCERPT FROM THE PRELUDE WITH TO AUTUMN
This is an example of a possible approach in comparing texts as discussed here. PLANNING: Key quotes to use in the comparison: Stanza 1: ‘To bend with apples’, ‘To swell the gourd and plump the hazel shells’, ‘With ripeness to the core’ Stanza 2: ‘Soft hair lifted by the winnowing wind’, ‘Sound asleep, Drowsed with […]
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TRANSACTIONAL WRITING – a SOW developing argument
Rationale: students tend to superficially answer transactional writing questions, because they often miss opportunities to explore the audience’s perspective, as well as expand their own thoughts on topics. Transactional writing exams really want to test to see if students can produce a sustained argument that is logical, and is presented in a way that satisfies the […]
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