Brush Up Your English L1/L2 ENGSOOL2057 Debbie Hill
Weekly outline
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Information taken from the course information sheet
https://weareislington.zoom.us/j/84028149255?pwd=SDlKZEpjQ3lnckxnMDNwTXVXTDdadz09
Wednesday @6pm - Zoom lesson link
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The attached file walks you through the process of submitting an assignment.
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Today we used the BBC Bitesize video to revise language techniques, and consider which ones we could use in a persuasive speech.
Your homework is to write a campaign speech (see the details in the handout below)
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This BBC Bitesize unit - Analysing Language - revises a number of language techniques we have covered, but it goes further into the areas of tone and style. It will be a very useful unit to complete before the next class as we will be using some of these techniques in our writing.
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This section contains all teaching resources for the course and is only available to tutors and staff. Learners do not have access to this section.
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The PowerPoint contains the words, women and quotes we discussed in class.
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Please browse the attached report to familiarise yourself with the layout and language of a typical report.
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This week's topic is newspaper articles. We will look at the standard structure of a news article (illustrated by the inverted triangle). We will read an article which will follow a certain structure the structure. We will then collaborate to create ideas for a news story. Your homework is to complete the news article you began in class. All the handouts are here.
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Try this quiz to test your understanding of speech marks (inverted commas).
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Today we looked at the writing requirements for the Functional Skills exam. The handout outlining these is below.
We also recapped the process of writing including planning. I have added the slides about the 5Ws and Observe-Wonder-Infer, plus a handout explaining spider diagrams in more detail.
I have also put links to the resources I mentioned.
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This handout is a useful resource to keep as a reminder of what you need to be able to do to pass the writing exam.
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For information on other courses that might help you with your maths, employment and digital skills.
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This term we will be focusing on writing skills. Over the course of the term we will be covering:
- planning your writing
- generating ideas for your writing
- writing in different formats (email, report, article etc)
- using different styles of writing (narrative, persuasive, formal business etc)
- building L2 vocabulary
- building complexity into your writing
- spelling!!!
- punctuation - particularly commas and apostrophes
Please complete the form below to self-assess your writing skills. Please send it back to me before the first class. Thank you.
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Try this quiz to learn some more Latin/Greek parts of words. It's against the clock, so you have to be quick. You can check your mistakes at the end and learn from them.
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You can use these worksheets to learn general vocabulary.
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Guess the words or phrase from the pictures. This might be one to download for the family to play at Christmas! There's over 100 but don't worry, the answers are also below.
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To prepare for this, can I suggest that you do the following sections of BKSB, in the English (Reforms) section. They are all L2 modules which you should have access to.
https://islingtonacl.bksblive2.co.uk/
FOCUS FUNCTIONAL SKILLS > English (Reforms) > View Course > Reading – Text > Level 2 Resource ….
• BKSB Textual Features and Devices – this is a revision of language features
• BKSB Points of View
• BKSB Writing Styles
• BKSB Formality
The source documents for the paper are below. You may wish to print them, if you can, or, if you have two devices, open the documents on a second device on Thursday.-
Source documents (available now)
Question paper (will be available on Thursday)
You will be prompted to download the documents
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Please find all the handouts below and your homework activity.
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Low Traffic Neighbourhoods resources
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There are two exam questions to answer. Each is worth 3 marks:
1. Using the Noisy Office source documents, contrast the opinions in Documents 1 and 2 about the impact of noise on creativity.
2. Using the Social Media source documents, contrast how organisations use social media based on the information in Documents 1 and 3.
The documents you need to answer these questions are below.
Please type your answers into the box provided.
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We will be comparing and contrasting viewpoints in texts. We will also be discussing bias. To prepare for this, please complete the following sections of BKSB. You should have access to both Level 1 and Level 2 modules on BKSB. If you don't, please let me know.
https://islingtonacl.bksblive2.co.uk/
Please complete all of the sections in the following order:
1. Level 1 - Compare Information, Ideas and Opinions (in the Reading - Text 2 section)
2. Level 2 - Compare Information, Ideas and Opinions (in the Reading - Text 1 section)
3. Level 2 - Bias (in the Reading - Text 2 section)
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The next topic we will be looking at is how we read and understand a text.
Please read the two texts which both relate to Black History Month. Both texts are from the Guardian. They are both long and are likely to contain vocabulary you don't know. Please ensure you give yourself enough time to read them properly. We will use these as a basis for discussion in the next lesson.
As you read, please think about the different styles of the writing, what the purposes are and how the authors are communicating.
Paul Stephenson: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/oct/01/paul-stephenson-the-hero-who-refused-to-leave-a-pub-and-helped-desegregate-britain
Benjamin Zephaniah: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/12/black-people-history-respected-teachers-police-benjamin-zephaniah
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Please note: ACL Gateway has a fresher look that that in the handout. However the information is still relevant.
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Pre-class study:
- None this week!
Zoom class:
- Please find below the links to the Induction Powerpoint and the Values video.
- Please look in the Learner Documents section below to the right for the Online Class Etiquette slide.
- induction PP - see below
- watch the values video
Homework/prep for next week:
Please complete your diagnostic assessment on BSKB. You will find a link to BKSB in the section below.
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This section contains all teaching resources for the course and is only available to tutors and staff. Learners do not have access to this section.