Brush Up Your English L1 ENGSUFS2183 (Monday morning)
Weekly outline
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Welcome to your Monday morning mixed Level 1 and Level 2 Functional Skills English course. Week by week, the course material will be uploaded. Please keep returning to the course for the updated material.
To the right of this panel you will find a link to BKSB. This is our online learning resource which you will use for your diagnostic assessment and online learning.
Below you will find some very important information contained in the Learner Handbook 21-22. Please read this as part of your induction.
You will also find the course paperwork that you will need to complete. This includes:
Learner profile - this just helps me get to know you a little better
Health & safety, induction check list - this is a quiz to check that you know all the key information that has been given at induction
You will also find a link to the individual learning plan (Level 1) - we will complete this in class but feel free to have a look at it.
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It is very important that you read this handbook, particularly the information on Values and Safeguarding at the end.
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Today we went through the sample exam paper. You looked at some example answers.
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Today you did a practice writing exam.
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Our topic this week was report writing. Reports have a specific purpose, structure (heading, sub-headings, charts and graphs) and language (passive voice and formal). There are also some key words which you need to be able to spell.
Your homework is to write a report based on the subject of food waste. All the resources, including website links and the task outline are in the folder below.
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Here is the link to the video I showed - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoCVrkcaH6Q
If you want further information on food waste, here are some other websites
Friends of the Earth - https://friendsoftheearth.uk/food-waste
Feedback - https://feedbackglobal.org/campaigns/#food-waste
WWF - https://www.worldwildlife.org/initiatives/food
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This week we discussed how to write instructions. We look at different types of instructive writing such as recipes or how to.... type texts.
Your homework is to write a set of instructions based on the exam question below.
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Here are some examples of different types of instructive texts.
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Have a look at these examples of instructions exam questions, so you can see what you need to include. Also, notice the way the examiner marks the writing, and the comments they put at the bottom.
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Today we started by looking at the layout and style of different types of writing e.g. letter, email, article. We also discussed using the Observe-Wonder-Infer technique to help you think of ideas for your writing.
We then learnt how to write a recount/narrative text. We noticed that they are written in the past tense, in chronological order and use conjunctions to tell the order of the story.
We looked at some pictures of an accident scenario. You pretended you'd witnessed the accident and are writing up your witness statement for the police as your homework. The handouts and photos are below.
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This folder contains a PowerPoint presentation and a handout explaining the use of these tenses.
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Today we covered a variety of topics: the doubling spelling rule; using commas correctly; and a brief revision of letter writing.
The handouts for all aspects of the class are below, plus your homework, which was to write a letter.
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Today we began looking at writing skills. We looked at the requirements for the writing exam and we also did some spelling and punctuation assessments.
The handouts are below.
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The handout lists many different subjects that have been used in reading and writing exams. It is very important that you are aware of the range of things you could be asked to write about.
To learn more about any of these subjects, read magazines and newspapers and be aware of local issues.
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Today we practised the reading exam. Please find the L2 papers below.
You will also find the PP we looked out which explains the idea of comparing and contrasting.
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In the class, we revised fact, opinion and bias based on the BKSB modules you did. We then discussed inference (inferred meaning/reading between the lines). The attached PP shows the areas we covered.
We used Band Manager 1 to identify facts and opinions
We used Band Manager 2 to identify biased language e.g. strong one-sided opinion, exaggerated language.
We used the Clara text to discuss inference
Your homework is to complete the Inferred Meaning module on BKSB (Level 2 Reading-Text).
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Today I asked you to look at the Fact and Opinion, and Bias modules on BKSB. Some additional handouts and activities are below.
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Please answer the questions in the Word document (Fact and opinion question sheet) by referring to the PDF files (Document 1, Document 2 and Document 3).
You can type your answers into the Word document and email it to me or simply email the answers to me.
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This week we looked at a selection of language features. We looked at some examples and discussed why they are used. I've put some of the examples in the folder below.
The handouts include the answers to the matching activity. It's very important that you are able to identify and name these language features.
We looked together at the Water Aid text. You found a range of language features. We then discussed the layout features and how they impact on the reader. Your homework is to summarise the language and layout features used in the leaflet.
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Have a look at the leaflet. Find as many language techniques as you can (there is no alliteration). Also look at how the layout affects the reader. Then complete the table to summarise your findings.
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You might like to download this handy reference sheet to help you with all the language techniques we discussed.
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If you would like to do more on this subject, you can work through this GCSE module. It has lots of different language techniques in it.
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Today we discussed reading skills such as identifying the purpose of and audience of a text. We also began identifying layout features.
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You came back for Week 2! This week we dived right in and did some self-assessments on your reading and writing skills. We also looked at the reading and writing exam papers. Your homework was to complete the reading exam paper.
We also did an activity to learn some language we will use for reading.
All of the handouts/resources are below.
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- Please find below the Induction PowerPoint and the Safeguarding poster
- Please find a link to the Values video Values video
Homework/prep for next week:
Please complete your diagnostic assessment on BSKB. You will find a link to BKSB in the section to the right.
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Please note: ACL Gateway has a fresher look that that in the handout. However the information is still relevant.