AS lesson work 16/9/13

Alright, you gorgeousnesses - time for some terminology use! You should take about 35-40 minutes for the first task and 35-40 minutes for the second. Write down the homework as soon as you have read all the instructions (which you will obviously do before you start task one!).

You have been learning some key terms to prepare you for doing some A-Level analysis, so here is your first opportunity. Try and use as many of the terms as you can, so I can see if you are using them correctly (and applying them will help you to remember them).

1) Watch the Youtube clips, pick one and comment (using quotes and terminology) about how the writer of the comedy plays with language (write 2-3 paragraphs). Decide what is interesting, decide what terminology you can use to describe it, plan your analysis and then post it to your blog. Don’t forget to do any preparation work on your post in Word in case of random shut-downs etc.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt--2ASTg7k (Armstrong and Miller RAF pilots 'D-Day' - please note that the characters are very politically incorrect while claiming to be well-versed in "diversity" issues)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEWatD0viw (Bill Bailey parody of 1300s poetry by Chaucer using some modern language)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOSYiT2iG08 (Blackadder - Prince George meets the writer of the first really comprehensive English Dictionary, Dr Johnson)

2) Then look back at your text about yourself. Just as you will do in your coursework, I want you to write a commentary explaining what techniques you used (and how and why). As you did with the analysis of the comedy, think about what is interesting/significant and then select two points (from two different frameworks) to explain. Plan it then HANDWRITE it - I want to see your handwriting, spelling and grammar (as you would use it in the exam if you took one now). Crossing out and editing is fine: please do proofread it and edit it before putting your name on it and handing it in to me this lesson. If you handwrite your plan, I would like that too. Really think about the APF/GAP and what I need to know.

Homework for next Monday (don't forget to check you've done tomorrow's homework on changing the register of a text of your choice and posted it in a large font): choose a text that you like that plays with langage and post some explanation/analysis (using quotes as well as giving us an extract/link). It could be a comedy sketch, a song, a poem or anything you like (edit any taboo language where possible unless you are specifically and tactfully discussing it). Post it BY Monday's lesson not at the beginning of Monday's lesson, please. 

Wow! I work you hard! Please don't be afraid to tell me if you are struggling but really try to manage your time.