AS Language post-exams work (homework support)

Magnificents,

welcome back and I am sure you did brilliantly in the exams!

As I said in the lesson, you need to collect texts that you find lingusitically interesting/stimulating. Keep a folder of these to use in lessons - you need at least one for Friday's lesson (they can be brief or you can bring an extract).

The additional homework I have set you is to write up the discussion from Tuesday's lesson - here's some help but you can structure it any way you choose and only include what is relevant to the particular discussion you had:

Write briefly (in note form where it is clear) using headings
Which text did you choose and why/how?
What struck the group about the text (what was interesting/significant)?
What did you find that linked to theories (go through each aspect in as much detail as possible)?
What did you find most interesting about the text and/or about the discussion?



In terms of what you can do to prepare yourself for A2, here are some tips:

• read pre-1900 (post-1700) literature
• read non-fiction or watch documentaries on history (particularly social history) 1700 - modern day
• spend time with children if possible (under-fives) - get parental permission to record some of their speech if possible and find out about what they are reading and watching (or what older children (under 11s) are writing, although we don't teach children's writing you can teach it to yourself) or talk to parents about their children's language development (first words, non-standard uses etc.) or watch some Youtube clips on children's language development
• browse through the British Library's educational section online
• look up low-frequency lexis you come across to expand your vocabulary
• read emagazine articles and watch TED talks on language - AS and A2 topics - and keep notes
• look back through my blog posts for interesting articles
• search online newspapers for language articles
• find out some key quotes for attitudes to language changing
• keep your notes on your blog to force you to organise your thoughts and give you opportunities to share your work and get comments from me or your peers - they will be very useful for revision - you can easily link to sources you have found interesting

There will be more posts over the course of the break, so check in occassionally and please comment on what you engage with - this is vital for stimulating discussion!