Work while I am on moderation Tues 3 May - all classes

Wonderfulls,

please ensure you do the work during the lesson time - there is no excuse not to do it.

AS Lang

Use the Waterstone’s employee handbook extract as the stimulus text for a 50-minute handwritten essay: Explore the idea that language is affected by occupation

After you’ve written it, write a note to me underneath stating what you already know you need to do to improve. Hand in the essay to the English office after the lesson.

If you were absent, pick up the text from my desk in the English office (your names are on them).

AS Lang Lit 

Plan and handwrite the following essay. Give yourself 1 hour including proofreading and editing. When you’ve finished, write me a note underneath about what you already know you need to do to improve. Put the essay on my desk in the English office. How does Eggers use metalanguage to present ideas in AHWOSG? I have put some help below if you need it:


In the essay, talk about how the interview (with Laura from MTV)  reveals how Eggers has used the convention of an interview for Dave to get on The Real World TV show to fictionalise and to link together significant memories. Look at when they both discuss how the interview isn't an accurate account of the real interview that took place.

Also talk about how the character John represents more than one person and suggest why that might be. How does John challenge Eggers about his role in the narrative?

Look at how Toph suddenly uses adult language to comment on the narrative.

Talk about the language in the notes section and how 'problems' with the memoir are addressed. This is metalanguage too.

Think about any other times the reader's attention is drawn to the process of writing or the fact that the memoir is fictionalised. What might Eggers be trying to do or communicate?

A2 Lang

Unless I asked you to do something particular that I've forgotten because I didn't write it down, revise CLA using Elevate or research in the LRC – you need more precise use of findings in your essays, so memorise some details of stages, functions, order of phonemes acquired later etc. I will be giving you mock feedback on Fri.