English Literature Intervention
Tomorrow (Tuesday 31st March)
9.30-2.45

Four class will be available on: Unseen poetry/ Anthology Poetry/ Of Mice and Men and An Inspector Calls. You will be able to attend 3 of the 4 classes run by four teachers.

It is another excellent day of Intervention to help boost your literature grade.

Hint r.e. Coursework task:

- copy and paste the materials onto a word document so you have them in a font and size you would like.

Some reminders:




- Extended Language Paper is due tomorrow (Friday), please only give yourself 1 hour and 45 minutes to attempt this as this is how long you will get this in the exam. This should be done on A4 paper if not in your jotter.

- You have the opportunity to re-attempt a piece of your coursework as long as this is handed in to Miss Lynch by 3pm on Monday (it can be e-mailed or handed in on Monday or tomorrow).

- There is an Intervention class on Monday from 9.30 (sharp) until 2.30. This will be the language paper and will include a question by question focus.

- You need to check the blog regularly as there will be resources/ help/ tasks etc regularly posted on this. There will be weekly tasks posted, and then a week later answers (where relevant) will be posted so you can self assess your work and monitor your progress.


Let's get fired up on the road to success:

Coursework Task final chance.

You have a final opportunity to upgrade one of your coursework tasks. Your coursework is out of 40 marks. Each of the three pieces is marked out of 40 and then an average mark is given.

The response to a text task carries an additional 10 marks for reading skills.

Most people need to re-attempt this task. Instead of Brazil, use the text and task on the blog.

This must be handed in or e-mailed to Miss Lynch by 3pm on Monday 30th March. No late entries.

Remember - in this task you need to show that you have identitied the ideas present in the text, and then respond to then. Pick out Richard Littlejohn's ideas and then respond to them.

You may want to consider his ideas on single mothers/ immigrants/ benefits system etc. Also consider what emotions he wants to evoke in his reader and how he tries to achieve this.

Any help/advice e-mail Miss Lynch or ask in class.

Response to a Text: Essma

 

Below are some key quotes from Richard Littlejohn’s article. Read them carefully and consider their meaning. Use this information to complete the table below.

 

“Why not give Essma a Harrods account as well as a £2m mansion?” “courtesy of the mug British taxpayer” “They couldn’t have been all that difficult 14 months ago when Miss Marjam conceived her latest baby.” “If Miss Marjam was already living in cramped conditions, why did she think it was a good idea to have another baby?” “It allows ministers to salve their consciousness and congratulate themselves on their compassion while shovelling the bill and the social consequences onto local taxpayers” “She certainly has the same indigenous sense of entitlement as any other feckless single mother” “What makes this Vicky Pollard in a headscarf stand out is not her hijab but the enormous size of the bill she presents every month” “from what we have been able to gather she does at least appear to be a British citizen”

 

Richard Littlejohn thinks that…	This shows me that Richard Littlejohn is…

 

 

 

 

Response to a Text: Essma

 

Identify a quote in the text that you feel is important and that you can respond to. Complete the grid to the best of your ability. Write in formal, Standard English.

Quote from article	This shows Richard Littlejohn thinks…	I think that Richard Littlejohn…
“Why not give Essma a Harrods account as well as a £2m mansion?	That Essma is receiving excessive amounts in state benefits and housing benefit.	Is being sarcastic and is clearly irate about the topic he is writing about. Worryingly he uses sarcasm in his title before we even begin reading the article, this highlights his penchant for hyperbole and attempts to evoke anger in the reader towards Miss Marjam, immigrants and those on state benefits.