Weekly Online Group Class
GCSE Year 11 English Language Course
Target Grade: Grades 7–9
Year of Study: Y11
Course Overview
Students will cover writing for the purposes of higher mark creative writing and non-fiction/transactional writing exam questions across AQA, WJEC and Edexcel boards. They will also cover linguistic analysis for the purposes of both short and longer format questions on the English Language exams – again, both fictional and non-fiction texts.
Course Structure
- Start Date: 2nd October (Thursdays, 7–8 pm) or Saturdays, 2–3 pm.
- Class Size: no more than 9, average less than 5 students.
- Duration: 1 hour per week until February; can extend to 1.5–2 hours per week before the exam month.
- Target Scores: Currently at Grade 6+, aiming for Grades 7–9.
- Class Schedules: On-going courses
Why this Course?
- Learn with our expert ex-examiner.
Beckie is an experienced TEFL Level 5 certified teacher with 25+ years of secondary school teaching experience. She has 7,000+ hours of online instruction and is an expert in writing and question-answering skills coaching for home and international students. - Tailored study methods to each student .
Through in-class practices, homework and feedback, each student will develop developing methods, tips and tricks for every question type/topic, tailored for their specific strengths and learning profile. - Collaborative learning environment.
A relatively small group ensures students can benefit from a collaborative learning environment, while still gaining plenty of personalised learning and individual attention and focus from our expert ex-examiner.
Ongoing Classes
Schedule
Topic 1:
Narrative Arcs
Objectives:
To develop an understanding of the ways to structure a scene through rising and falling action.
Homework:
Respond to this prompt through a ten-minute planning session; Write the opening scene of a story titled, ‘Strangers on a Train’.
Upcoming Classes
Schedule
Topic 2:
Openings
Objectives:
To explore and practice writing scene openers in media res, using introduction of character and setting (including pathetic fallacy).
Homework:
Write your opening again, this time focusing on starting even further into the action.
Topic 3:
Developments
Objectives:
To understand and practice developing character and setting and pathetic fallacy.
Homework:
Using the ‘reach back’ approach from the session, take your opening and develop character, setting and pathetic fallacy.
Topic 4:
Introducing a Problem or Complication.
Objectives:
Explore how to move plot forward through knowing your climactic moment.
Homework:
Using the provided climactic moment, write a two paragraph problem or complication that leads up the event.
Topic 5:
Climactic Moments
Objectives:
Explore and understand how choreography of action is used to build and release rising action and tension – focus on prepositional phrases and fronted adverbials.
Homework:
Using the short prompts provided, choreograph a complex action scene using prepositional phrases and fronted adverbial phrases.
Topic 6:
Endings and Resolutions
Objectives:
Introduction to the five main ways to end a scene and how to choose quickly.
Homework:
Write five different ending for your scene.
Topic 7:
Proof Reading for Improvement
Objectives:
Exploring the way to proofread for better punctuation, sentence and paragraphing use.
Homework:
Using the provided exemplar of a scene, work to improve its uses of punctuation, sentence types and paragraphs.
Topic 8:
Imagery and Vocabulary Choice: levelling up choices of figurative language and other methods.
Objectives:
Explore how to create sensory imagery through figurative language.
Homework:
Use the image provided to create a multi-layered, multi-sensory description of a setting.
