11Y - Timed essay - Catcher in the Rye

Hi gents,

For next lesson (Tuesday 3rd May), you need to have completed the Catcher in the Rye essay question we started looking at in today's lesson:

Write about Holden’s relationships with females in The Catcher in the Rye, and how Salinger presents these relationships.

Give yourself 45 minutes in exam conditions to write this essay.

Bring it with you to Tuesday's lesson.

Have a great bank holiday,
Mr Kirkaldy

11Y - Work for Easter holidays

Hi gents, You have two weeks off and the sun is shining - perfect for getting on with some English revision:

• Re-read as many of the set text as you can: - Catcher in the Rye - Poems from Different Cultures - the English Literature poems (Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy and the pre-1914 poems)


• Go to the Cheney Takeaway channel on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/CheneyTakeaway) there is a lot of very good revision stuff on there

Have a great holiday, see you in a couple of weeks,

Mr Kirkaldy

11Y - revision

Hi gents, In today's lesson you were all given a Cheney Takeaway menu that will direct you to revision material on YouTube. Think about what areas you feel you need to work on and direct your revision in that direction. On Friday: we will be doing a Paper 1, Section A exam conditions test - implementing the Reading Non-Fiction skills we've been looking at in the last few lessons:

• following an argument


• differentiating fact and opinion


• commenting on linguistic devices


• commenting on presentational devices


• comparing and cross-reference

See you then, Mr Kirkaldy

11X - Media Studies Evaluation

Hi guys,

Remember, on Friday you will be finishing off the Evaluation section for your Media Studies practical coursework.

Come to the lesson prepared and ready to evaluate how effectively your product:

1. met its aims and purpose
2. used appropriate generic conventions
3. used representations
4. used narrative
5. addressed the chosen or preferred audience(s) and/or user(s)
6. revealed media organisational issues

See you on Friday,
Mr Kirkaldy

11Y - Work for Friday

Hi boys,

For Friday:

1. Finish annotating your copies of 'Homecoming' - use BBC Bitesize and any other websites you find that are useful. Remember the Success Criteria for analysing poems
2. Check out the Cheney English Department 'Takeaway Teacher' page on YouTube - more videos will be coming out so keep an eye on them: http://www.youtube.com/user/CheneyTakeaway

See you on Friday,
Mr Kirkaldy

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11X - Media Practical

Hi all,

Don't forget: Friday 11th Feb, we will be in J24, using the computers there to FINISH your magazine front cover/contents page.

EVERYONE must hand in their finished product by the end of the lesson.

Please get to the lesson as quickly as possible, I will meet you there.

Mr Kirkaldy