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

11Y - Timed essay

Hi gents,

Don't forget, on Friday you will be writing an exam conditions essay:

(a) Compare how female speakers are presented in ‘Havisham’ by Carol Ann Duffy and one
poem from the Pre-1914 Poetry Bank.

and then

(b) Compare how male speakers are presented in ‘Sonnet 130’ by William Shakespeare and one poem by Simon Armitage.

Come prepared as you will be starting the essay as soon as you walk in the room.

11Y - Homework for 'Mother, any distance'

Gents,

Some work I want you to do for tomorrow's lesson on 'Mother, any distance'. We will then look at an exam conditions essay that you will write in Friday's lesson.

1. Think of 2 ways in which holding the tape measure conveys something about the relationship between mother and son.
2. Lines 11 and 15 are very short and so they have an extra impact on the reader. Why - what is the impact?
3. The poem is in 3 stanzas. Copy and complete the chart showing how the 3 stanzas deal with different ideas:

Stanza Surface meaning Symbolic/Representational meaning

1

2

3

11Y - Homework - 11.2.11

Hi boys,

Over the weekend, you need to finish your plan to the essay you are going to write UNDER EXAM CONDITIONS on Monday morning:

Compare the ways that poets present violence in ‘Hitcher’, ‘My Last Duchess’, and two other poems from the Literature Anthology.

MAKE SURE YOU BRING THIS PLAN AND YOUR ANTHOLOGY WITH YOU ON MONDAY.

Have a nice half-term,
Mr Kirkaldy

11X - Media Studies coursework

Hi guys,

By now you should have all finished the 'Planning' sections for your Media Studies coursework. This should include:

• Statement of intent
• Mood board
• 2/3 drafts with questionnaire
• Detailed final draft

You now have to complete your actual productions. This means making a FRONT COVER and a CONTENTS PAGE to a professional standard. Look back in your notes to check that your production uses all the CONVENTIONS of a magazine front cover and contents page and that you use the CODES appropriate to your TARGET AUDIENCE.

If you have photos saved you can get them on the shared area: W:\Media Studies\10X2 - Mr Kirkaldy

You have this week to complete your work - I will be in on FRIDAY to collect it.

Have a great half-term,
Mr Kirkaldy

11Y - Poetry comparison sheets

Hi boys,

For Friday: complete your poetry comparison sheet for 'Hitcher', 'Stealing', 'My Last Duchess' and 'Havisham'.

Be ready to feedback your ideas in the lesson. Be as detailed as you can. Here are your success criteria:


Skilled analysis/ comparison
1.Find points of similarity in the subject matter of the poems
2.Find points of similarity in the structure of the poems
3.Find points of similarity in the language of the poems

Excellent analysis/ comparison
1.Select appropriate quotations to act as reference points between the poems
2.Comment on how the structure of the poems reflects on the ideas contained within the poems
3.Identify key language features (eg poetic devices) and comment on their effect

See you Friday,
Mr Kirkaldy

11Y - Havisham homework

Hi boys,

For tomorrow's lesson, I want you to annotate your copies of 'Havisham'. Concentrating on:

• similarities/differences to 'Hitcher', 'Stealing' and 'My Last Duchess'
• the structure of the poem
• language and imagery

See you tomorrow,

Mr Kirkaldy