Half term revision for Paper 1 by https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q To help you get ready for our next mock . . . or the real thing! en-us 2017-10-17 15:26:51 UTC 2024-05-29 20:59:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Have a look at the BBC Bitesize material on the Fiction part of your exams - it has been updated to match the new specification: kathryndickie https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197854704 https://www.bbc.co.uk/education/examspecs/zcbchv4]]> 2017-10-17 15:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197854704 Here's a video from Mr Bruff to help you with Question 4 of Paper 1. It's not on a text we've studied, but it still makes some useful points: kathryndickie https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197856942 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeLS4hgfIzY]]> 2017-10-17 15:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197856942 kathryndickie https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197859699 This is just a piece from the 'Terrible Minds' blog, by Chuck Wendig, all about word choice. I think it's fab, but see if you can choose your top 3 bits of advice...]]> 2017-10-17 15:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197859699 This is a beautiful little video extract from an astronomer called Carl Sagan, talking about how the earth, from some points of view, is a 'Pale Blue Dot.' Listen to it, a few times, and see if you can identify some of the language features that he uses to make his points more powerfully. Make a note of the ones you spot, so that we can discuss them together in class. kathryndickie https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197862119 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPXYUR5TqAQ]]> 2017-10-17 15:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kathryndickie/qo4hlurm6u2q/wish/197862119