How does Barack Obama build a rapport with the audience in a more informal context?

Watch the video I have allocated to you and complete the sheet.

All of you should watch this one!

Heather, Kristen, Corin:




Katy, April, Megan and Georgia:

Charlie, Sophie, Joel and Yasmin:

1st 5 mins - Lito, Adam, Josie, Tom, Dan. 5-10 mins: Megan, Megan and Chloe. 10-15: Evie, Darius, Jacob, Jess, Niall, Jack:

How does Barack Obama try to unite the nation in his presidential victory speech?

Select 4 quotations from your section and analyse them in detail, looking at the impact of individual words, referring specifically to devices and relating it back to the question above .

Post your analysis if each quotation as a comment on this post - remember to state which paragraph it is from to help your classmates to find it more easily.

Is George right to shoot Lennie?

Answer this question as a comment on this post using evidence from the text to support your opinion.

What kind of friend is George to Lennie?

Choose one of the quotations from our whole-class quote bank (it can be from any chapter you like) and use it to answer this question using PEE and then post it as a comment on this post. Try to link your analysis to the context of the novel - the Great Depression and the situation that George and Lennie are in.

Punctuation Videos

Watch your videos and make sure you know how to use all of the key punctuation marks.

Creative Writing: Openings

Task 1: Discuss with your partner or group why it is important to have an effective opening to a story.

Task 2: Follow the link below. Read the openings on the sheet and complete the table for each, either in your books or save the document and fill it in on the netbook:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2DdQOUJ1a6USXV4WmtPN3pLTHM/edit

Task 3: Write 3 possible openings for your story. Try to make them as gripping and effective as possible. Discuss with your partner/group which one they think is the best.

Functional English: Practising Writing

Scenario: You and the charity that you work for is organising a party to celebrate raising £1 million. You send your colleagues an email about a party that you have been to which was really good. Explain why it was successful.

Begin your posts with:

To: colleagues@charityten.co.uk
From:
Subject: My most enjoyable party!

Remember to:
Present your information/ideas cleary, logically, and persuasively
Make sure your writing is appropriate for audience and purpose
Use a range of sentence structures, including complex sentences