Don’t leave your English Controlled Assessment to guesswork!!!

1. “All the business of life is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guessing what was at the other side of the hill’.” Don’t leave your English Controlled Assessment to guesswork!!!

2. “ How does Shakespeare use speech and soliloquies to portray the character of Richard in Richard III and Mark Antony in Julius Caesar?” • Formal and accurate language throughout. • Well-planned with a clear argument. • 45% Richard III • 20% Julius Caesar • 20% Comparison • 15% Historical Context • Approximately 1500 words (5 sides of A4) • Quality NOT Quantity • You only need to mention the one soliloquy you have studied from Julius Caesar and part of Mark Antony’s speech to the citizens( you don’t need to look at it all) • You should not write extensive notes in your booklets.

3. The Terrain • Today: Planning, Questions, Requests. • Saturday: Frenzy, Chaos, Scribbling • Sunday: Calm, Order, Peace • Day 1: Experiment • Day 2: Reconsider • Day 3: Refine • Day 4: “Shoot it again!” or Wayhey!!!

4. Today Tick!! EitherShakespear-anator. Or Planning: Gaze at the question and try to answer it in a mini-paragraph. Give several angles and perspectives on how their characters are different/similar . Know where you’re going. Questioning: What can you definitely do? What would you like to ask about? Write 2 questions for Miss Stubbings– about the plays or essay style. Requests: What would be helpful to have on the walls? Miss Stubbings can do this over the weekend. Ask – she can only say no!

5. Saturday Tick!! Frenzy: Reread the key scenes and all of your notes. Work out which bits of language you want to use as evidence. Chaos: Spread yourself out somewhere quiet for an hour, or a bit more. Write the title on a blank page, look at my plan ... and then ... Scribble: Fill the page with ideas, points, analysis, quotes, links and comparisons. Relax: Watch TV or Chill Out.Try cooking a tasty meal.

6. Sunday Tick!! Calm: Have a treat on Sunday Morning – I recommend a calming walk. Order: Go back to your chaotic scribbles. On a new page ... Try and convert your ideas from yesterday (they will have percolated over night) into a more logical and clear plan. Peace: Make sure that you have the right material to meet all of the objectives ... see next slide! Summarise your essay plan in 7 or 8 bullet points and stick this up on the fridge. Finally: Write any great ideas or points into the ‘little box’ on the Controlled Assessment Sheet. You know that you cannot include a full plan, or whole paragraphs.

7. Sophisticated engagement with the writer’s ideas and attitudes. • Sophisticated analysis of language and structure. • Imaginative exploration of points of comparison. • Imaginative comment on the significance of the contexts. Describe HOW the characters are presented. Key TOPIC sentence in every PARAGRAPH Use commas, dashes, colons and semi-colons to add accuracy. Give Act & Scene References. Use the terms of the title ... Don’t just include evidence – try to be specific about the techniques used Be clear about Shakespeare’s purpose At the end of paragraphs ... connect to main argument Make reference to film versions.

8. Next Week • Be positive – Miss Stubbings believes in you!! • Don’t forget your booklet and your Controlled Assessment books. • Eat your favourite breakfast (coco pops?) – you deserve it. • At the end of each lesson ... do a mental snapshot of what you completed. This allows you to think about improvements at home.

9. Most Important ... Enjoy It!!!