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ENGLISH LANGUAGE and LITERATURE a /AS Level for AQA Teacher’S Resource A/AS Level English Language and Literature for AQA Teacher’S Resource Brighter Thinking ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE A /AS Level for AQA Teacher’s Resource A/AS Level English Language and Literature for AQA Teacher’s Resource CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/ukschools/9781107465718 (Free online) www.cambridge.org/ukschools/9781107465725 (Cambridge Elevate-enhanced Edition) © Cambridge University Press 2015 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2015 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-107-465718 Free online ISBN 978-1-107-465725 Cambridge Elevate-enhanced Edition Additional resources for this publication at www.cambridge.org/ukschools Cover image © 2013 Fabian Oefner www.fabianoefner.com Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. NOTICE TO TEACHERS The photocopy masters in this publication may be photocopied or distributed [electronically] free of charge for classroom use only. Worksheets and copies of them remain in the copyright of Cambridge University Press. The publishers would like to thank Marcello Giovanelli and Ian Cushing for their contribution to this Teacher’s Resource. i © Cambridge University Press Contents Introduction from the Series Editor iii 25 Power: positioning and im/politeness (19.7–19.8) 30 Course planning iv Making connections (Unit 20) Planning map v 26 Choosing connections and texts (20.2–20.4) 32 Using digital resources in the classroom ix 27 Reading and writing critically (20.14) 34 BEGINNING 28 Academic conventions (20.15) 35 1 Beginning (Units 1–14) 1 ENRICHING 29 Enriching (Units 21–26) 36 DEVELOPING Remembered places (Unit 15) 2 Remembering places (15.3) 4 3 Re-creative writing (15.4) 5 4 Places, people and events (15.5) 6 5 Metaphor (15.6) 7 6 Genre (15.7) 8 Imagined worlds (Unit 16) 7 The fantasy genre (16.1) 9 8 Setting up fictional worlds (16.2) 10 9 Characterisation (16.3) 11 10 Point of view (16.4) 13 11 Interpretations of fantasy (16.5) 14 Poetic voices (Unit 17) 12 Poetic voices and voice and identity (17.1, 17.4) 15 13 Constructing perspective (17.6.1) 16 14 Constructing location (17.6.2) 17 15 Constructing time (17.6.3) 19 16 Sense of self and sense of others (17.6.4–17.6.5) 20 17 Memories (17.6.6) 22 Writing about society (Unit 18) 18 Literature and themes of society (18.1.2) 23 19 What is re-creative writing? (18.1.3) 24 20 Reviewing characters and narrators (18.2.2) 25 21 Re-creative writing and discourse (18.2.5) 26 22 Commentary (18.3) 27 Dramatic encounters (Unit 19) 23 Representing speech and turn-taking (19.1–19.3) 28 24 Exploring dramatic conventions (19.4) 29 ii © Cambridge University Press Introduction from the Series Editor Approaches across the series professionals, offering a unique insight into aspects of the chapter content. The aim of AS and A Level English publishing is to provide high quality resources to support students at every stage of their journey through the new one- and two-year linear How to use the Student Book courses. The Student Books in the series follow a unique There is no single way to use the Student Book and three-part structure that allows for a firm grounding teachers should decide on the best route according to of the essential knowledge, concepts and skills that the needs of their students and the time allocated to underpin each of the subject areas, more developed and particular specification topics. In many cases it is logical sustained study of key topics that encourage a range of that the Beginning units are taught first as these provide study skills, wider reading and independent learning, and important background information for students and will the opportunity to extend learning through follow-up ease the transition from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5 and investigative work, further reading and engagement with more advanced study. more advanced aspects of the subject. They build on The Planning Map the key messages and ethos of A Level reform, including a sustained focus on utilising current, innovative and This planning map has been structured to follow the relevant research from higher education that can best content of the Student Book but is easily adaptable inform learning post-16. to fit the needs of individual students and classes. It also provides a clear summary of all key learning The Student Books issues and concepts and an indication of how work can The Student Books are designed to support students in be differentiated to provide additional levels of both the transition from GCSE to A/AS Level, to provide them support and challenge for students. with all the skills and knowledge they need to work The Teacher’s Resource through their course, and to prepare them for further study or employment at the end of the course. The This acts as a guide for teachers through each of the three-part structure is designed to promote a recursive units in the Student Book, highlighting key concepts pedagogy that supports students’ learning and provides and learning and suggesting ways that teaching could an integrated and coherent approach to teaching. be focused to support students. It provides additional information and guidance on activities in the book and 1 Beginning guides teachers towards additional further reading and These units set out the key principles, issues and resources, both in print form and those accessed on the concepts that underpin the specification and will support Elevate platform. learning over a two-year course. They also act as a stand- Marcello Giovanelli alone reference point that students can use to return to throughout their studies. 2 Developing These units follow the main content in the specification, building and developing students’ understanding of concepts and issues in the ‘Beginning’ units, and introducing new knowledge where appropriate. Activities in this section are designed to be more analytical, extending knowledge to a wider context and encouraging the move to independence. 3 Enriching These units extend knowledge from the ‘Developing’ units through further investigative work, extensive wider reading links (books, websites, academic journal articles, blogs) and extended research summaries. They also contain specially commissioned and exclusive written articles and video interviews with leading academics and iii © Cambridge University Press Course planning This course plan has been structured to follow the content of the English Language and Literature: A/AS Level for AQA Student Book. The plan is like any other: a map of possible learning activities and opportunities that can be shaped to suit your learner’s needs where necessary. None of the activities are prescriptive. Nor is the chronological order in which they are catalogued necessarily binding. The key is not to be confined or restricted by an approach that is too mechanistic or predictable. There are several ways of working through the course. One possibility is that the Beginning units are taught in the first half-term as these will provide a framework and arm students with the beginnings of an integrated toolkit and metalanguage. Content from the Beginning section is largely self-study and although there is a large amount of terminology to be covered (much of which will be new from GCSE), students must not begin to think the analysis of literary and non-literary texts is simply an exercise in feature-spotting. The Developing units are more closely ‘linked’ to the exam and non-exam assessment, and should build on the foundations taught in the first half-term. The activities in the Student Book and the teaching resources are suggestions for how you might like to approach each section, and it is hoped that these are adaptable to suit individual needs. Furthermore, although texts are given in the Student Book and in the teaching resources, it is hoped that the suggested activities are applicable to other texts that are easily found. The Enriching units, although designed with A Level students in mind, are not confined to these and could be easily used as extension activities for AS Level students. The structure of the AS and A Levels is detailed in the table below. You can download an editable version of the planning map from Cambridge Elevate. AS Level A Level (1) Views and Voices (50%) 1.5 hours (1) Telling Stories (40%) 3 hours A. Imagined worlds A. Remembered places B. Poetic voices B. Imagined worlds (2) People and Places (50%) 1.5 hours C. Poetic voices A. Remembered places (2) Exploring Conflict (40%) 2.5 hours B. Re-creative writing A. Writing about society B. Dramatic encounters (3) Making Connections (non-exam assessment) iv © Cambridge University Press Planning map Unit Key terms and concepts Cambridge Elevate Differentiation, extension, resources co-teachability Beginning 1. What does the study stylistics; literary canon Students could begin to think of language and of ways in which an integrated literature mean at approach to English might be A/AS Level? useful 2. Text producers and context; discourse event; text • Activity 1 – Ideas Students could write a multi- receivers producer; text receiver; multi- purpose text of their choice and purpose text; primary purpose; then a commentary analysing secondary purpose; implied and justifying their own choices reader; implied writer; actual reader; actual writer; discourse community 3.
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