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Langauge coursework tasks

Assignment 1 - informative,analytical and/or argumentative

The most successful writing for this assignment often draws on personal experiences or interests. If you have experienced something unusual, have lived somewhere amazing or feel very strongly about a particular issue, then write about it.

Examples:

A persuasive article about a topical issue
An account of a holiday
A personal reflection on the experience of living in more than one culture
An informative article about a sport or hobby

Have a look at these successful cw pieces:

Eductation: “What survives when what has been learned has been forgotten” (-B. F. Skinner) by Katie Berry

Teens and Tiredness: The Endless Battle Against Dreary Days and Maddening Mornings, an article to inform and educate by Hannah

You have to be thin to be beautiful……Oh no you don’t, argues Grace Brodie, an opinion article for teenage girls

She vs He: A Blueprint for Peace, an opinion article by Simone

Capital Punishment is Barbaric and Immoral, an argument essay by Simone

 

Assignment 2 - Imaginative,descriptive and/or narrative

You are not expected to write a complete story for this coursework assignment as writing a successful story in just 800 words is very difficult. You could write the opening or closing section of a story, or portray a character or setting.

Examples:

A narrative opening in which a character is introduced.
A description of a setting, which conveys atmosphere and introduces themes.
An autobiographical piece e.g. description of  a childhood experience conveying emotion and atmosphere.  
 

Tasks

Have a look at these successful cw pieces:

"Morning" by Hannah

 "Matches" by Simone

"Hello to the Dove" by Hannah

A Judgement of Solomon by Amelia

 

Assignment 3 - Response to a text containing facts, opinions and arguments

Your written response should select, analyse and evaluate points from the stimulus material. An additional 10 marks are awarded for the reading skills demonstrated in this assignment.

Examples:

A letter responding to a persuasive newspaper article
An article responding to a political speech
A letter responding to a campaign leaflet

These texts are suitable stimulus material for Assignment 3

Have a look at this framework for an essay which responds to a persuasive article. Use the framework to help you plan an a response to PJ O'Rourke's satirical Cool and Logical Analysis of the Bicycle Menace or Paul Flynn's discussion of the rise of the term Chav in Stop Laughing.

Have a look at these successful cw pieces:

Theo - Review of 'A Cool and Logical Analysis of the Bicycle Menace'

 

REDRAFTING

By the end of Year 10 your language coursework should be almost complete, some final redrafting might need to take place in the summer holidays before Year 11. This form should help you to focus on the final corrections and improvements to be made. Don't forget coursework is now worth 50% of the IGCSE assessment.