Languages and literacy
Analytical essay planner: how reports frame a school travel trial
Plan a multi-paragraph essay that compares how two fictional reports frame the same school travel proposal for different readers.
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Head of English and Media
Claire Hopwood
English and Media have to offer a common academic challenge while recognising that pupils may approach the language of a task from different starting points.
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English and Media have to offer a common academic challenge while recognising that pupils may approach the language of a task from different starting points. I lead the department and plan models and scaffolds that keep the GCSE skill in view, rather than lowering the expectation for some learners.
A model answer can show how a response is built, but it should not become a script pupils simply copy. I look for ways to make the thinking visible and give students different levels of support towards the same skill. That matters in a school where English is an additional language for many pupils.
Consistency in marking is another part of the work. With several teachers assessing English Language and Literature, moderation helps us compare how we apply the shared standard. Resources are most useful when they make the skill clear for pupils and the criteria discussable for colleagues.
How I approach a lesson
Model a GCSE skill through examples that make the thinking visible.
Vary scaffolding while keeping the intended skill consistent.
Use moderation to compare how shared marking standards are applied.
Templates I'd use with my class
Explore these templates and decide what fits your own setting.
Languages and literacy
What happens next? eight still-frame prompt cards
Use one visual still prompt to infer setting and mood, then draft two possible continuations without treating the prompt as a finished story.
Languages and literacy
Media vocabulary: describe, compare and explain
Pupils should use the six terms accurately, cite wording that foregrounds planning or opening day, and label a possible audience effect as an inference. A revised headline should preserve the supplied facts and identify a separate source needed for real reporting.