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at 15:45 #43050VMWEduKeymaster
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at 20:47 #43096BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 1
In today’s class we began our GCSE writing course focusing on the Orwell Prize and thinking about how to use this framework to work towards both creative and non-fiction writing following the themes of the competition. We looked today at the prompt ‘who’s in control’, learning about the different styles and forms the students could use and digging deep into concepts such as power and how to represent this in narrative form. We spoke about how to interpret these prompts super creatively, looked at examples of previous winners and the class did a little of their own thinking on the theme. Wonderful work everyone, well done for all your brilliant sparky ideas. See you next week 🙂
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at 07:27 #43114AmberParticipant
Dear Beth,
Stunning lesson, thank you for! Uploaded HW did. In Yoga Speak writing am I. 😉
Amber
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at 12:30 #43154RayParticipant
Dear Beth,
Thanks so much for the lesson.
Please find below my homework.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WhGdMij1jpoEZCYPp4DGfVajJZ_zaCaFTnM8mTNt6Fc/edit?usp=sharing
Best,
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at 22:38 #43172SarahSParticipant
Hi Beth,
I have attached my homework.Thank you for your time!
Sarah
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at 19:10 #43193𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞Participant
Hi Beth,
Thanks for the lesson.
Here is my homework, thanks!
Jessie
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at 19:21 #43207BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 2
In today’s class we continued our work on the Orwell Prize, thinking this week about poetry. We read the advice of a previous winner and thought about one of the poems that won last year, analysing its use of language, imagery, structure and theme. The class watched a video that went over five important and uncommon tips for poetry writing and considered their own relationship to the genre. We read an interview between two prize winners on their use of theme and finally completed some free-writing on this year’s newly released prompt. Excellent work today everyone, particularly in your discussions on freedom- I can’t wait to read the poetry you come up with! Keep up the amazing work and see you next week 🙂
Video from today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsfMk7KKiI4
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at 06:39 #43233AmberParticipant
Dear Beth,
Thanks for the awesome lesson, HW uploaded 🙂
Cheers!
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at 16:35 #43246jaydenPParticipant
Dear Beth,
thank you for the amazing lesson!!!
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at 13:48 #43260SarahSParticipant
Hi Beth,
Sarah has attached her homework.
Thank you for your time.
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at 17:33 #43264LynnParticipant
Hii Beth,
Thank you for the wonderful lessons, I rlly enjoyed them! Last week i had a whole week of exams at school and I’m very sorry that i couldn’t do my hw. I’ve attached it below, could you look at it if possible 🙂
Kind regards,
Lynn
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at 21:27 #43281𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞Participant
Hi Beth,
Here’s my homework, thanks
Jessie
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at 20:05 #43352BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 3
In today’s class we considered the new 2025 Orwell Prize theme in detail, looking at the resources provided by the Orwell Prize and brainstorming our responses to the prompts they offer up. We spoke about the relationship between power and freedom in depth, with the class sharing in small groups their thoughts on freedom and its limitations. We then planned two pieces- one around the concept of power being as neutral as fire, the other around prompts given on the Orwell website, and they all shared beautifully the ideas they had been working on. Well done today everyone, fantastic ideas throughout. Keep it up and see you next week 🙂
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at 11:33 #43415AmberParticipant
Dear Beth,
Thanks for the wonderful lesson – HW uploaded!
Cheers!
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at 12:03 #43443LynnParticipant
Hi Beth,
Thank u for the amazing lesson! Have a nice day:)
Lynn
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at 18:22 #43507𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞Participant
Hi Beth,
Sorry for the late homework for last week, there was an error when uploading it.
Thank you for the lesson,
Jessie
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at 18:31 #43509BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 4
In today’s class we thought about form and content, looking at resources on drama and screenplays and linking this back to the theme of freedom. We began with three writing tips for the class to consider that are not often talked about before we looked at the Orwell Prize’s tips for choosing a form between drama, poetry, journalism and narrative. We read through the resources provided for drama and completed some challenges on form, atmosphere, content and style, using this to inspire our ideas and think about any key challenges the class may face. Finally they planned out some amazing stories inspired by prompts given by the Prize, using drama and short story as the form. Well done today everyone, really good work today. Keep it up and see you next week 🙂
Homework link (scroll to the bottom of the page to where the guides to form are; you need to read all the ones except essays and journalism): https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/for-young-writers/find-your-form/
Challenges link we looked at today: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/for-young-writers/find-your-form/finding-a-form-a-resource-by-will-harris/
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at 19:04 #43648BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 5
In today’s class we began our work on non-fiction in the Orwell Prize, learning about journalism. We began by reading the tips they give on the form, looking at the idea of taking narrative and making it universal, before we looked at Orwell’s own journalism and spoke about his musings on objective truth. We discussed what makes for good journalism, thinking about the role of a journalist, and then looked at the notion of finding original stories that are uncovered, to offer new perspectives and ideas on the world around us. Fantastic work today everyone, well done for all your in-depth points about narrative journalism. Keep up the great work and see you next week 🙂
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at 19:14 #43650BethParticipant
Video from today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fez7XtjFOQ
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at 00:08 #43729BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 6
In today’s class we applied all our thoughts on journalism and thought about how to write captivating pieces that played on the reader’s imagination. We began by discussing journalism the class enjoyed, before thinking about the ways in which magazine articles have to be different from essays. We looked at a prompt from the Orwell Prize on the nature of truth and the class brainstormed some amazing ideas in response. We then learned some key tips for article writing and reflected on the importance of story-telling in articles, which the class then used to help them write the opening of a piece responding to the truth prompt. Really creative and vibrant work today everyone, very well done and I can’t wait to read your articles! See you next time 🙂
Article vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2scT_3KGvo
Story-telling vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAq0eRv2RL8
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at 08:56 #43758AmberParticipant
Dear Beth,
Thank u for the awesome lesson, had so much fun this class! HW uploaded ✌︎︎
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at 23:07 #43790SarahSParticipant
Hi Beth
My HW is attached. Thank you for your time.Sarah Xx
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at 21:38 #43831LynnParticipant
Hi Beth,
Thank you for the amazing lesson! See you next time:)
Kind regards,
Lynn
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at 18:58 #43849𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞Participant
Hi Beth,
Here is my homework attached below.
Thank you for the lesson,
Jessie
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at 18:45 #43866BethParticipant
Summary for Lesson 7
In today’s class we looked at writing essays, reflecting on how essays can bridge the personal and political. We thought about how journalism and essays differed and looked at an example of a winner of the prize that reflected on nostalgia through the lens of Blackpool Tower. We then used this to create an essay opener reflecting on a sense of place inspired by the essay, which the students did beautifully. Finally the class linked this back to the concept of freedom, reading an Orwell piece on the subject and connecting this to their own work. Very well done today everyone, really creative and sophisticated reflections on nostalgia, childhood, loss etc. Keep up the great work- well done 🙂
Homework articles: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/12/fourfreedoms/
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