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Alchemy - Turning Ds into Cs

Alchemy - Turning Ds into Cs

  • 42 pages - 21 double-spread lessons of skill-based learning
  • In photocopiable A4 PDF format.
  • Available either for download or on CD-Rom

    Perfect for

  • Raising achievement at GCSE
  • Revision lessons
  • Booster lessons
  • Cover lessons

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    Alchemy provides a range of activities focusing on the FOUR key features of reading and writing which can make the difference between a D and a C - and beyond for all boards and specifications.

    Packed with a range of activities, loads of examples of students' work and clear revision notes, Alchemy is available for download or on CD in photocopiable A4 PDF format.


    Short. Lacking detail. Not very fluent. Sounds a bit immature. Vocabulary is repetitive. Sentences tend to be monotonous. In their EN2 and literature responses, they can write about the characters and the story but they don't really comment on the writer's choices or their effect.

    Yes, that's what we* found too:

    D grade students tend to:

    C grade students often:

    identify points without comment

    comment and explain

    use a limited vocabulary chosen for meaning

    use a wider vocabulary chosen for effect

    use fewer complex sentences and sentence structures

    use more complex sentences and sentence structures

    write less and in less detail

    develop their ideas and express them more fully

    Alchemy helps students:

    focus on the writer's language and its effect

    consider their vocabulary choice and its effect

    improve sentence variety and construction

    plan and develop ideas before writing

    *Research based on examiners' reports, QCA guidance, the personal experience of a large number of English teachers
    and, er, a general gut feeling...

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