Alchemy - Turning Cs into Ds

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Alchemy - Turning Ds into Cs

42 pages - 21 double-spread lessons of skill-based learning

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Raising achievement at GCSE

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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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