Key takeaways
Learn how to identify which words have the biggest impact in a text.
Talk through how to explore the connotations of these words.
Practice writing up single word analysis.
Host: Eleanor is an English teacher specialising in KS3 and KS4 Literature and Language based in London. She completed her teacher training at the Institute of Education in 2016 and has been working in London schools ever since.Analysing other people's writing is a fantastic way to improve your own writing. In this class, students will look at how and why writers make certain word choices. They will learn how to pick out the important words with the biggest impact and practice writing analytical sentences exploring these choices. This is a great class to expand English reading and writing and will form a foundation to build further knowledge on.
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for all English Literature and Language students in Years 10-11 or S4-S5.
Class requirements:
Students will require a laptop with internet connection to view the class. A pen and notepad will also be required during the lesson.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.