H Tier

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H Tier
F Tier

• Write an entry for your blog which describes how
  you really feel about your English mock exam.
• Write the things you wish you could say out
  loud.
• Include
• Language to inform
• Rhetorical questions
• Extensive vocabulary

• Write the script for a voiceover for a video
  that takes the viewer on a virtual tour of our
  school.
• Write the things you wish you could say.
• Include
• Language to inform
• Details in the right order
• Connectives to guide the reader, e.g next,
  after that

2
Write a letter to a national newspaper in which
you complain about teenagers on TV and/or film.

• You should include
• Correct letter format, e.g. Dear Sir/Madam
• Formal language
• At least 3 examples of annoying teens in film/TV
• Elaborate and long similes/metaphors

3
Write a letter to someone famous (from TV?) that
you hate. In it, say all the things you would
like to say to their face politely and formally!

• You must include
• Formal standard English
• Elaborate similes/comparisons
• Correct letter format, e.g. Dear

4
Write a review of your English lessons in Y10 so
far. Aim to write in the style of Charlie Brooker.

• You should include
• Long, elaborate similes/comparisons
• A clear indication of whether you love or loathe
  them
• A comment on what is happening when you learn
  well
• A comment on what could be done to help you to
  learn better

5
Write review of a TV programme that you hate.

• You must include
• Basic information about what it is, when it is on
  and why you dislike it.
• Long descriptions of what you dislike about it.
• Humour.

6
Write your own online dating profile where
everything is a lie except for two things.

• You must include
• Information that could be true that isnt.
• Emotive language

7
Write a speech in which you seek to persuade the
rest of the class that Dancing on Ice is good
quality TV.

• You should include
• Rhetorical question
• 2nd person e.g. you, we
• Repetition

8
Imagine that you have just seen Lennie from Of
Mice and Men commit a crime. (make it up!)
Describe what happened and what he looked like
for the police.

• You should include
• Brief details of the crime
• At least 2 quotes from the book that describe
  Lennie
• This suggested to me that
• This indicated that he

9

• Write a letter to your local MP arguing that
  schools should always have both a swimming pool
  and a cinema
• It must include
• Repetition
• Statistics
• In most cases
• It has been proved that

10

• Write a letter to Mr Dool to advise him why the
  punishment for stopping suddenly in a busy
  corridor should be a punch in the face
• It must include
• Clearly
• 2nd person
• Surely
• It has been proved that

11

• Write a letter to Mr Baillie to persuade him you
  could beat him in a fight
• It must include
• Repetition
• 2nd person
• In most cases
• It has been proved that

12

• Write a letter to Nuts and Zoo to argue that
  there should not be semi-naked women in the
  magazine
• It must include
• It is clear that
• Statistics
• Quotes
• Undoubtedly

13

• Advise other students how they should dress to
  get Orange cards.
• It must include
• 2nd person
• An anecdote
• In addition to this
• You should always

14

• Write to Mr Dool to persuade him to extend
  lunchtime by 20 minutes and to start the day at
  915.
• It must include
• Rhetorical questions
• Some may argue that
• Emotive language
• 2nd person

15

• Argue that Facebook should be banned.
• It must include
• Evidence shows
• A quote
• Statistics
• Emotive language

16

• Write a letter to your local newspaper to argue
  that smoking and swearing are cool.
• It must include
• 2nd person
• Formal language
• Undoubtedly
• It is arguable that

17

• Write a newspaper article to advise readers that
  their face really will stay that way if the wind
  changes.
• It must include
• 2nd person
• Rhetorical questions
• Clearly
• Although

18

• Argue that it is the right thing to tell a
  friend if they smell.
• It must include
• Emotive language
• It is reasonable to suggest
• Clearly
• Statistics

19

• Describe your favourite person. (real or
  imaginary)
• It must include
• Each sentence starting with the next letter of
  the alphabet.
• A simile
• Adjectives

20

• Write a letter to yourself aged 4 to inform
  him/her that there are monsters under the bed.
• It must include
• Formal language
• As a result of this
• In addition
• Clearly

21

• Write a speech to persuade the rest of the class
  that barefoot is better that wearing socks.
• It must include
• Rhetorical questions
• However
• It is clear that
• Undoubtedly

22

• Write to argue that a world without mobile
  phones would be friendlier.
• It must include
• Although
• On the other hand
• A list of 3
• Statistics
• A quote

23

• Write a letter to Channel 4 to persuade them
  that school dinners were better before Jamie
  Oliver.
• It must include
• Some might say
• Quotes
• Statistics
• It is certain that

24

• Write an article for a newspaper to argue that
  we pick ugly friends to make ourselves look
  better.
• It must include
• Obviously
• 2nd person
• Naturally
• It might be the case that

25

• Write an article for a magazine to argue that we
  should stop washing in order to save the planet.
• It must include
• Facts and opinions
• 2nd person
• A further interpretation is
• Naturally

26

• Describe how you would plan the perfect murder.
• It must include
• Present tense
• Appeal to the senses
• A simile
• Adjectives

27

• Write a letter to Mrs McCann to persuade her
  that reading books is pointless.
• It must include
• Emotive language
• Another possibility is
• Of course
• Clearly

28

• If you were the devil, describe what you would
  make Hell like for teachers.
• It must include
• Each sentence starting with the next letter of
  the alphabet.
• Present tense
• Appeal to the 5 senses

29

• Describe your idea of Hell.
• It must include
• Each sentence starting with the next letter of
  the alphabet.
• Present tense
• Appeal to the 5 senses

30

• Argue that the internet is evil.
• It must include
• Facts and opinions
• 2nd person
• A further interpretation is
• Naturally