English Literature and Language, AS Level: Homework Schedule

DATE DUE / WORK COMPLETED
2 Dec / Comparative essay: Compare and contrast how the writers in French Milk and Paris for Children; The Rough Guide to Paris present the experience of visiting Paris. Refer to both extracts in your answer and consider language and context.
9 December / Comparative essay: Compare and contrast how the writers in Waiting For Goddard and Around the World in 80 Datesuse memory to connect them to Paris. Refer to both extracts in your answer and consider language and context.
16 Dec / Revision notes table completed on the AQA Anthology Paris
All texts in AQA Anthology Paris read and annotated
13 January (after Christmas holidays) / Recreative writing practice:
First reading of The Lovely Bones
20 Jan / Comparative essay: Compare and contrast how Parisian food is presented in “Paris: Fine French Food” and “Eating in Paris” Isabelle, Mike and Sophia. Refer to both texts in your answer and consider language and context.
27 Jan / Research the Fantasy genre of fiction
Catch up week
9thFeb / Paper 1, SECTION B practice:
  1. Recast Neither Here Nor There (lines 70-92) as a text in a formal guide to Parisian roads.
  2. Analyse the text you wrote in answer to number 2.

14 February / Examine how Sebold presents the relationship between Ray Singh and the police on page 25-26 from “Ray is not feeling well” to “He began to go home immediately after school”.
21 Feb / Questions by Chapter answered up to Chapter Sixon The Lovely Bones.
1 March / February exam questions rewritten
9 March / Questions by Chapter answered up to Chapter Eight on The Lovely Bones.
16 March / Examine how Sebold presents Lindsey in her altercation with Mr. Caden.
28 March / Compare and Contrast how Duffy presents love in Valentine and First Love
3 April / EXAM WEEK
10 April / Questions by Chapter answered up to Chapter Ten on The Lovely Bones.
25 April / Finish reading The Lovely Bonesand finishQuestions by Chapter.
Revise all texts and terminology.
3 May / Compare and Contrast how Duffy presents place in Never Go Back and Close
9 May / TBC
19 May (am) / FINAL AS EXTERNAL EXAM
PAPER 1
(The Lovely Bonesand Poetry Selection)
24 May (pm) / FINAL AS EXTERNAL EXAM
PAPER 2
(AQA Anthology Paris; comparative essay and recast)