Group these words

• Where are they from?• Why did they enter the English language?

• Do not be concerned with getting these right. This is all about the process.

• Now re-group whilst watching this video.• The History of English in 10 minutes

Miss Dodd warning – there is a naughty bit

The English Language is a story of invasions and combinations of languages – therefore, we need maps

We will need our maps to learn about the History of the English language

• As you go on our History tour, consider which area interests you the most:

1. When did English become important? 2. Do rules matter? 3. Can the English language be shocking?

One of these will form the basis of your enquiry.

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B Block

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What did you learn at each place?AO2: Attitudes to language

AO3: Context (What? Who? When? Why?)

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What were the most interesting things you learned?

• What area would you personally like to enquire further into?

1. When did English become important? 2. Do rules matter? 3. Can the English language be shocking?

Thanks for choosing – you will want to start researching some of these areas for next lesson• When did English become important?

– Historical origins and invasions– A Language of prestige? Parliament, Science, Religion– Globalisation

• Do rules matter?– The influence of Caxton’s printing press– Dictionary development– Prescriptivist v Descriptivist argument

• Can the English language be shocking?– Christian martyrs and the Bible, specifically William Tyndale– Taboo language and reactions to it– Impact of text talk on destroying English

Lesson 2: Creating a method for assessing your work

• Study the mark components for grades for coursework (p14) and A2 performance descriptors (p28)

• Produce a set of grade requirements for your research projects covering AO2, AO3 and AO4

• This is how your presentation will be assessed

Lesson 3: Completing your research and producing your presentation

• The presentation can be in any form, but it must be detailed and should improve the other group’s chances of success with study

• AO4 covers the quality of your creativity with the presentation

• What will you need for Lesson 4: The Presentation lesson?

Lesson 3: Conceptualising the enquiry

• Exciting enquiries are usually given a catchy sub-title. • For example, I was going to make you all do an enquiry

into William Tyndale called “Language: A Burning Issue”• Most Hollywood sequels have a catchy sub-title –

Transformers: The Dark of the Moon• Your sub-title could do the following:

– Show the key components of what you have learned– Show wider cultural references (Transformers are using the

title of a Pink Floyd album)– Use puns – like my amazing sub-title

Lesson 4: Presenting

• Today you will be presenting your findings

• The other groups will be assessing you on your presentation using our success criteria

• Feedback should take into account Critique Protocols