This course offers year 11 students a programme of weekly GCSE English Language online classes, covering topics that students often find most challenging. Importantly, all of these topics are examined across all GCSE & IGCSE exam boards. Mastering these topics will be critical for students aiming for the highest grades, and as such these sessions are aimed at those predicted a grade 8 or 9 at GCSE.
The course takes place on Wednesday from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm (UK Time) during term time throughout the academic year. We offer our courses at a rate of £24 per hour and £36 per session, each session lasting 1.5 hours.
Video Introduction:
Below is a video outlining how the course will work from the tutor who ran it previously:
This course runs on Wednesday 4.30pm - 6pm (UK Time) during term time.
Term 1 - Sessions 1 to 12
(Wednesday 20th September - Wednesday 20th December 2023)
1. How a Writer Uses Language: Close Reading 1
2. How a Writer Uses Language: Close Reading 2
3. Writing About Structure for Unseen Passages
4. Assessment (Sessions 1 - 3)
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5. Creative Writing 1: Descriptive Writing
6. Creative Writing 2: Narrative Writing
7. Structural Techniques for Creative Writing
8. Assessment (Sessions 5 - 7)
9. How to Close-Read Non-Fiction Texts
10. Writing Detailed Summaries: Using Your Own Words
11. Dynamic Comparison: How to Contrast Writers' Attitudes
12. Assessment (Sessions 9 - 11)
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Term 2 - Sessions 13 to 22
(Wednesday 10th January - Wednesday 20th March 2024)
13. Non-Fiction Writing 1: How to Write a Letter
14. Non-Fiction Writing 2: How to Write a Newspaper Article
15. Non-Fiction Writing 3: How to Write a Speech
16. Assessment (Sessions 13 - 15)
17. Stubborn Texts: Dealing with Tricky Unseen Passages
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18. Language Techniques: Revision and Extension
19. Refining Uses of Structure: Comprehension and Composition
20. Assessment (Sessions 17 - 19)
21. Reflecting on Assessments
22. How to Revise
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Term 3 - Sessions 23 to 27 (Exam Technique)
(Wednesday 17th April - Wednesday 15th May 2024)
23. Exam Technique (on a range of focus areas)
24. Exam Technique (on a range of focus areas)
25. Exam Technique (on a range of focus areas)
26. Exam Technique (on a range of focus areas)
27. Exam Technique (on a range of focus areas)
These sessions will be led by one of our professional tutors, Max. Max is an Oxford educated English graduate who has also completed an MPhil in American Literature at Cambridge. Max has tutored since 2012 and works with students of all levels and with diverse educational needs. He has taught over 1,200 hours and helped 50 families through Keystone.
- Target Student: Students in Year 11 with a predicted grade of an 8 or 9.
- Programme Structure: Every 4th session will be an assessment session allowing the course tutor to review each student’s understanding of the topics covered in the previous 3 sessions. During this session students will receive some 1-to-1 support and feedback from the course tutor.
- Session Length: Every lesson will be 1.5 hours long.
- Focus Areas: Topics typically covered in Year 10 that transcend the GCSE & IGCSE exam boards. Each session will be discreet and standalone allowing students to join the cohort at any point.
- Assessment: Course tutors will use a variety of different means to measure student progress throughout each session; assessment methods included group discussions, individual questioning, worked examples, peer review and past paper questions.
- Homework: After each session students will be set homework to complete on the focus area covered in the previous lesson. This will comprise of past paper questions and can be completed online.
- Platform: Lessons will take place on Zoom, which is free and straightforward for students to use. A link will be sent out ahead of the course start date. Take a look at this video to see our online teaching in action.
- Maximum Class Size: We teach in groups of no more than 10 with the average class size being smaller.
- Contact Details: Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via email at courses@keystonetutors.com or call +44 (0)207 602 5310.
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