David Brent

David Brent
David Brent - If at first you don't succeed, remove all evidence you ever tried.

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Monday 30 November 2020

Parrenthorn - Monday 30th November 2020 Week 1

Period 1 Year 8XC- English in B2 Haven't taught yet, they are isolating. - check where they are up to. After a little bit of dispute, some students had got up to this point and beyond, others had not... Lesson 3

Homework: Deadline Thursday Look again at the sentence from the extract: ‘A short figure in an army greatcoat came into the sodium light.’ Try changing the writer’s choices: Think of a noun to replace ‘figure’. Think of a verb to replace ‘came’. Think of an adjective to replace ‘short’. Think of prepositional phrase to replace ‘in an army greatcoat’. Think of an adverb or adverbial phrase to replace ‘into the sodium light’. What is the effect of the changes you have made. Now, try reorganising the sentence above. How many different ways can you structure it? Period 2 - free or Year 7XD / Music - in C17 Lesson 4 completed. Began lesson 5 up to slide 28. Next lesson - go through answers for page 13 on Lesson 5, then begin lesson 6.

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Period 3 - 7XB Music - Up to Slide 24 of lesson 5

Period 4 -10LFB EN - Up to slide 10 - today we went into detail about the extract and created a mind map about the bullet points on slide 9. You will need to copy these up from Sam,Zayna or Freya - perhaps ask them to send you a whatsapp image of the notes and quotes we gathered together.
Up to - Slide 11.
Next lesson
How does Golding present the island in Chapter One? - Using PEETTIL + C respond to the question.

Period 5 - 7CX English -

Lesson 7 of Alter Egos to begin
Those who forgot homework must remember to bring it in tomorrow! Completed extract and picking out the phrases from the text - did PEE. Will begin Slide 64 next lesson.
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Wednesday 25 November 2020

Parrenthorn - Thursday 26th November 2020

Period 1 - Year 7YA/Music in C18 (Luke's class)

To start music SOL.

Period 2- Year 8XD/Music in B3 Only student was Basil, I gave him the Tempo, Dynamics and Articulation worksheets to work on, so everyone can start at the same place next lesson.

Period 3- Year 10 English in B10

Powerpoint Chapter 1 Starter - Discuss the map of the island and read out what is on it. Main - Go through the PP - lots of discussion on what Utopia is and how it's represented in the book. plenary feedback the quote found in all of chapter 1 on evidence that represents Uptopia and quotes which tell the reader something may not be as it seems or something bad might be about to happen.
Intro - Sir Thomas More (1477 - 1535) was the first person to write of a 'utopia', a word used to describe a perfect imaginary world. More's book imagines a complex, self-contained community set on an island, in which people share a common culture and way of life. He coined the word 'utopia' from the Greek ou-topos meaning 'no place' or 'nowhere'. It was a pun - the almost identical Greek word eu-toposmeans 'a good place'. So at the very heart of the word is a vital question: can a perfect world ever be realised? It is unclear as to whether the book is a serious projection of a better way of life, or a satire that gave More a platform from which to discuss the chaos of European politics.

Today we cut out the quotes and stuck them into our exercise books creating a diamond shape. Then we went through the PP. The quotes we looked at are as listed below:
"The shore was fledged with palm trees. These stood or leaned or reclined against the light".
"The shimmering water".
"A school of tiny fish flickerd hither and thither".
"Beyond the platform there was more enchantment".
"(The water) was clear to the bottom and bright with the efflorescence of tropical weed and coral".
"The incredible pool, which clearly was only invaded by the sea at high tide, was so deep at one end as to be dark green".
"The water was warmer than his blood and he might have been swimming in a huge bath".
"Here and here, little breezes crept over the polished waters beneath the haze of heat".
"The palm fronds would whisper, sp that spots of blurred sunlight slid over their bodies or moved like bright, winged things in the shade".

Label these from 1 - 9 and put in a diamond shape in your books. Which quote is the most like a description of Utopia (1) and which one least represents Uptopia (9)

Next you need to pick out quotes which descibe utopia and quotes that foreshadow (hint) that something bad is about to happen. next lesson we will start by discussing the quotes found in chapter one and then start on Slide 7. Period 4- Free

Period 5 - Year 8XC/English in B2 (not in)

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Tuesday 24 November 2020

Parrenthorn LFB - Wednesday 25th November 2020

Period 1 - Year 9 Form - PSHE - discuss remote learning and Lesson on Age of consent and communication

Period 2 - Year 7YC Music in C16 Use booklets - homework was to complete the worksheet. Page 11 finished, still on lesson 4 (Lesson interrupted with talk)

Year 9 Reg

Period 3 - Year 8YA/English (Red's class)

(Slide 8 week 3) Starter Re-cap on Hashim story Intro - change words of writer's and improve Main - write the next part of the story. Plenary - Students read out and fedback.

Period 4 - Year 10 English in B10 PP lesson 1. Read through chapter 1 to draw a map of the island and label it!
Hi Class, I'm sorry you weren't in today! The four of us missed you all! :) So, in tomorrow's lesson we will start the PowerPoint lesson 1, which will be on the school remote learning site (what's my homework?)! For those of you at home, I'll let you know where we get up to! So please keep your eye on this blog! See you soon hopefully Mrs M:)

Period 5 - Year 7XC in C20


Lesson 6 of alter egos SOL. A great lesson today Year 7! Well done! I was totally blown away by you all and I'm looking forward to our next lesson! Your homework is as follows: Homework: To finish off the second part of the Darren Shan story including the present participle verbs through the voice of the narrator (the vampire)!

Here are examples of verbs you could use: Murdering Frightening Helping Doing Waiting Watching Peering Approaching Reasoning

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Monday 23 November 2020

Parrenthorn - Tuesday 24th November 2020 - Week 2

Period 1 - Year 7XC English in C20 Continue with PP - lesson 5 - Slide 46 Starter :Recapped yesterday's lesson, watching clip of The Witches Development: Discussed different language devices to include within the creative task on writing about a teacher who removes a mask and become beautiful or ugly. Main : Writing task (20 mins) Plenary: Mark own work for corrections and peer assessed work.

Period 2- Free

Period 3 - Year 7XD Music(first teaching). Lesson 4 - Page 32 - Lesson 4 completed. Began lesson 5 up to slide 28.

Period 4 - Year 8YA English in B4 (Red's class) Year8 YA/EN B4 Spy Fiction Continued from last lesson - Creating a character.

Your homework was to complete the following

: Deadline next English lesson - Tuesday 24th November Period 4.

Using the plan you have created for your villain, now write a short story where your villain meets the hero in a difficult situation.

Sentence Starters: As I prepared to shoot _______ I felt … _____ had cold blue eyes and looked like a killer, he … Whilst wondering whether or not to kill the innocent children in front of her, … Starter: Feedback homework examples. Discuss spies and spy codes Main : complete tasks and read the extract... Answer questions re: extract Plenary: introduce task for next lesson. (Slide 8 week 3)

Period 5 - Year 10 English on B10
Reading Lord of the Flies.

Re-cap of the storyline so far Chapter 1 read. intermittent discussion about what's happening in the storyiline. Homework: For those who are still unsure of what the island looks like, please go over the chapter one tonight.
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Friday 20 November 2020

Parrenthorn - Monday 23rd November 2020 - Week 2

Period 1 Year 8XC- English in B2 Haven't taught yet, they are isolating (class absent)

Period 2 - Free

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Period 3 - 7XB Music - (first teaching)Started the PP, they are up to Slide 24 of lesson 5. Some work from this lesson had already been completed as they worked through the booklet in a linear fashion with the last cover teacher.

. Period 4 -10LFB EN - Today we went through a model answer using PEETTIL+C of the assessment question A4. And then compared this response with our own A5. Re-writing the response to improve it.

Homework: Re-write and improve last quesiton from assessment. Deadline tomorrow. Period 5 - 7CX English - Lesson 5 of Creative Writing

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Thursday 19 November 2020

Parrenthorn LFB - Friday 20th November 2020

Period 1 Year 8XC/EN B2 = Spy Fiction - check where they are up to

Period 2 Year8 YA/EN B4 Spy Fiction Continued from last lesson - Creating a character.

Homework: Deadline next English lesson - Tuesday 24th November Period 4.

Using the plan you have created for your villain, now write a short story where your villain meets the hero in a difficult situation.

Sentence Starters: As I prepared to shoot _______ I felt … _____ had cold blue eyes and looked like a killer, he … Whilst wondering whether or not to kill the innocent children in front of her, …

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Period 3 - Year 10 English B10- Section A: 40 marks 1 hour...Obed Ramotswe from Botswana. Complete the assessment (gave extra 10 mins as not all had completed) - going through model answer next lesson and then make another start on Lord of the Flies - page 14.

Period 4 - Year 8XB / Music B1 - Tempo Dynamics and articulation. Class Absent.

(Teacher Lunch)

Period 5 - YEAR 8YC/ Music B7 - Completed the sheets on Dynamics and articulation.

Finish off worksheets for homework: Next lesson on Friday 4th December. (Teacher training day next Friday)

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Parrenthorn LFB - Thursday 19th November

Period 1 Year 7YA / Music in C18- Treble/Bass Clef work https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zbvpd6f/revision/1 Homework: Complete sheet 1

Period 2 Year 8XD Music in B3 Year 8 Absent - Tempo, Dynamics and Articulation lesson for this time next week.

Year 9 Reg

Period 3 Year 10LFB/EN in B10 - Assessment - half completed, second half next lesson. Point Evidence Explain Terminology Theory Impact on the reader Llink to question + Context Next lesson we will finish the assessment you will have 1/2 an hour and then we will go through a model answer.

Period 5 Year 8XC.EN in B2 Absent - Not been taught yet need to catch up on where they are up to...Spy Fiction.

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Parrenthorn LFB - Wednesday 18th November

Year 7YC/Music - C16 Need to complete the booklets on treble / bass clef

Year 9 reg - no work

Year 8YA/EN Spy Fiction - Homework: Complete 5 sentences. Compare the 2 paragraphs of 1st and 3rd person.

Year 10 / LFB/EN - B10 English - Read up to Johnny arriving on the scene. Chapter 1 needs completing on Friday.(Assessment Thursday)

Year 7X/C EN - Completed the lesson on noun phrases. Ready to start the next lesson.

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I will work in the media...sweedie!

I will work in the media...sweedie!
Media Studies GCSE and A'Level, has really took off over the past 15-20 years...with good reason.
We are bombarded by the media everywhere we turn and the mythical 'glamour' of working in the media has increased. And as a result so have the students!
Which is why it is so important for those who are serious about a career in it, to fend off competition by being one step ahead of the game.
If you do want to work in TV, Radio, Games, then I suggest you develop your CV by gaining as much industry experience as possible. Speaking as an ex-tv producer, I can tell you the media is all about networking. Researching companies, meeting people, developing working relationships and maintaining contact (without mythering!).
Your work ethic needs to be willing and able with an awful lot of enthusiastic attached! Those are the qualities all media employers seek.
You may instantly think about the major TV/Radio companies like GTV and BBC when you imagine the word 'Media'. And yes, you'd be silly not to, they're both based in the North West, so they are accessible in that sense, and they do have fantastic learning opportunities on their work placement schemes. However, you may find you gain a different kind of experience if you choose to seek work experience from a smaller independent production company. Your role may be more varied, thereby getting the opportunity to broaden your skillsbase. So think about what kind of experience you are looking for, do you want to learn more about the workings of the industry or would you prefer it to be 'hands on'.

Interview Techniques

The media is all about ideas! I'm sure you have seen various TV companies asking for programme ideas. Well this is because a producer is one idea away from making their mark.
Therefore even before you get to interview stage you should always produce an idea, the risk of someone using it, without employing you is always there, but if you impress them enough they will call you for an interview and hey presto you can really pitch it to them then.
Pitching is important you have to know everything there is to know about the programme...and I mean every detail. You may be asked, and you don't want to go in with an idea you wote 6 months ago and barely remember.
So the key to any interview is PLANNING and PREPARATION.
Make sure you research the company, the type of programmes they make, the type of programmes they are looking to make.
Look at who commission their programmes, what is their area. A company would not pitch a programme idea of a chat show to a commissioner who specialises in documentary.
Double check that the programme isn't already on air, there is no way to find out if a similar show is in development, but I'm sure you'll be told during the interview. If this happens have a back up. It may sound like a lot of work but it will certainly pay off in the end...
So you've got an interview, you've researched the company and programme ideas. The rest is really up to you, the more you prepare the more confident you will feel, and the less painful it will be, because lets face it sometimes they can be when you're starting out.
Another tips is answer every question as best you can, if you can not think of an answer (we've all been there) ask if you can go back to it, don't dismiss what they are asking.
Take notes in with you, try not to read them word for word. Write down key words as prompts this generally helps and you don't always need them.
Try and gain some experience if you haven't got any at interview stage ensure you are "actively in the process of finding some work based learning".
Finally always thank them for their time, and leave pre-production documents like programme ideas, shooting schedules, and budgets.
One last point, which is imperative never go into an interview and give 'negative' feedback about programmes, as you may be asked to. Watch out because the programmes in question are probably produced by the interview pannel. They are not asking in order to catch you out, they do want genuine feedback but there is a way of doing it, perhaps use sentences like "I would perhaps try to enhance it by incorporating...", or even "I wouldn't change it for the world, we love it in our house!" Some people just can't take criticism very well, so it is best to air on the side of caution more often than not. Plus some media egos are the largest in the world, and the hardest to massage! :)
Good luck!