GROUP ACTIVITY 2nd Speaking and Listening before the written Controlled Assessment

We are going to be reading Tess of the dUrbervilles for our pre-1914 prose text (written in 1891). You will be having your next Controlled Assessment piece on this. In order to prepare, you need to: Task 1: Read as much of the book as possible over half-term. It is quite long and the language is difficult, but you need to try and get a feel for the STORYLINE. Task 2: Prepare a short presentation in groups of 4 which will be assessed for Speaking and Listening.

You must prepare this over the next week and a half date of presentations: Tue 28th February 2012
Your speaking and listening assessment can be in the following formats: Formal presentation where you give a speech PowerPoint Prezi with accompanying speakers chipping in Interview one of you asks the questions and the others answer with information about the period

Your focus is the

social

and

historical context of when Hardy was writing.

You need this information as this is vital for your Controlled Assessment task. As each group presents, you will be required to make notes on what they say. These presentations WILL be recorded, YouTubed and put onto Fronter in a group discussion thread just like the first S&Ls you did (the ones outside, on crime etc) The topics are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Religion and the influence of Darwins theory The divide between rich and poor Life of servants The role of women in society Industrial / Agricultural revolution Love and marriage