English advice please (1 Viewer)

[TheGreatest99.95]

Hi all,

I may hopefully have the chance of changing from standard English to advanced English.
My current English class is full of kids who dont really care and im praying that my standard teacher will let me change to advanced.
Is the workload a lot more in advanced?

 

[SpiralFlex]

Aspects of Standard English is common to Advanced, you wouldn't be doing anything too different. Also in Advanced, Shakespeare is compulsory.

 

[TheGreatest99.95]

Aspects of Standard English is common to Advanced, you wouldn't be doing anything too different. Also in Advanced, Shakespeare is compulsory.

Thanks, i reckon id be better off in advanced because then id be in a class with kids who want to try, but if the teacher doesn't let me change its no biggie

 

[SpiralFlex]

Thanks, i reckon id be better off in advanced because then id be in a class with kids who want to try, but if the teacher doesn't let me change its no biggie

All the best.

 

[TheGreatest99.95]

All the best.

Thanks =)

 

[Ryan_T90]

In Advanced, I find you're just working at a faster pace. That is due to having a class full of people that want to be there. The texts you analyse may be a tad more difficult, but honestly, nothing to be worried about.

 

[Gigacube]

They usually expect you to have a greater understanding of the text and you may have to analyse it a bit more than standard. Check the syllabus.

 

[zxreth]

not that different actually having changed from standard to advanced in yr 11 myself. just keep nagging the head teacher to let you change!

 

[wishingstar]

Definitely do advanced! It's not that much harder and its pretty similar in terms of workloads, content etc. But teachers expect more from advanced, which is good.

 

[LoveHateSchool]

Do advanced. Oh and ^you have very similar subjects to me!

 

[TheGreatest99.95]

not that different actually having changed from standard to advanced in yr 11 myself. just keep nagging the head teacher to let you change!

Thats good to know that you changed from standard to advanced becuase i now know i have some hope in changing

 

[Gigacube]

It's still late to change and I'm surprised they let someone change to adv.

 

[slyhunter]

It happens

 

[gesh17]

Not necessarily more work. Just more competition.

 

[annabackwards]

CHANGE.

The work will be the same, except you'll have to do Shakespeare.

 

[slyhunter]

Shakespeare: hope for a good teacher or Sparknotes. All good.

 

[Absolutezero]

Shakespeare's not as bad as people make it out to be.

 

[b33g_boss]

yep change mate.

remember its much rarer to get band 6 in std. than in adv.

and the scaling is the same for both

the work is not harder at all

 

[slyhunter]

It's harder before the aligning in Standard is poor compared to Advanced.

 

[Laughable]

I kinda regret choosing standard now, what was I thinking?