Week 11 of 1310 Aug – 16 Aug
Culture & the arts
“Say why something is art — not just that you like it.”
Consolidate the review form, back aesthetic judgements with reasons.
📐 Grammar focus this week
Articles (a/an/the/∅) — the deceptively tricky bit British examiners watch for.
Anchor piece · extended essay
What makes art valuable?
300 words · ~25 min
Write a 300-word essay on what actually makes a piece of art (a film, a book, a song, a painting) valuable — beyond 'it's good' or 'people like it'. Use one specific work you know well as evidence.
Write the anchor piece →All sessions this week
Tip: write the anchor piece on day 3-4 of the week, with 1-2 sprints beforehand to warm up and phrases or speaking afterwards to process what you wrote.