Year 9 Monday 21st September.
Hello Year 9. If you are absent from school, it is important that you keep up with the work. This week, we will finish analysing “Checkin out Me History” by John Agard.
Use the links below to locate the materials.
Re-read the poem and annotate it. Watch the poet reading his poem by clicking the youtube link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFV_06_UidI
Complete the questions on the Thinking Task and email your work to me.
Extension work:
Use the internet to research some of the people that the poet mentions in his poem.
Who were they?
What did they do?
Why do you think we don’t already know about them?
Hello Year 9. If you are absent from school, it is important that you keep up with the work. This week, we will finish analysing “Checkin out Me History” by John Agard.
Use the links below to locate the materials.
Re-read the poem and annotate it. Watch the poet reading his poem by clicking the youtube link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFV_06_UidI
Complete the questions on the Thinking Task and email your work to me.
Extension work:
Use the internet to research some of the people that the poet mentions in his poem.
Who were they?
What did they do?
Why do you think we don’t already know about them?
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checking_out_me_history_thinking_task.docx | |
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Week commencing 28th September 2020
Hello Year 9. If you are absent from school, it is important that you keep up with the work.
With Miss Allen you are studying the History of the English Language and development over time. To link with this, this week, we will be reading and discussing The History of Now by David SmithWhite who is an Australian poet.
Download the poem by clicking the link below.
Read and annotate it for S.M.I.L.E. (Structure/Meaning/Imagery/Language/Effect).
Explain what ideas the poet wants to make us think about and how he does this.
Select 3 quotations that you think are effective and explain what ideas they give you and why.
Email your work to me when you have finished.
Hello Year 9. If you are absent from school, it is important that you keep up with the work.
With Miss Allen you are studying the History of the English Language and development over time. To link with this, this week, we will be reading and discussing The History of Now by David SmithWhite who is an Australian poet.
Download the poem by clicking the link below.
Read and annotate it for S.M.I.L.E. (Structure/Meaning/Imagery/Language/Effect).
Explain what ideas the poet wants to make us think about and how he does this.
Select 3 quotations that you think are effective and explain what ideas they give you and why.
Email your work to me when you have finished.
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Week Commencing 5th October 2020
Hello year 9. This week we are writing our own poems based on the one that we read last week, The History of Now.
You should make a list of events in personal, local, countrywide and world history over the past year and use these as the basis for writing your own poem. Use the title 2020 - A History of Now.
Your poem should have 3-5 stanzas and does not have to rhyme.
Email your poem to me when you have completed it.
Hello year 9. This week we are writing our own poems based on the one that we read last week, The History of Now.
You should make a list of events in personal, local, countrywide and world history over the past year and use these as the basis for writing your own poem. Use the title 2020 - A History of Now.
Your poem should have 3-5 stanzas and does not have to rhyme.
Email your poem to me when you have completed it.
Week commencing 12th October 2020
Hello Year 9. This week we are studying "What Were They Like?" by Denise Levertov. This poem is written in response to the Vietnam War and was a form of protest against the war. It has an interesting structure.
Please use the PPT and follow the instructions carefully to help you complete the activities.
Extension work: Research the context of the poem an make a fact file on The Vietnam War.
Hello Year 9. This week we are studying "What Were They Like?" by Denise Levertov. This poem is written in response to the Vietnam War and was a form of protest against the war. It has an interesting structure.
Please use the PPT and follow the instructions carefully to help you complete the activities.
Extension work: Research the context of the poem an make a fact file on The Vietnam War.
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Week commencing 19th October 2020
Complete all of the questions on What Were They Like from w/c 12th October.
Write your own poem based on a key historical event. You could use a similar structure to What Were They Like and base it around WW1 / WW2 or a natural disaster.
Complete all of the questions on What Were They Like from w/c 12th October.
Write your own poem based on a key historical event. You could use a similar structure to What Were They Like and base it around WW1 / WW2 or a natural disaster.
Week commencing 2nd November 2020
We are going to read To Kill A Mockingbird this half term, The novel is set in America at a time of racial segregation,
Download the PDF copy. Read chapter 1. Download the questions and answer them in full sentneces referring to the novel where appropriate.
We are going to read To Kill A Mockingbird this half term, The novel is set in America at a time of racial segregation,
Download the PDF copy. Read chapter 1. Download the questions and answer them in full sentneces referring to the novel where appropriate.
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Year 9 week commencing 9th November
To Kill a Mocking Bird.
You will need to open the PDF copy of the text. Finish reading chapter 1 and complete the questions on chapter 1.
Then read chapter 2.
To Kill a Mocking Bird.
You will need to open the PDF copy of the text. Finish reading chapter 1 and complete the questions on chapter 1.
Then read chapter 2.
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Year 9 week commencing 16th November 2020
Hello year 9. This week we will be doing an exam that you can catch up on when you get back.
Please work on completing tasks from the Wider reading booklet and you could also continue reading To Kill A Mocking Bird.
Hello year 9. This week we will be doing an exam that you can catch up on when you get back.
Please work on completing tasks from the Wider reading booklet and you could also continue reading To Kill A Mocking Bird.
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Year 9 week commencing 23rd November 2020
Hello year 9. This week you should read Chapter 2 of To Kill a Mocking Bird then write Scout's diary. You will find a task sheet below to help you think about content for the diary.
Hello year 9. This week you should read Chapter 2 of To Kill a Mocking Bird then write Scout's diary. You will find a task sheet below to help you think about content for the diary.
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Week commencing 30th November 2020
Hello year 9. This week you are working on skills for English Language.
By the end of the week you will have:
You should also complete the review sheet and bring it with you on your first day back.
If you have any questions or need any help, please email your English teacher.
Hello year 9. This week you are working on skills for English Language.
By the end of the week you will have:
- read some models,
- developed your vocabulary,
- read a story extract
- produced a character description
- written a story opening.
You should also complete the review sheet and bring it with you on your first day back.
If you have any questions or need any help, please email your English teacher.
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monday_short_character_description_examples.pdf | |
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monday_character-description-word-mat_ver_1.pdf | |
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wednesday_dracula_reading_comprehension.pdf | |
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wednesday_dracula_reading_comprehension_questions.pdf | |
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thursday_ks3_elfw_l1_openings.pdf | |
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Week commencing 14th December 2020
This week we will continue reading To Kill a Mocking Bird.
You should read to the end of chapter 3 and then answer the questions on the attachment.
Please bring your work back to school with you and glue it into your exercise book.
This week we will continue reading To Kill a Mocking Bird.
You should read to the end of chapter 3 and then answer the questions on the attachment.
Please bring your work back to school with you and glue it into your exercise book.
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Week commencing 5th January 2021.
Hello year 9.... This week you will be practising your reading comprehension skills by reading a range of texts on the theme of spies.
There are 3 levels of challenge: Bronze, Silver, Gold.
Choose the level that you think will challenge you.
Read the texts and complete the activities.
You can use a dictionary or an online dictionary to look up the meaning of any difficult words.
I hope you enjoy the theme and find out some interesting information about spies....
bronze.doc
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silver.doc
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gold.doc
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Hello year 9.... This week you will be practising your reading comprehension skills by reading a range of texts on the theme of spies.
There are 3 levels of challenge: Bronze, Silver, Gold.
Choose the level that you think will challenge you.
Read the texts and complete the activities.
You can use a dictionary or an online dictionary to look up the meaning of any difficult words.
I hope you enjoy the theme and find out some interesting information about spies....
bronze.doc
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silver.doc
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gold.doc
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Week Commencing: Monday 11th January 2021
Please see Miss Allen's page for all three lessons this week.