Narrative and Descriptive Writing Year 9 English Homework

Narrative and Descriptive Writing Year 9 | English Homework Tasks | Term: Spring 1 | Topic: Narrative and Descriptive Writing Instructions: Each week you will complete one piece of homework. This will be either one of the activities below, or revision from your Knowledge Organiser for a test in class. Your teacher will let you know what homework activity you are doing and when this should be handed in. 1. Understanding writer’s methods 2. Narrative Writing Read the quotation below. Write it out and explode it. Make sure that you label it for the writer’s method and the effect of each word choice. Write the first two paragraphs of a story about two people who meet for the first time. ‘… the wind was like a flat blade of ice on his cheeks. ’ When you have finished, write an MQA paragraph to answer the question: How does the writer use language to interest the reader? Make sure that you develop your response by using the word ‘furthermore, ’ and considering the writer’s message. Due Date: Remember to use: • • Paragraphs of different lengths. Three words to describe emotion from your knowledge organiser Three words to describe sound from your knowledge organiser. Three dramatic verbs from your knowledge organiser. A range of sentence lengths (simple, compound, complex and minor) A range sentence starters (adjective, verb, adverb and connectives) Proof read your work when you’ve finished. Due Date: Don’t forget to check your spellings and word choice by using your Gem when completing your homework. These are available to buy on Parent Pay or from Mrs Parker, E 5.

Narrative and Descriptive Writing Year 9 | English Homework Tasks | Term: Spring 1 | Topic: Narrative and Descriptive Writing Instructions: Each week you will complete one piece of homework. This will be either one of the activities below, or revision from your Knowledge Organiser for a test in class. Your teacher will let you know what homework activity you are doing and when this should be handed in. 3. Planning a Response 4. Write a short story that begins with the sentence: “Suddenly, I heard it. It was coming from the other side of the passage. ” Read the question above and write a detailed five-part plan to answer it. In your plan, make sure that you include: • • • Three language methods from your knowledge organiser Three structure methods from your knowledge organiser Three ambitious adjectives from your knowledge organiser Write a detailed description of the landscape in the image above. • • • Focus on using the five senses to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Remember to use drop, shift, zoom in and zoom out to create interesting snapshots of detail. Write a five part plan before you start. Use your Knowledge Organiser for language methods, punctuation, sentence starters, sentence types and vocabulary. Due Date: Don’t forget to check your spellings and word choice by using your Gem when completing your homework. These are available to buy on Parent Pay or from Mrs Parker, E 5.