Voices in the Park Year 8 English Homework

Voices in the Park Year 8 | English Homework Tasks | Term: Spring 1 | Topic: Voices in the Park 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. Describe your favourite season. Picture a perfect day in either spring, summer, autumn or winter. Think of an appropriate setting for your description. Think about the 5 senses when describing. 2. Write a story that begins with the sentence: “I heard a strange sound coming from the trees…” Make sure you include a 5 part plan before you write your answer. Remember to use: • • Include three ambitious words from your Knowledge Organiser. • Start your sentences in different ways using the words from your Knowledge Organiser (adjective, verb, adverb and connectives) • Remember to include the Word of the Week Due Date: • • • Paragraphs of different lengths. Three different language methods from your knowledge organiser Three different types of punctuation from your knowledge organiser. A range of sentence lengths (simple, compound, complex and minor) A range sentence starters (adjective, verb, adverb and connectives) Ambitious vocabulary from your knowledge organiser. 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.

Voices in the Park Year 8 | English Homework Tasks | Term: Spring 1 | Topic: Voices in the Park 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. Improve the following sentences using: • • Three language methods from your knowledge organiser. Three different types of punctuation from your knowledge organiser. Simple, compound and complex sentences. A range sentence starters from your knowledge organiser. 4. Write a detailed description of the park in the image below. For Example: TELLING: It was spring. SHOWING: Tentatively, the first flowers poked their heads through the soil and in the distance, the newborn lambs were • bleating. 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. 1. Smudge walked to the park. 2. There were leaves on the path. 3. She could hear children laughing. • Due Date: • Use your Knowledge Organiser for language methods, punctuation, sentence starters, sentence types and vocabulary. Don’t forget to check your spellings and word choice by using your Gem when completing your homework.