8x2 Self-assessment and Writing Assessment Title

Look at your targets from last lesson. Pick one or more revision videos for what you most need to improve in your writing.

Paragraphing and Structure (AF4; AF5)

Varying your sentences (AF4; AF5)

Using a semi-colon (AF6)

Vocabulary Choice (picking the right words) (AF1, AF2, AF7)

Spelling! (AF8)

Start to write up your horror story

You must include:

- A description of a scary person
- A description of a scary place
- The answer to the question: What's he building in there?

At the end of the lesson you must have evidence in your writing for each AF (read through your work, or swap and read a partner's) and set yourself a new target on what to improve.

8x2 English Homework

Collect images of scary places (from magazines, newspapers, Google, drawings) and stick into your exercise books. At least a double page spread. The images will help you develop your descriptions of places for your creative writing assignment.

What's he building in there? by Tom Waits

8x2 - The Red Room by H. G. Wells

"I can assure you," said I, "that it will take a very tangible ghost to
frighten me." And I stood up before the fire with my glass in my hand.

"It is your own choosing," said the man with the withered arm, and glanced
at me askance.

"Eight-and-twenty years," said I, "I have lived, and never a ghost have I
seen as yet."

The old woman sat staring hard into the fire, her pale eyes wide open.
"Ay," she broke in; "and eight-and-twenty years you have lived and never
seen the likes of this house, I reckon. There's a many things to see, when
one's still but eight-and-twenty." She swayed her head slowly from side to
side. "A many things to see and sorrow for."

Read the rest here: http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/2875/

Year 7 - Media

Movie-maker walk-through guide:

Year 10 - Prose - Period 4

To consider Steinbeck’s choices of character names.

To learn to analyse the presentation of Lennie.

Working with your partner, post a joint PEE answering the question:

Is Lennie’s surname accurate?

You will need a two paragraph comparative chain (you can always write one each), so remember those connectives [However, Also, Whereas, Although...etc].

Year 10 - Prose - Period 2

To learn to consolidate your understanding of the text

To learn to analyse the power relations between characters on the ranch

Who does Steinbeck present as the most disadvantaged character in 'Of Mice and Men'?

Enter the character name into the answergarden and post a PEE paragraph to the 'comments' section justifying your choice.

Extension: If you want to push yourself further, write a comparative PEE presenting two possible answers to the question. Remember to use connectives:

[However/Whereas/Although/Also/Alternatively] Steinbeck presents _______ as the most disadvantaged character...

Who does Steinbeck present as the most disadvantaged character?... at AnswerGarden.ch.

Year 7 - Media

To learn what makes an effective TV advertisement

To learn to plan your own advert

Starter: Watch each of the popular advertisements, below. In your groups, decide which is the best. When you have decided which is best answer the following questions (type them in a word document):

1. Why it is the best - what makes it better than the others?
2. What is the advertisement selling? What product?
3. Does it do this well? Why /why not?
4. Would you watch it again? Why?
5. How could the advertisement be improved? (at least two points)

Advertisement 1:

Advertisement 2:

Advertisement 3:

Remember to type your answers into a word document and be ready to share them with the class.

8x2 - Lesson 4: Exam Skills - The Beast of Boster

Exercise 1: Fill in the extract from Chapter 4 to make sound either:

as scary and threatening as possible [or] as fun and exciting as possible

Post your version in the comments box at the bottom of the post.

Harry felt his heart begin to __________as his eyes grew accustomed to the________ . A thick layer of__________coated everything. The light came from the back of what seemed to be a__________room. He took one__________step forward into the__________and, in some distant, unseen corner of the room, a__________ . He crouched down slowly and reached out a__________hand. It touched something __________ . A curved dome of what felt like __________ . He continued to run his__________ fingers over the object until he felt two round holes and beneath them, several sharp flat objects poking out around another gap, almost like __________ .

Exercise 2:

Enter your key words into the answer garden.

Words describing the atmosphere of chapter 4... at AnswerGarden.ch.

8x2 - Lesson 2: Exam Skills - The Beast of Boster

Homework instructions:

Due in Friday 4th March P1 (hand-write or type and stick in your book).

Write a newspaper report on a paranormal activity in your area.

Include similes and metaphors to describe it.

Include statistics (facts and figures) and quotations from experts (scientists, doctors, etc.) to prove that it took place.

Vivos awarded for interesting vocabulary and the best similes and metaphors.