North Walsham High School
Year Eight Homework
Booklet
2012-2013
Homework Sheets Guide
Your Homework:
You will be set homework according to the dates on the front of your folder. You will have one week
to complete each homework sheet; it should not take you longer than 30 minutes. Your homework
should be completed either on the sheet or on a sheet of paper with the cover sheet stapled to it.
Self/Parental Assessment:
Your homework must have the box filled in on the front sheet which assesses the level that you think
you are at. The assessment can be completed by either you or your parent. If you feel that your
homework may be a different level to those on the front sheet, have a look at the grids at the back
of this guide.
Handing in:
To hand in your homework it must be in your folder in order. Your cover sheet must be marked by
either yourself or a parent and your name must be on the sheet.
Help:
If you are struggling with any of the tasks set feel free to work on them with parents or siblings. If
you really do not know how to complete any task come and ask your teacher and they will explain to
you.
Homework Sheet Deadlines:
Sheet Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Date Set
11.9.12
25.9.12
16.10.12
6.11.12
20.11.12
11.12.12
8.1.13
29.1.13
26.2.13
19.3.13
16.4.13
1.5.13
22.5.13
Date Due
18.9.12
2.10.12
23.10.12
13.11.12
27.11.12
18.12.12
15.1.13
5.2.13
5.3.12
26.3.13
23.4.13
8.5.13
4.6.13
Homework Sheet 1
AF1 Write imaginative, interesting and thoughtful texts
Date Set:
Date Due:
Write a description (of no more than 50 words) of your favourite place.
Level 4
I have chosen
relevant ideas
and content.
Level 5
I have chosen
relevant ideas
and developed
them with
imaginative
detail.
Level 6
I have shown
that I can write
imaginatively in a
variety of forms.
I have used
adjectives to
describe my nouns
and adverbs to
describe my
verbs.
I have used some
phrases which
show and
understanding of
language
techniques such
as: rhetorical
questions, triples
and figurative
language.
I have used a
clear variety of
language
techniques.
I maintain a
viewpoint.
I have created
an individual
voice for my
speaker.
I have created
an individual
voice which fits
the purpose.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework
Sheet 2
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AF2 produce texts which are appropriate to task, reader and purpose
Date Set
Date Due
Create a poster using persuasive language techniques to sell a product of your choice.
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
The purpose of my
writing is clear but
might not be kept up
throughout.
The main features of
the form are
appropriate to the
purpose of the writing.
The purpose of my
writing is clear
throughout the whole
text.
The purpose of my
writing is clear
throughout the whole
text and is used in an
imaginative way.
The features of the
form are used
consistently and are
adapted to the purpose.
The features of the
form are used
consistently and
imaginatively.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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My style is generally
appropriate to task
with sometimes
awareness of the
reader.
I clearly established
appropriate style to
maintain reader’s
interest throughout
I have clearly
established an
appropriate style and
give the reader reason
for reading on.
Homework Sheet 3
AF3 organise and present whole texts effectively, sequencing and structuring information, ideas
and events
Date Set
Date Due
Create a plan for a short story to maintain a reader’s interest using one of the following titles:
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Oh my! That hamburger has legs!
Snow day.
Crash.
Level 4
and 5
Level 6
I have
organised
the ideas
by
clustering
related
points or
by time
sequence.
My work is
controlled
and
sequenced
using a
range of
features
to create
an effect
for the
reader
I have
signalled
an opening
and closing
to the
story.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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I use a
range of
features
to create
an effect
for the
reader
To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 4
AF4 construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphs
Date Set
Date Due
Write the first three paragraphs of your planned short story from last time thinking about how you
structure the text.
Level 4
I can organise
ideas into
paragraphs.
I add words to
link
paragraphs.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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Level 5
I can
confidently
organise ideas
into
paragraphs.
I use a range
of connectives
to link
paragraphs.
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To get to the next level I must
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Level 6
I develop my
ideas in
paragraphs.
I use a range
of cohesive
devices for
effect.
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Homework Sheet 5
AF5 vary sentences for clarity, purpose and effect
Date Set
Date Due
Improve one of your paragraphs from the story by using a variety of sentences.
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
I can
change
the length
of my
sentences
for good
effect.
I can use
words like if,
I can use
sentences
with a
variety of
lengths,
for good
effect.
I can use a
wide range of
connectives
like although,
I use a
variety of
sentences
to
emphasise
meaning.
I usually
get all my
when, because verbs and
in my work
tenses
(Subordinating correct
Connective)
and
consistent.
on the other
hand,
meanwhile to
show the link
between ideas
I use a wide
range of
connectives
for effect.
I can
change the
order of
words in
sentences
to create
for good
effect.
I
confidently
craft
sentences
to interest
the
reader.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 6
AF6 Technically accurate
Date Set:
Date Due:
Write a short paragraph about an interesting story that you have heard/read in the news.
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
I am accurate in my use of a
variety of punctuation.
I may make occasional errors
with ambitious pieces of
punctuation eg. Semi-colon
I use a variety of different
punctuation.
I use punctuation to create a
variety of sentence types.
I use speech marks correctly.
I use commas to punctuate
lists.
The level that I think I am at is _______________________________________.
I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 7
AF7 select appropriate and effective vocabulary
Date Set:
Date Due:
Write a paragraph describing the view out of your window using a variety of vocabulary.
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
I use a varied and
ambitious
vocabulary.
I use a wide
range of
vocabulary for
effect.
I choose some
words for effect.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 8:
AF8 Spelling
Have a go at creating a mnemonic for each of the words below ready for a test e.g. BECAUSE
= Big Elephants Can’t Always Use Small Exits.
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Consequently
apprenticeship
delightful
alliteration
similarly
successful
Predictions
autobiography
simile
conclusion
Homework Sheet 9:
AF2 to understand, describe, select information, events or ideas from texts. Use quotations.
Read the following speech then answer the questions. Use quotations from the text to back up
your opinions.
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
1)
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Select four words from the first three lines which refer to the theatre.
2) What are the seven separate ages?
3) How does the passage begin?
4) How does the passage end?
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
I use the most
relevant
quotations.
For each question
I was able to find
a quotation.
For most of the
questions I was
able to find a
quotation.
I can answer
questions using
quotations from
different places
in the text.
I could answer all
of the questions
by finding
information in the
text.
I could answer
most of the
questions by
finding
information in the
text
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 10
AF3 deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from texts
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
Answer these questions:
1)
2)
3)
4)
What is Shakespeare trying to tell us in this speech?
Which do you think is the best age to be?
Which phrases do you find most memorable? Why?
How do you think that the character who is saying this is feeling?
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
I use precise
quotations.
I can answer the
questions to show
an exploration of
the text.
I use a range I can answer all
of quotations. questions
confidently.
I use
quotations to
back up some
points.
I found the
questions about
facts from the
text easier but
was able to
answer some
about less obvious
meanings.
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 11:
AF4 identify and comment on structure and organisation, including grammatical and
presentational features at text level
Why do you think that the passage begins and ends as it does?
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Level 6
I can explain
confidently
my opinion.
Level 5
I can explain
securely my
opinion.
Level 4
I can explain
simply my
opinion.
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
I can explain in
detail why the
writer crafts a
text and the
structures
effects on the
reader.
I can explain how
a writer crafts a
text.
The level that I think I am at is
I can explain
simply how a
writer organises a
text.
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 12
AF5 To explain and comment on writers’ use of language, including grammatical and literary
features at word and sentence level
“How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such
infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected
his features as beautiful. Beautiful!-Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles
and arteries beneath: his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness;
but these luxuriences only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost
of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and
straight black lips.”
Q1. What sort of impression does the description of the eyes give the reader?
Q2. What do you think that this creature is? Why?
Q3. What does the language used to describe the creature make you think about him?
Level 5
Level 4
Level 3
With some
explanation, I
show how various
features of
language affects
the reader.
I can show some
basic features of
the language used
with some simple
comments to prove
my understanding
I can pick out
some words with
some attempt at
explaining the
meaning
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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Homework Sheet 13:
AF6 To identify and comment on writers’ purposes, viewpoints, and the overall effect on the
reader
How do you think that the writer wants us to feel about this character?
“How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such
infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected
his features as beautiful. Beautiful!-Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles
and arteries beneath: his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness;
but these luxuriences only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost
of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and
straight black lips.”
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
I show close
reference to the
text and precise
explanations of
purpose,
viewpoint and
effect on the
reader
I identify the
main purpose and
viewpoint in a
general way
I can pick out
the main ideas
and give simple
comments to
support my
understanding of
viewpoint and
effect
The level that I think I am at is
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I think this because
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To get to the next level I must
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