Completing Year 7 English Homework Grids
Year 7 English homework grids for summer revision covering topic revision, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, reading comprehension, language techniques, and challenging tasks to enhance skills. Instructions on completing tasks with examples provided.
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Weekly Homework Grids YEAR 7 BOOKLET 3 SUMMER Name: _____________________________ Teacher: ____________________________ Room: ______________________________
How to complete the homework grids (Tasks 1-3) 1. Topic revision 2. Grammar and punctuation revision 3. Vocabulary revision Pupils will need to explain what they learned about a topic they studied earlier in Year 7. The tasks reference certain pages in their knowledge books which can be used to help them. This task will check pupils general knowledge of how to proof-read and correctly structure sentences. They will need pages 7-12 of their knowledge book to help them. Pupils will be asked to revise the definition of a word. This word will be linked to the topic being studied in English. They should use pages 3-6 of their knowledge book to help them. Example: Example Example: Use page 11 of your knowledge book to answer the following question. What are the two uses of an apostrophe? Give an example for each. When you studied William Blake poetry. You learned about the following topics. Use page 20 of your knowledge book to answer the following questions: Use page 3 of your Vocabulary section. Which words mean: A lack of equality. _____________________________________ 1. 1. Name one thing the Romantics liked. Explain how you know? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2. Name one thing the Romantics disliked. Explain how you know? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Example: An artistic and philosophical movement. _____________________________________ 2. The state of being extremely poor. _____________________________________ Example:
How to complete the homework grids (Tasks 4-6) 4. Reading Comprehension 5. Technique Pupils will be given a brief sentence or quote from a familiar text studied in class. The will need to work out what language technique has been used in the sentence/quote and write this in the space provided. 6. Challenge This final homework task will require pupils to complete a random task aimed at stretching and challenging them. The tasks will be a selection of the following: Transformation turn a piece of text into a simple image/turn an image into a description. Pupils will be required to read a passage from a text related to their English studies. They should read the passage then answer the question underneath it. The challenge task will require them to think about what is suggested by the technique and explain what it helps them to imagine or feel. (Please note: challenge tasks are NOT compulsory). Connections Map make links between the given words and explain how they link. Key terms: Example: Triangle rank order the given subject from best to worst, first to last, etc. Infer this means to read between the lines and make sensible guesses based on the evidence in the text. The cat fell heavily onto the mat. What is this technique? adverb Link to learning identify the task that links to a previous English lesson and explain the link. Analyse this means your child will need to work out the effect or impact of the writers' language choices. Challenge: what is the effect? The word heavily makes me imagine a very tired cat, who cannot walk any further. The fact that the cat fell, rather than sat or lay, suggests that it had no control over lowering its body, and the word heavily reinforces this lack of control. Listing Pupils will need to select four key details from the text based on the question focus.
Homework Grids Expectations - Firstly, complete the homework grid assigned. - Secondly, use your Knowledge Book of the 'how to' pages the front to help you. - Thirdly, email your teacher BEFORE the day it's due of you are struggling.
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.1 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the missing punctuation 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Patriarchy Ammend carolina didnt want to go to school she wanted to put on pyjamas close her eyes and go to sleep Type of word _______ Amend Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension What can you infer about the place and people from this extract? That day, I prayed to die. All I could think of were the men who stood begging on street corners with a crutch and a tin can. And I was a footballer and that was finished. It was terrible. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 5. Technique 5. Challenge Which of the tasks on this sheet links to your learning this week? The moon watched me like the eye of God. What is this technique? ____________ Answer: Task _____ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Reason: ______________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.1 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the missing punctuation 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Patriarchy Ammend Carolina didn't want to go to school. She wanted to put on pyjamas, close her eyes and go to sleep. Type of word noun Amend Definition a system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it 4. Reading Comprehension What can you infer about the place and people from this extract? That day, I prayed to die. All I could think of were the men who stood begging on street corners with a crutch and a tin can. And I was a footballer and that was finished. It was terrible. I can infer that the people are having a hard time, as the narrator was praying to die from the start. The extract also suggests that the place is quite poor and neglected as people are begging on the street. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Which of the tasks on this sheet links to your learning this week? The moon watched me like the eye of God. What is this technique? simile Answer: Task 3 Challenge: what is the effect? This simile makes the moon sound powerful and ever-watching, like God. Reason: Patriarchy links to Private Peaceful through the characters of the Colonel and Mother.
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.2 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the missing capital letters and full stops 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Anarchy Definitely the night was cold so lola and cara put on their coats Type of word _______ Definately Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension We were standing talking in the front line when we noticed a scuffling of earth in the trench and out fell a furry, fat little mole. It appeared as one of nature s miracles that this blind, slow creature could have survived . After holding him for a few minutes, and marvelling at the strength of his tiny limbs, we put him into his hole again. A few desperate clawings and he had easily disappeared. 5. Technique 5. Challenge: Transform this sentence into an image: He was restless, tense and twitchy. I have done so in the struggle between Life and Death. What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ List four things that you learn about the mole: 1____________________________________ 2____________________________________ 3____________________________________ 4____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.2 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the missing capital letters and full stops 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Anarchy Definitely The night was cold so Lola and Cara put on their coats Type of word noun Definately Definition absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal. 4. Reading Comprehension We were standing talking in the front line when we noticed a scuffling of earth in the trench and out fell a furry, fat little mole. It appeared as one of nature s miracles that this blind, slow creature could have survived . After holding him for a few minutes, and marvelling at the strength of his tiny limbs, we put him into his hole again. A few desperate clawings and he had easily disappeared. 5. Technique 5. Challenge: Transform this sentence into an image: He was restless, tense and twitchy. I have done so in the struggle between Life and Death. What is this technique? triple Challenge: what is the effect? The three words together emphasise that that man was anxious and struggling to stay calm. List four things that you learn about the mole: 1_It is fat 2_It is furry 3_It is blind 4_It is slow
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.3 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Circle the complex sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Nationalism Orla ate the grapes, but she preferred the cheese. Embarrased Type of word _______ Orla at the grapes and she ate the cheese. Embarrassed Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension What can you infer about the place and people from this extract? I have seen and endured the sufferings of the troops and I can no longer be a party to prolong these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust. I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 5. Technique 5. Challenge: Transform the image into a short description: The wall fell with a crash. What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.3 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Circle the complex sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Nationalism Orla ate the grapes, but preferred the cheese. Embarrased Type of word noun Orla ate the grapes and she ate the cheese. Embarrassed Definition identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations. 4. Reading Comprehension What can you infer about the place and people from this extract? I have seen and endured the sufferings of the troops and I can no longer be a party to prolong these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust. I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed. I can infer that the people (soldiers) are tired and struggling to keep fighting. The place he is in seems to be unfair and unjust. 5. Technique 5. Challenge: Transform the image into a short description: The wall fell with a crash. What is this technique? onomatopoeia Challenge: what is the effect? The word 'crash' emphasises not only the weight of the wall but also the intensity with which it fell. It suggests the wall hit the ground hard and created an incredibly loud sound. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.4 1. Spelling Identify the incorrect spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Turn the following sentences into compound sentences: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Corruption Friend Jake + however + sandwich _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Corrie + so + bed _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Type of word _______ Freind Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension The soldiers had obeyed every order so far, march, shoot, eat, sleep. But now they faced an enemy that was little older than their kid brothers and sisters back home. The prisoners cowered unarmed, some facing them with hopeless eyes and some turning with eyes shut tight. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Which of the tasks on this sheet links to your learning this week? Why won t she speak to me? What is this technique? ____________ Answer: Task _____ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Reason: ______________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ List four things that you learn about the man: 1____________________________________ 2____________________________________ 3____________________________________ 4____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Identify the incorrect spelling: Spring 2.4 1. Spelling 2. Grammar and punctuation Turn the following sentences into compound sentences: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Corruption Friend Jake + however + sandwich Jacob wanted to eat cake but he only had a sandwich. Corrie + so + bed Corrie was very tired so she went to bed early. Type of word noun Freind Definition dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. 4. Reading Comprehension The soldiers had obeyed every order so far, march, shoot, eat, sleep. But now they faced an enemy that was little older than their kid brothers and sisters back home. The prisoners cowered unarmed, some facing them with hopeless eyes and some turning with eyes shut tight. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Which of the tasks on this sheet links to your learning this week? Why won t she speak to me? What is this technique? Rhetorical question Answer: Task _____ List four things that you learn about the men: 1The men were obedient 2 The men had to march 3 The men had to shoot 4 The men faced an enemy Challenge: what is the effect? The question suggests the speaker is frustrated. Reason: ______________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.5 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Explain the effect of the ellipsis. 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? The silence soothed her... Until she heard her child cry. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Ethical Necessary Type of word _______ Neccessary Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension. A forest can be thick, humid, or dense. It could also be described as barren or desolate during the winter, or eerie and terrifying at nighttime. A forest that has been in a fire could be described as austere or sad, while a healthy forest could be described as alive, and astir with life. What can you infer about the place from this extract? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 5. Technique 5. Challenge Transform this image into a short description: The man seemed lonely, confused and upset. What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.5 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Explain the effect of the ellipsis. 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? The silence soothed her... Until she heard her child cry. Ethical Necessary Type of word adjective The ellipsis (pause) creates a sense of frustration as we are aware the woman is beginning to relax until her child calls. Neccessary Definition relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these. 4. Reading Comprehension. A forest can be thick, humid, or dense. It could also be described as barren or desolate during the winter, or eerie and terrifying at nighttime. A forest that has been in a fire could be described as austere or sad, while a healthy forest could be described as alive, and astir with life. What can you infer about the place from this extract? The forest is an unpleasant place to be as it is both "warm" and "eerie" but also it can be "alive" with animals and greenery. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Transform this image into a short description: The man seemed lonely, confused and upset. What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? The triple emphasises how bad the man feels and how scared he might be in his situation. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.6 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Write a description of your weekend using two simple, one compound and one complex sentence: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Globalisation Paitent Type of word _______ Patient Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension. How has the writer used language to present the woman? 5. Technique 5. Challenge Think of better synonyms for the word ugly: You understand what I mean! _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.6 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Write a description of your weekend using two simple, one compound and one complex sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Globalisation Paitent My weekend was great! I went shopping and went to the cinema. My sister came too. Although it rained a lot, we were able to stay dry because we were inside. Type of word: NOUN Patient Definition: the process of businesses beginning to operate on a national scale. 4. Reading Comprehension. How has the writer used language to present the woman? 5. Technique 5. Challenge Think of better synonyms for the word ugly: You understand what I mean! Unattractive, hideous, horrible, frightful, awful, displeasing, nasty, unpleasant, appalling. What is this technique? Exclamation Challenge: what is the effect? It shows the speaker's excitement, and highlights how eager they are for someone to understand their point.
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.7 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add in all of the missing punctuation: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Condolence the walls closed in on him he knew he wasnt alone he could hear other soldiers nearby fighting to the death but still he felt cut off still he felt like the trenches had swallowed him whole Humor Type of word _______ Humour Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 5. Technique 5. Challenge Complete the mini-connections map: 4. Reading Comprehension. My earliest memories are a confusion of hilly fields and dark, damp stables, and rats that scampered along the beams above my head. But I remember well enough the day of the horse sale. The terror of it stayed with me all my life. The worst thing ever about summer are the millions of flies! DEATH WAR What is this technique? ____________ SOLDIER COMMANDER How is language used to create an impression of fear ? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ FAMILY LOSS TERROR
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.7 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add in all of the missing punctuation: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Condolence The walls closed in on him; he knew he wasn't alone. He could hear other soldiers nearby, fighting to the death, but still he felt cut off. Still he felt like the trenches had swallowed him whole. Humor Type of word verb Humour Definition to show sympathy for someone, usually if they have lost a loved one or experienced misfortune. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Complete the mini-connections map: 4. Reading Comprehension. My earliest memories are a confusion of hilly fields and dark, damp stables, and rats that scampered along the beams above my head. But I remember well enough the day of the horse sale. The terror of it stayed with me all my life. The worst thing ever about summer are the millions of flies! DEATH WAR What is this technique? Exaggeration/hyperbole SOLDIER COMMANDER How is language used to create an impression of fear ? The writer uses adjectives such as 'dark, damp ( ) terror' to create an impression of fear. These words make me imagine what it would be like to be in this scary place and make me feel worried for the speaker. Challenge: what is the effect? It makes the summer sound worse than it actually is, by putting emphasis on the flies rather than the warm weather. FAMILY LOSS TERROR
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.8 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Circle the compound sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Bedlam Type of word Definition _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Jacob wanted some money but he didn t want to pay it back. Similie Raul found a pine cone whilst walking to school. Simile 4. Reading Comprehension. The bedlam of battle had begun. All around me men cried and fell to the ground, and horses reared and screamed in an agony of fear and pain. The ground erupted on either side of me, every explosion seemed like an earthquake to us. But the squadron galloped on inexorably through it all. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Which of the tasks on this sheet links to your learning this week? Crash went the lightening. Boom went the thunder. Answer: Task _____ What is this technique? Challenge: what is the effect? Reason: _______________________________ _ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ ________________________________ What does this extract suggest about war? ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ _____ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.8 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Circle the compound sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Bedlam Type of word Noun Definition A scene of uproar and confusion. A time of chaos. Jacob wanted some money but he didn t want to pay it back. Similie Raul found a pine cone whilst walking to school. Simile 4. Reading Comprehension. The bedlam of battle had begun. All around me men cried and fell to the ground, and horses reared and screamed in an agony of fear and pain. The ground erupted on either side of me, every explosion seemed like an earthquake to us. But the squadron galloped on inexorably through it all. What does this extract suggest about war? The war was manic. The soldiers were dying and getting injured. Horses were casulties of the battle too. Bombs were going off and exploding on the ground. The soldiers had to keep on going they couldn't stop. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Which of the tasks on this sheet links to your learning this week? Crash went the lightening. Boom went the thunder. Answer: Task _____ What is this technique? Onomatopoeia Challenge: what is the effect? The effect is that the words create a sound so that the reader can imagine the loud bang the thunder makes and the crash as the lightning crosses the sky. Reason: ______________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.9 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Correct/replace the incorrect commas: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? ONOMATOPOEIA Trauma Roseanna went on holiday, as she had some spare cash, and she packed her towel, toothbrush and hat. Type of word ONOMATOPIEA Definition 4. Reading Comprehension. The squadron could no longer hide in the dry for there was little enough shelter and so both man and horse were constantly soaked to the skin. There was little or no protection from the driving rain, and at night we stood now over our fetlocks in cold, oozing mud. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Transform this image into a short description: A fatal fluttering filled the air. What is this technique? Challenge: what is the effect? What can you infer about the weather from this extract? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.9 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Correct/replace the incorrect commas: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? ONOMATOPOEIA Trauma Roseanna went on holiday, as she had some spare cash, and she packed her towel, toothbrush and hat. Type of word noun ONOMATOPIEA Definition A person's response to a deeply distressing event can be physical and emotional. 4. Reading Comprehension. The squadron could no longer hide in the dry for there was little enough shelter and so both man and horse were constantly soaked to the skin. There was little or no protection from the driving rain, and at night we stood now over our fetlocks in cold, oozing mud. What can you infer about the weather from this extract? I can infer that it has been raining for a long time, as there is so much mud. The weather is probably stormy as well, because the rain is 'driving', which suggests that it is being accelerated by high winds. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Transform this image into a short description: A fatal fluttering filled the air. What is this technique? alliteration Challenge: what is the effect? This has the effect of suggesting frantic movement that is, at the same time, eerily quiet. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.10 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Create a compound sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Pastry + but + sadness Cowardice Na ve Type of word Nieve Definition 4. Reading Comprehension. I was dragged along the lanes tied on a short rope to the tailboard of a farm cart so that every twist and turn wrenched at my neck. By the time we reached the farm lane and rumbled over the bridge into the stable yard that was to become my home, I was soaked with exhaustion and the halter had rubbed my face raw. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Can you think of better synonyms for the word scared ? She slumped heavily against the wall. What is this technique? Challenge: what is the effect? What can you infer from the description?
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.10 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Create a compound sentence: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Pastry + but + sadness Cowardice Na ve My pastry was delicious but I was still filled with sadness. Type of word abstract noun Nieve Definition lack of bravery 4. Reading Comprehension. I was dragged along the lanes tied on a short rope to the tailboard of a farm cart so that every twist and turn wrenched at my neck. By the time we reached the farm lane and rumbled over the bridge into the stable yard that was to become my home, I was soaked with exhaustion and the halter had rubbed my face raw. What can you infer from the description? This suggests a complete lack of care on the part of the owner. Verbs like 'dragged', 'wrenched' and 'rumbled' emphasise the harshness of the colt's treatment. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Can you think of better synonyms for the word scared ? She slumped heavily against the wall. What is this technique? Adverb (heavily) Challenge: what is the effect? This has the effect of linking movement to emotion, and suggests that the character has given up.
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.11 1. Spelling Circle the incorrect spelling, then correct it. 2. Grammar and punctuation Create two complex sentences, suing the following words: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Regret Orkword Chocolate + bedtime Type of word Awkward Christmas + shopping Definition 4. Reading Comprehension. I knew from the soft tone of his voice that he was trying to calm me, as he had done all those long years ago when I was a wild and frightened colt. Then his words had soothed me, but now I could not stop myself from trembling. Every nerve in my body seemed to be taut and I was breathing heavily. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Prioritise: What is the single most important sentence here? Explain your thinking. The applause rang like bells around the theatre. Then the tree fell with a thundering noise. When I woke up I saw Father under the tree, blood coming out of his nose. His eyes were open but he could not see. I picked up his glove. What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? How does the writer create a sense of fear? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.11 1. Spelling Circle the incorrect spelling, then correct it. 2. Grammar and punctuation Create two complex sentences, suing the following words: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Regret Orkword Chocolate + bedtime I ate chocolate although it was bedtime. Christmas + shopping Because is was almost Christmas, I went shopping. Type of word abstact noun Awkward Definition feeling sad or disappointed about something not done or done badly. 4. Reading Comprehension. I knew from the soft tone of his voice that he was trying to calm me, as he had done all those long years ago when I was a wild and frightened colt. Then his words had soothed me, but now I could not stop myself from trembling. Every nerve in my body seemed to be taut and I was breathing heavily. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Prioritise: What is the single most important sentence here? Explain your thinking. The applause rang like bells around the theatre. Then the tree fell with a thundering noise. When I woke up I saw Father under the tree, blood coming out of his nose. His eyes were open but he could not see. I picked up his glove. What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? This creates the suggestion of a pleasing, melodic sound that is being passed from person to person. 'Bells' in this context infer celebration, and so overall the writer has created a sense of positivity and liveliness. How does the writer create a sense of fear? The writer uses the verb 'trembling' and the adverb 'heavily' (describing the colt's breathing) to suggest intense fear. The emotion is so intense, it is affecting him physically. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.12 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the capital letters and full stops in the correct places: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Nostalgia Applaud the earth falls on the ground we leave him we walk home but none of us can speak or cry i cannot tell the others about my secret Type of word Definition Aplaud 4. Reading Comprehension. And sometimes he would talk of home and of his girl up in the village. She works in the milking parlour up Anstey s farm. And she bakes bread. Oh Joey, she bakes bread like you ve never tasted before and even Mother says her pasties are the tastiest in the parish. And she s got eyes, eyes as blue as cornflowers, hair as gold as ripe corn, and her skin smells like honeysuckle. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Rank order the events of Private Peaceful in order of which has had the greatest impact on you. Explain your top choice. The rain pattered dismally against the window. What is this technique? Challenge: what is the effect? List four things that you learn about Maisie: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Year 7 English Weekly Recall Spring 2.12 1. Spelling Identify the correct spelling: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the capital letters and full stops in the correct places: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Nostalgia Applaud The earth falls on the ground. We leave him. We walk home but none of us can speak or cry. I cannot tell the others about my secret. Type of word abstract noun Definition a fond memory or wistful yearning Aplaud 4. Reading Comprehension. And sometimes he would talk of home and of his girl up in the village. She works in the milking parlour up Anstey s farm. And she bakes bread. Oh Joey, she bakes bread like you ve never tasted before and even Mother says her pasties are the tastiest in the parish. And she s got eyes, eyes as blue as cornflowers, hair as gold as ripe corn, and her skin smells like honeysuckle. 5. Technique 5. Challenge Rank order the events of Private Peaceful in order of which has had the greatest impact on you. Explain your top choice. The rain pattered dismally against the window. What is this technique? Pathetic fallacy Challenge: what is the effect? This creates a mood of quiet sadness because 'pattered' suggests a gentle but persistent action, and 'dismally' reflects a feeling of melancholy, possibly the emotions of a character. List four things that you learn about Maisie: 1. She works in a milking parlour. 2. She bakes bread. 3. She bakes pasties. 4. She has blue eyes.
