English Weekly Homework Grids for Year 9 Students

Weekly Homework Grids YEAR 9 BOOKLET Spring Part 2 Grid Comment 1.6 Name: _____________________________ Teacher: ____________________________ Room: ______________________________ 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10

How to complete the homework grids (Tasks 1-3) 1. Spelling 2. Grammar and punctuation 3. Vocabulary Pupils will see two words: one spelled correctly, the other is a common way of misspelling it. They should circle or highlight the correct spelling. This task will check pupils general knowledge of how to proof-read and correctly structure sentences. They might need to add missing capital letters and punctuation, or create sentences using key words. Tasks may also focus on securing grammatical terms. Pupils will be asked to find out the definition of a word. This word will be linked to the topic being studied in English. They can copy a definition from the dictionary or write it in their own words. Example: Key terms: Example: A complex sentence has a major and minor clause or part. The minor clause won't make sense without the major clause. As you can see from the example below, pupils must state the word type as well as the defintion: School Although it was raining, Laura didn't put her hood up. Education noun Skool A compound sentence is when two clauses are joined by a connective. These do make sense on their own. This means the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university, in order to learn. Laura brought her umbrella so she didn't need to wear her hood.

How to complete the homework grids (Tasks 4-6) and the revision grids 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 this is not optional. This term s comprehension tasks are focused on ensuring pupils are securing an understanding of common idioms. 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). Transformation turn a piece of text into a simple image/turn an image into a description. Connections Map make links between the given words and explain how they link. Key terms: Example: The cat fell heavily onto the mat. Idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative (not real), non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. Triangle rank order the given subject from best to worst, first to last, etc. What is this technique? adverb 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. Revising the Curriculum: Pupils have 3 tasks that are closely linked to securing the knowledge from their Knowledge Books. Knowledge Book pages are specified to go with the task.

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.6 1. Spelling What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix? Give two examples for each. 2. Grammar and punctuation Name the sentence types: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Misanthropic Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ How does this word maybe link to what you are studying at the moment? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 1. ____________________________________ 2. Because it was sunny, she put on her favourite summer dress. ____________________________________ 3. He was smart and she was logical. ____________________________________ Darkness. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension. How has the writer used language to present the characters described? 5. Technique 6. Challenge Rank order the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the poor. Your top one is the worst (use your knowledge organiser). I do not approve of this quixotic idea. He [Mr Dursley] was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbours. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.6 Revising the curriculum When you read When you were learning During your

Year 9 English Homework Grid Spring 1.7 1. Spelling Circle the correct spellings: 1. patriarchy/ patiarchy 2. marginalised/ marjinalised 3. achieve/ acheive 4. when/ wen 5. accident / actcident 6. heigt/ height 7. neccessary/ necessary 8. misanthropic / mysanthropic 9. alusion / allusion 10. onomatopoeia/ onomatopieao 2. Grammar and punctuation Label the subject and verbs in the following sentences: 1. Peter bought himself an album. 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Dystopia Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. Claire had three gorgeous children. 3. The cat belonged to Mary. Why do you think dystopian literature is so popular?_____________________________ _____________________________________ _________________________________ 4. It was cold outside. 5. The shinning moon shone brightly. 5. Technique Improve the following overused metaphors: 6. Challenge Find examples of the following linguistic features in everyday items: 4. Reading Comprehension. It was not what she had hoped. It was not what she had wished. She felt great disillusionment. What can you infer about the word disillusionment from this quote? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ the classroom was a zoo _________________________________ _________________________________ 2. life is a rollercoaster _________________________________ ________________________________ 3. a blanket of snow _________________________________ _________________________________ 1. Puns Rhetorical Question Anaphora Allusions Direct Address Superlative- Hypophora You can present this however you like, but you may wish cut these real-life examples. Challenge: Can you explain their effects?

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.7 Revising the curriculum When you read When you were learning During your

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.8 1. Spelling When changing the ending of a word, sometimes you have to double up the final consonant. Add the suffix ing at the end of the below words: put - __________________________ sit - ___________________________ tap - __________________________ shop - _________________________ 2. Grammar and punctuation Add the missing commas: 3. Vocabulary Find synonyms for the colour blue: If you want to know where to buy the most amazing ice cream in the state of Texas I can tell you. Amy's ice cream owned by my cousin has the creamiest most flavorful ice cream in the South. She offers some really exotic flavors like stinky fruit swirl and chocolate covered grasshopper delight but she also offers normal flavors like chocolate vanilla strawberry etc. This variety is what makes her shop so popular. If you are ever in Houston you need to be sure and stop in for a taste. 4. Reading Comprehension. Compare the differences between the benches described: A: It had seen many years. The wood had become sodden and flaky. Moss had grown on it and made a home in every little crack. Despite its weariness, it still held passers by that needed rest; the impressions of their bodies dented into the arm holds, onto the seats. 5. Challenge Describe an object in detail look at task 4 for ideas. ______________________________ ______ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ___________________________ B: Mr Smith had taken great care of it. This was his park and this was his bench. It held her memory on a shiny golden plaque. As the sun rose higher in the sky, Mr Smith could see the smooth white paint glistened and glittered under the sun rays. He was proud and he knew she would be too. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.8 Revising the curriculum When you read When you were learning During your

Year 9 English Homework Grid Spring 1.9 1. Spelling Correct the missing capital letters. Explain your changes: 1. peter went to asda for his weekly shop. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. my favourite city is paris. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 3. the industrial revolution was a very challenging time. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 2. Grammar and punctuation Explain why the comma is needed: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? Automaton Type of word _______ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension. What can you infer about the situation the speaker finds himself in? Our own situation, too, was not altogether without causing me a little anxiety. We had not seen the sun for two days; it was very thick, with a heavy sea, and dodging about as we had been among the ice, our dead reckoning was not very much to be depended upon. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ ____________________________________ 5. Technique 6. Challenge Write the opening to a speech addressing the below issue: We have a duty to the less fortunate. Whether you are poor or rich, you must look after your community. ' _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ (You can write a full version for We Are Writers) Get out! Get out now! What is this technique? ____________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.9 Revising the curriculum When you read When you were learning During your

Year 9 English Homework Grid Spring 1.10 1. Spelling Spell the following literary techniques correctly: 2. Grammar and punctuation Add colons and semi colons: 3. Vocabulary What is the meaning of this word? 1. automatin: _________________ 2. cuelty: ___________________ 3. Hyperball: ______________________ 4. alegory: ________________________ 5. forshadow: ______________________ 6. metaphore: ______________________ 7. juxteposition: ______________________ 8. alusion: _______________________ I am here before you today as a human being, not as a lecturer or authority figure. I need three things from you to be successful in this field of study, caring, respect, trust and communication. As a great woman once said we can only do this if we are a united front . Therefore I ask you to think, what can we do for one another? I can support your education, you can push yourself to your limits. Together, we can dream big, together, we can make it big. Allegory Type of word _______ Definition ____________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 4. Reading Comprehension. In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort. It had a perfectly round door like a porthole, painted green, with a shiny yellow brass knob in the exact middle. Explain one thing you learn about Hobbits from the extract: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 5. Technique "Mine is a long and a sad tale!" said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. "It is a long tail, certainly," said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; "but why do you call it sad?" And she kept on puzzling about it while the Mouse was speaking. Alice in Wonderland What is this technique? ____________ 6. Challenge We are surrounded by allusions, that is why it is important to read widely. The software included a Trojan Horse. What is the software being compared to? ____________________________ Challenge: what is the effect? _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ What is being suggested through this comparison? ________________ _________________________________ ________________________________

Year 9 English Weekly Homework Spring 1.10 Revising the curriculum When you read When you were learning During your