1. Week 1: Task 1: Literature Quiz
1. ‘Instantly the s______ of ___ awoke in me and ______.’ 2. “____ some d________ ________” 3. “t______e” 4. “mere ______ t______”

2. Week 1: Task 1: Literature Quiz
1. ‘Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me and raged.’ 2. “like some damned Juggernaut” 3. “troglodyte” 4. “mere animal terror”

3. 5-a-Day What is Tyrone sleeping on?
In which McDonald’s does Tyrone work?
What is Chakrabortty’s view on how much McDonald’s pay their employees?
‘Inequality has hard edges and they hurt’. What technique does Chakrabortty use here? Effect?
Why is Tyrone about to make history?
Link to article.

4. 5-a-Day What is Tyrone sleeping on? A deflated air mattress.
In which McDonald’s does Tyrone work? Cambridge.
What is Chakrabortty’s view on how much McDonald’s pay their employees? He is critical.
‘Inequality has hard edges and they hurt’. What technique does Chakrabortty use here? Effect? Metaphor.
Why is Tyrone about to make history? Taking part in the first ever UK strike at McDonald’s UK.

5. Week 2: Task 2 - Anthology Poetry
Find 3 poems which show romantic love. Write down a quotation from each poem that shows this love and annotate it for its language and structural features.
TASK:
Share your quotations with your partner. Give them the quotations to test you. Mark down your score out of 3 in your homework folder.

6. Week 2: Task 3: Language 200-word writing challenge:
Write a fictional story starting with the line:
“Curiouser and curiouser.”
Use the following 3 words:
Jaded
Subsequent
devilish
Task: Peer Critique
Read through someone’s creative writing.
Give them 3 statements in feedback. These should be:
Kind
Specific
Helpful

7. Week 3 Task 1 – Jekyll and Hyde
Use your 3 quotations in an answer to the question:
How does Stevenson present the urban city in Chapter 2?
You have 5 minutes to complete your answer. You will get 1 mark for each correct quotation.

8. 2. “through sleeping houses” 3. “labyrinth”
How accurate were you?
1. “Nocturnal city”
2. “through sleeping houses”
3. “labyrinth”

9. 5-a-Day
What is the son’s name? Can you infer anything from what the narrator calls him?
‘Watching leylandii bow to each other, and the snails being blown across the patio like sailboats.’ Which two literary devices does Marek use here? Effect?
‘For me, chicken-liver pate and apple chutney sandwiches, and a flask of Earl Grey tea; for Jakey, cheese spread sandwiches, a fun-size Twix and two cartons of apple juice.’ What can we infer about the characters from what the Dad packs for their lunch?
What can you infer about what’s really happened at home with mummy?
‘Only she and I know that the story about the dentist was a terrible lie.’ What is the effect of ending the narrative with this line?
Link to story

10. Week 4: Task 1 – Journey’s End
"Drinking _____ a ______ as usual?" (says _____). "You know ___ mustn't ______t to find him quite the _____" ______ kindly warns Raleigh "How _______ quiet it is" ______ says "Another little ______ trying to w_______ home"

11. Answers: "Drinking like a fish as usual?" (says Hardy).
"You know you mustn't expect to find him quite the same" Osborne kindly warns Raleigh
"How frightfully quiet it is" Raleigh says
"Another little worm trying to wriggle home" Says Stanhope talking about Hibbert

12. Week 4: Task 3: Language 200-word writing challenge:
Write a fictional story about what a character wearing something red is thinking.
Use the following 3 words:
flare
dismay
coherent
Task: Peer Critique
Read through someone’s creative writing.
Give them 3 statements in feedback. These should be:
Kind
Specific
Helpful

13. Week 5 Task 2: Jekyll and Hyde
What three quotations demonstrate the theme of secrecy in the novella?

14. Week 5 Task 2: Jekyll and Hyde
1. “the moment I choose, I can be rid of Mr. Hyde” Chapter 3 2. “I wouldn’t speak of this note” Chapter 5 3. “the scud had banked over the moon and was dark” Chapter 8

15. 5-a-Day
‘Is Barry Smith a bully or an inspirational leader?’ What techniques does Street- Porter use here? What’s the effect of opening the article with this?
In which county is the Charter Academy?
What is Street-Porter’s view on Smith’s new school rules?
Street-Porter compares the rules to those of most Secondary schools in which decade?
At what time are students expected to go to bed?
Link to article.

16. 5-a-Day
‘Is Barry Smith a bully or an inspirational leader?’ What techniques does Street- Porter use here? What’s the effect of opening the article with this? Rhetorical question.
In which county is the Charter Academy? Norfolk.
What is Street-Porter’s view on Smith’s new school rules? Supportive.
Street-Porter compares the rules to those of most Secondary schools in which decade? 1960s.
At what time are students expected to go to bed? 9.30pm.
Link to article.

17. Week 6: Task 3: Language
200-word writing challenge: Imagine a character at two very different ages. Describe him or her on a day at each age. Use the following 3 words: Naïve Sophisticated Extrovert
Task: Peer Critique
Read through someone’s creative writing.
Give them 3 statements in feedback. These should be:
Kind
Specific
Helpful

18. Week 7 Task 1 - Romeo and Juliet
Memorize these quotations on the theme of violence in Romeo and Juliet: 1. “from ______ _________ break to new m_______” (________) 2. “_______? I ______ the word.” (Tybalt) 3. “To strike him ______ I hold it not a ____.” (________) 4. “These _________ _________have ________ ____.” (________ ________) 5. “A __________ __’ both your _________.” (M_______)

19. Week 7 Task 1 - Romeo and Juliet
Memorize these quotations on the theme of violence in Romeo and Juliet: 1. “from ancient grudge break to new mutiny” (Prologue) 2. “Peace? I hate the word.” (Tybalt) 3. “To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.” (Tybalt) 4. “These violent delights have violent ends.” (Friar Laurence) 5. “A plague o’ both your houses.” (Mercutio)

20. 5-a-Day
Why does Marc prefer his office to his room on Oven street?
What does RUE DE LA BOUTEILLE VERTE mean?
‘It had simply dropped out of sight, a stone in water.’ What technique does Waddington use to describe the street here? Effect?
‘She smiled pleasantly at him, apparently forgetting for the moment that he carried in his pocket a grenade that could blow their little world to pieces.’ What is being described as a grenade? Why?
Why does Marc tear up the evidence at the end of the story?
Link to story

21. 5-a-Day
Why does Marc prefer his office to his room on Oven street? His neighbours were noisy and sometimes violent. His landlady is noisy and violent.
What does RUE DE LA BOUTEILLE VERTE mean? Green Bottle Street.
‘It had simply dropped out of sight, a stone in water.’ What technique does Waddington use to describe the street here? Effect? Metaphor. Conveys…
‘She smiled pleasantly at him, apparently forgetting for the moment that he carried in his pocket a grenade that could blow their little world to pieces.’ What is being described as a grenade? Why? The card.
Why does Marc tear up the evidence at the end of the story?
Link to story

22. Week 8 – Journey’s End
Identify who said each of these quotations with the theme of home. - ‘I knew a Raleigh. A master at Rugby.’ - Osborne - ‘Last time he was on leave he came down to the school: he’d just got his M.C. and been made captain.’ - Raleigh - ‘My wife reads the papers every morning and writes and tells me.’ - Trotter - ‘Did I ever tell you the story about the girl I met in Soho?’ - Hibbert - ‘Just behind our house there’s a stream called the Highland; it runs for miles – right through the middle of the forest. Dennis and I followed it once as far as we could.’ – Raleigh

23. Week 8: Task 3: Language
200-word writing challenge: Write a story which starts with the line: “A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.” (Originally by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator). Use the following 3 words: Scoff Mimic Deserving
Task: Peer Critique
Read through someone’s creative writing.
Give them 3 statements in feedback. These should be:
Kind
Specific
Helpful

24. 5-a-Day What were the most popular baby names for 2016?
‘I’m obviously not having any – I’m partnerless, rudderless and largely self-absorbed.’ What technique does Lycett use here? Effect?
‘I couldn’t argue with that logic, to be fair, but did I trust them to make a good person? They couldn’t make a decent quiche.’ How would you describe Lycett’s tone?
Who is one of Lycett’s favourite people? Why?
‘I can’t thank ewe enough’ is an example of what?
Link to article

25. 5-a-Day
What were the most popular baby names for 2016? Oliver/Olivia.
‘I’m obviously not having any – I’m partnerless, rudderless and largely self-absorbed.’ What technique does Lycett use here? Effect? Rule of three. Shows how ill-suited he is to parenthood at the moment.
‘I couldn’t argue with that logic, to be fair, but did I trust them to make a good person? They couldn’t make a decent quiche.’ How would you describe Lycett’s tone?
Who is one of Lycett’s favourite people? Why? Nine month old Etta. She regrets nothing.
‘I can’t thank ewe enough’ is an example of what? Pun.
Link to article

26. Week 10: Task 3: Language
Write an article using the title: THE GOVERNMENT MUST WORK HARDER TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND STOP PREVENTABLE ILLNESS Use the following 5 words: Preventative Meagre Scarcity Woeful Ruthless
Task: Peer Critique
Read through someone’s creative writing.
Give them 3 statements in feedback. These should be:
Kind
Specific
Helpful