8P English

Tasks for week beginning Monday 18 March

You need to complete all tasks set on this page.

1. 1.‘A good book is often spoiled when made into a film.’

With close reference to a book you have read, discuss how far you find this statement to be true. Write or type your essay ( approx 500 words) By Monday 25th

1. 2.Working with a partner, create a Power point presentation which follows the story of ‘Lord of the Flies’, showing where, when and how the conflict between the characters arises and develops. By Monday 25th

1. 3.Working with a partner if you prefer, find a poem which you think is worthy of discussion and create 5 questions about it.

Make sure that some questions refer to the effect of the language chosen, and other questions refer to meaning, style and effectiveness of the poem.

Type the questions and print out by Friday 25th.

How does John Steinbeck establish the character of Jody Tiflin at the start of 'The Red Pony'

Refer closely to the text and use quotations to support your ideas.

Essay to be handed in on Tuesday 8 May.

It is 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens.

Find a passage of about 200 words that you particularly like from a novel written by Dickens and prepare it for reading aloud to the class, together with your reasons for choosing the extract.

Bring your passage ( or the whole book!) to the lesson on Monday.

Following on from the lesson today, imagine you are a sports reporter. Write a short ( approx 200 words) report on a fictitious sports match in the style of a sports journalist. You may write or type your report. Try to include a direct quote from either a player, a manager, or a spectator. Hand in on Monday.