English

Teacher: Miss Houston
=**Term 4**= Read a range of articles that interest you. In you English book, write down the following about each article: Headline: Who: What: When: Where: Why: How: Less important information

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=**Term 3**= =**Monday 2 September- Editing Practice**= General Practice- [] General Practice- [] Colons and Semi-Colons- Year 8 Tab- Local News Report- [] Semi Colon Wars- []

=**Thursday 29 August- Types of Poems**= []

=**Monday 19 August**= [] =**Tuesday 23 July**= =**__ Week 1 Novel Study Activity __**= At the end of this session, please answer the following questions. Please make sure they are written in full sentences. You can either write these in your English book or on your wikispace (make sure it is edited). Include date, the title of your book and the heading The Hook.
 * __ The Hook __**
 * 1) ==== Why did you select this novel? ====
 * 2) ==== What type of hook does your novel start with? ====
 * 3) ==== What has happened before the novel began (backstory)? ====
 * 4) ==== Who is telling the story? ====
 * 5) ==== How does the author get you to read on or hold your interest? ====
 * 6) ==== What questions do you have after reading chapter one? ====

=**Monday 22 July- Welcome back!**=
 * **Week 1- Spelling Activities** ||
 * With a novel of your choice complete the following:

1. Write down 5 difficult words from your novel

2. Write down as many words as you can find with the spelling pattern **__ea__** (on slips of paper) || e.g. bet**__ter__**
 * Choose from the below activities:
 * 1) Make a staircase with words from your novel.
 * __ter__**r**__or__**
 * __or__**ange

2. Find and list 5 • words with apostrophes • words with prefixes • plurals

3.Choose 3 of the longest words in the book. Find definitions for each. ||