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Mabel Park State High
School
Literacy/Numeracy
Booklet
Year 8
Thank you to all of our parents/caregivers and students for working with us during this
difficult time.
If you have any queries or would like support working through this booklet please contact:
Head of Department Maths/Science – Stacey King ([email protected])
Head of Department English/Humanities – Leighton Davis ([email protected])
Head of Department Teaching and Learning – Peta King ([email protected])
GRAMMAR, SPELLING, and PUNCTUATION
Improving your control over English grammar, spelling and
punctuation is one of the best ways to improve your ability to read and
write. Here are some things you can do to work on your English Language
skills.
1. Go to this website to find online activities:
https://www.k12reader.com/subject/grammar/
2. Read, Read, Read! Find something you enjoy reading and read for 10 minutes to
half an hour a day.
3. Complete the following activities (All of these work sheets are from the website
above and the answers can be found there).
Figurative Language is also an important part of reading and
writing. Figurative language is when you use a word or phrase
that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. Metaphors
and Similes are two common examples of Figurative Language.
In Year 8 English next term, students will
be learning the cognitive skill of ANALYSING
through the study of Indigenous Perspectives in
texts.
Here are some things you can do to get ahead:
1. Teach yourself more about the Cognitive Verb – Analysis
2. Familiarise yourself with some of the texts that may be studied:
Rabbit Proof Fence – 2002 film
The Rabbits – picture book by John Marsden
Hate, He Said – Poem by Steven Oliver
Dust Echoes – Indigenous Website https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/2570774/dust-echoes
3. Complete some of the activities that can be found on the Learning Place:
https://students.learningplace.eq.edu.au/lp/Pages/Default.aspx?cid=239945
4. Complete the following activities that come from the above website
