The Priory Academy LSST

Year 8 Homework – Module One 2014

At the Priory Academy LSST homework is a vital part of every child’s education

in ensuring that the learning taking place within the classroom is consolidated

and enabling every pupil to achieve their full potential.

The Purpose of Homework:

To encourage pupils to develop the skills, confidence and motivation needed to study effectively on their own. This is vital, given the importance for pupils in the future, of life long learning and adaptability in the workplace;

To extend school learning, for example through additional reading;

To consolidate, practise and reinforce skills and understanding developed at school;

To sustain the involvement of parents and carers in the management of pupils’ learning and keeping them informed about the work pupils are doing;

To learn to manage particular demands, such as GCSE coursework;

To enable work not suited to the classroom situation such as research or surveys.

To assist pupils in the planning and completion of homework each subject has produced an overview guide of some of the homework to be completed in Module One. The following pages identify tasks to be carried out in each subject across the module. Pupils will be directed to these tasks by their subject teachers and given further instruction on how and when they are to be completed. There is also information included here for pupils to use to extend their learning in each subject if they have completed the homework set and wish to do more to further their understanding in a particular subject. This should mean that there is never a situation where no homework is set on the day that it should be according to the homework timetable. If no formal homework is set by the class teacher on the day it is due then pupils should refer to this guide to complete a relevant piece of work.

English

Year 8 Reading Extension Homework.

Library Reading Tasks; Effort grades will be awarded for the work. Texts will be blocked for that

module so that they are always available in the library. Class teachers will explain homework in

greater detail if necessary. Any combination of tasks- one, some or ALL of the tasks can be

undertaken.

Generic Library Task

1 Find the library catalogue number (not the ISBN) of a work by the same author/on the same theme as one of those being studied. Write down what is either side of it on the Library shelves. Describe the cover of the book

2 Based on the cover and the opening paragraph, write a prediction of the story

3 After reading the work, do a story board showing your understanding of the plot/theme/message

4 Creative Response: Using the original as inspiration, create a new piece. There should also be a commentary to go with the response. Response could be in any form. (Poem/play/...)

Specific Texts:

Y8M1 Gothic short stories – find and read a gothic story by a female writer

Mathematics

The Mathematics Department have produced a booklet for pupils to work

through across the module which provides opportunities for students to

engage in activities that require them to:

investigate; make conjectures; use problem-solving strategies; apply their mathematical understanding; verify solutions; use mathematical language

This booklet is available through the Mathematics Homework SharePoint page and on this website.

Science

Term Unit Homework Tasks Autumn Physics 3 Complete exercises on:

Light Questions

Ear Defenders

Biology 4 Complete exercises on:

Pathogen Mission

Healthy Lifestyle Chemistry 4 Complete exercises on:

Ideas About Burning

Nobel Prizes

The necessary information and material to complete these

exercises are on the Science Homework SharePoint page and

on his website.

French

The class teacher will set formal HW each week, which may be based on one or more of the tasks below. These tasks can be completed at any time as extension tasks, whether or not they are set as formal HW. Parents are invited to support their children’s learning and to indicate completion of tasks with their signature.

Vocab 1: Je parle! (Essential classroom vocabulary) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Extension task - creative: Create your own Carte d’Identité. You may like to include: . Photo (a recent photo!) . Nom de famille (surname) . Prénom (first name) . Addresse (address) . Lieu de naissance (place of birth) . Date de naissance (date of birth) . Âge (Age) . Nationalité (nationality) . Collège (school)

Parent / Carer Signature:

Vocab 2: Les numéros 1 – 30 (Numbers 1 – 30) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Parent / Carer signature:

Parent / Carer (or teacher) signature:

Vocab 3: Les jours de la semaine / les mois (Days of the week / months) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Extension task – on-line: Log onto www.linguascope.com and complete the following tasks: Elementary > houlala > Planète trousse > Planète semaine > Planète mois Print off a screen shot of the completed task(s), or ask parents to sign off below. Username: priory Password: lincsimp

Parent / Carer signature:

Vocab 4: Mes affaires scolaires (My school things) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Parent / Carer signature:

Parent / Carer (or teacher) signature:

German

The class teacher will set formal HW each week, which may be based on one or more of the tasks below. These tasks can be completed at any time as extension tasks, whether or not they are set as formal HW. Parents are invited to support their children’s learning and to indicate completion of tasks with their signature.

Vocab 1: Ich spreche Deutsch! (Essential classroom vocabulary) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Extension task - creative: Steckbrief – self profile Create your own Steckbrief giving as many details about yourself as possible. Follow this link to see a model Steckbrief, so that you know what is expected of you. NEED TO CREATE A MODEL STECKBRIEF AND PUT IT ON SHAREPOINT

Parent / Carer Signature:

Vocab 2: Die Zahlen 1 – 30 (Numbers 1 – 30) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Parent / Carer signature:

Parent / Carer (or teacher) signature:

Vocab 3: Die Tage /Die Monate (Days of the week / months) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Extension task – on-line: Log onto www.linguascope.com and complete the following tasks: Elementary >trallalla > Galaxie Nr 1: Federmäppchen > Galaxie Nr 2: Woche > Galaxie Nr 3: Zahlen 1-31 Print off a screen shot of the completed task(s), or ask parents to sign off below. Username: priory Password: lincsimp

Parent / Carer signature:

Vocab 4: a)Meine Schultasche (My school things) Learn and practise at home with parents (See exercise book / Module Book)

Parent / Carer signature:

Parent / Carer (or teacher) signature:

History

The class teacher will usually set formal homework each week which may be

taken from the selection below. If a formal homework is not set then there is a

choice of the tasks below to complete as homework. If pupils wish to these

tasks may also be completed alongside other homework set.

Option 1 Option 2

Task 1 Choose what you think was the most important event from those you studied in

Year 7, and explain why you think it was

significant/important

Do you think that all school children in England should be

made to study History? Explain your answer.

Task 2 Imagine you were transported back to England in the 1500s. Write a journal

entry explaining how England was different back then

Draw and label a ‘typical’ rich and poor person’s house from

the 1500s

Task 3 Imagine you are either a catholic or a protestant living

in England in the 1500s. Explain why England should

choose your version of Christianity.

Research the life and ideas of the protestant

Martin Luther (NOT Martin Luther King Junior). List the top five most important things you learned.

Task 4 Create an acrostic using the words Catholic and

Protestant showing key features of each

Draw or find a picture of a Catholic and

Protestant church, and label the key features

Task 5 Research Henry VIII. Apart from the fact had six wives, find five other bizarre and interesting facts about him

Make a ‘Facebook’ profile for Henry VIII, including at least one

picture

Task 6 Imagine Henry VIII was invited on to a talk show

where the presenter accuses him of changing the Church for his own selfish reasons.

Write a script of the talk show, explaining what Henry VIII and the presenter might

say

Imagine you were interviewing Henry

VIII. What five questions would you

ask him?

Task 7 Find out who Thomas More was. Explain why he played

an important role in the Reformation

Explain what is meant by the term ‘the

dissolution of the monasteries’

Geography – Extreme Weather

Year 8 Extreme Weather Task One Task Two

Activity One Find an extreme weather event in the last year and summarise it using two images to help.

Find an extreme weather event and write an eye witness account of it.

Activity two On a world map- locate a recent range of extreme weather vents- Hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, drought, bush fires- aim for at least 10

Activity Three Bring in research about a tropical storm – include – location, impacts, management.

Create a facebook page about a hurricane you have studied.

Activity Four Assessed piece

Working on your Hurricane Article

Activity Five Create an information leaflet or infomercial about what to do in a tropical storm

Create a website page about what to do in a tropical storm

Geography – Weather and Climate

Year 8 Geography – Weather and Climate

Task One Task Two Task Three

Activity One Levelled

Create a guide about a Biome including how plants and animals have adapted.

Create an A3 poster about a Biome including how plants and animals have adapted.

Activity Two Teach your parents why it rains – include all three types and get parental feedback.

Research the wettest place on earth and explain why it is so wet.

Activity Three

Create a poster/ presentation about why weather and climate varies across the UK

Postcards from Penzance to Newcastle (for showing differences in climate in different parts of UK.) Extension is to have a second postcard showing how it differs in summer and winter too. Explain for higher grades.

Activity four Create a poster/ presentation about why weather and climate varies across the UK

Postcards from Penzance to Newcastle (for showing differences in climate in different parts of UK.) Extension is to have a second postcard showing how it differs in summer and winter too. Explain for higher grades.

Activity Five Create a cartoon strip about what it is like as a depression passes over you.

Create a song/video about what it is like as a depression passes over you.

Create a series of tweets with selfies to show emotions as a depression passes over you

Activity Six Create a script for a weather forecast for Lincoln

Create a weather forecast for Lincoln and compare it to Dhaka, New York, Manaus, Reykjavik.

Activity Seven Jim’s Journey (microclimates). Look at the map of Jim’s route to his favourite restaurant. Write a story of his journey that shows and explains the changes in microclimates that he experiences on his journey.

Draw an annotated plan of your back garden that describes and explains the different microclimates in it.

RE

Choose ONE of the following discussion titles. Produce a written report in response. You should discuss a range of responses as well as expressing your own ideas and opinions.

Make sure you support your points with examples and evidence. “Hinduism is a way of life”

“Gaining good karma is the most important thing a Hindu can do” “You don’t need to go to the temple to be a good Hindu”

“The caste system is a social injustice” “Hindus believe in many gods”

Create an infographic with the title ‘How to get to Moksha’ – explain why there are different ways for a Hindu to achieve Moksha.

Make sure that it is both informative and

eye catching

Write a song or rap

explaining Hindu beliefs

about the process of

samsara. You could

record it if you like! Use correct terminology

What is dharma and why might it be important to a Hindu? How might a Hindu put their beliefs into action?

Make a summary page with all the key Hindu beliefs and teachings that you need to know for this topic.

It may be helpful to use illustrations to

demonstrate your understanding

Research and present your findings about Hindu worship – both in the temple (the Mandir) and at home. Hindu worship is very visual – this should be reflected in your work

What do Hindus believe about God? You will need to describe beliefs about Brahman, the Trimurti and other important deities.

Create a title page for your project – this should clearly show the MAIN IDEA within the project. (If you could summarise your work in ONE SENTENCE

what would you say?) What title will you give to your project?

Art

Task: Equipment needed: Time given: Assessment method:

Design a title page on ‘The Jungle’. Use materials available at home, text, Jungle, Year 8, teacher name

Colouring and drawing materials Sketchbook

1 week Teacher assessment /10

Draw a house plant using line and shade

Sketchbook Pencil Houseplant

1 week Teacher assessment /10

Draw a natural form found outside i.e. pine cone, leave. Show texture, tone and shape

Sketchbook Pencil Natural form

1 week Teacher assessment /10

Complete key word mini worksheet – Jungle words/spelling

Mini worksheet 1 week Peer assessment /7

To produce a double page fact sheet about Henri Rousseau include facts, own opinions, drawings and images. Title and boarder.

ICT, internet, colouring media, pritt stick

2 weeks (2 hrs) Marked out of 10

Write up project evaluation creatively in sketchbook. Using a creative title and a boarder.

Sketchbook Colouring materials Pencil and pen Draft from lesson

1 week Teacher assessment

Drama

Homework Number

Homework task: Homework Type:

1 A: Design and create a leaflet on The Voice and the Actor. Include definitions on Pace, Pitch, Tone, volume and discuss articulation (define it). Provide examples how the voice can be used, using the example of the news report characters you used. OR B :Find the lyrics to a song called ‘Modern Major General’ by Gilbert and Sullivan. Print out the first verse and annotate/ mark, to show emphasis on particular words that will help the reader deliver the lines with clarity. Read the text aloud yourself slowly , making sure lip movements are exaggerated and that the end of each word is sounded clearly. Read it again faster, but still making sure the words are sounded clearly. Practise it so you can say it as fast as possible!

Comprehension Written practise Preparation and Verbal practise

2 A: Look up the story of Derek Bentley on http://www.derekbentley.com/ or http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/bentley.html What is the name of the film about Bentley? OR B: Watch the reconstruction of Bentley’s final letter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xgHi-hXAFk or Sharepoint: Drama/ Year 8/ Building a character/ The Last Words of Derek Bentley…mp4.

Research

3 Complete one of the two exercises on Derek Bentley: Newspaper or Letter

Comprehension Research

4 Define the following terms when applied to Actors/ Acting and answer what is the difference between them. Objective. Super Objective

Comprehension Research

5 Rehearsal of script Creative

6 Drama Audit Evaluation practise

Ext1 ON a piece of lined A4, write HALF A SIDE explaining the following: Identify a character you portrayed and what the situation/ scenario was. Explain, using the following keywords, how you created the character. Vocal skills, pace, tone, pitch, volume. Quote at least 3 lines you used within your play/ scene.

Evaluation Practise

Ext2 Complete a character sheet Reflection