Year: 8. Targeted Home Learning. Subject: English

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1 Targeted Home Learning Subject: English Year: 8 Think about the conventions of short stories that you have been learning about this half term. Write your own short story (no more than 300 words). Success criteria: Genre ghost story One main protagonist (with a unique character trait) One main antagonist (this could be the ghost) Build up of tension One main event (where will you place this? Beginning, middle or end?)

2 Targeted Home Learning Subject: Drama Year: 8 Explain these key drama conventions and how to perform them effectively: Narration Split screen Direct Address Thought tracking Breaking the 4 th wall

3 Targeted Home Learning Subject: Digital Enterprise Year: 8 Expected: Set up a HTML web page about a hobby of your choice. Make sure you use the following HTML tags in your work: <html> <p> <u> <b> <i> <h1> <head> <body> Embedded: Add an image of your hobby onto your webpage using the link <img src= > Exceptional: Attach a CSS sheet and change the format of your page so that it is more interesting for the users when they are looking at your website.

4 Targeted Home Learning Subject: Design Technology Year: 8 Produce Two design ideas for your CAM TOY background and followers. They must be based on the theme of literature i.e. your favourite books, characters or authors.

6 Targeted Home Learning Subject: Music

7 Year: 8 Complete the sheet below.

8 Y8 French Targeted Home learning HT3 Read the following text carefully. Start by annotating all the words you know and recognise in the text and write next to them what they mean in English. Then answer the questions in English. Bonjour! Je viens de voir un film très triste qui s appelle Les Choristes. Je pense que le film est inoubliable car les acteurs sont extraordinaires! En général je préfère les films d action, mais je pense que Les Choristes est un très bon film. Realisé en 2004 les acteurs sont Gérard Jugnot et François Béland et le directeur s appelle Christophe Baratier. Je crois que je suis fana du directeur car le film est vraiment amusant et je l aime. Les personnages principaux sont Clement Mathieu et Pepinot et mon personnage préféré s appelle Pepinot. Je suis fana du Pepinot car il est tout mignon mais parfois un peu timide. Parfois je suis timide aussi, mais normalement je suis bruyant! Je crois que Pepinot a les cheveux blonds et les yeux bruns et il est un petit orphelin. Qu est-ce que tu penses des films tristes? Tu as aimé le film? Quel est ton film préféré? Expected questions 1. What film was seen and what word is used to describe it? (2 details) 2. What does the narrator think of the film and why? 3. Does the narrator normally like films like this? How do you know? 4. Give 3 factual details about the film

9 Embedded questions 5. What does the narrator think of the director and why? 6. Give 3 details about the characters 7. What does the narrator think about Pepinot and why? 8. What three questions are you asked? (translate them) EXCEPTIONAL Translate the text into English.

11 Targeted Home Learning Art KS3 Year 8: Technology is always assisting and shaping the art we know and see today. Since the birth of the ipad people such as Andy Maitland and Kyle Lambert have been drawing on ipads (or similar) rather than on the traditional pencil and paper we often use. Since the birth of the ipad you can get various free apps for your computers, tablets and smart phones. Download a FREE app for a device you may have at home and try drawing something on it!

12 Targeted KS3 Food Year 8: Plan and cook your own multicultural dish that uses at least three ingredients from three different countries. Photograph your dish, and ask your family to rate it out of 5 for taste, texture and appearance.

13 Targeted Home Learning Subject: Geography

14 Year: 8 Focus ARE 2: Four and Six Figure Grid References and Scale. Answer all questions on a piece of lined paper, ensure you add the number in the margin.

15 History Year 8 Home Learning Spring Term 1 World War One Expected Research and make notes (at least one paragraph) on the following question: How did society change as a result of World War One? Embedded Research and make notes (at least two paragraphs) on the following questions: How did society change as a result of World War One? How far did the role of women change during and after The Great War? You may wish to use the following site to support you: Exceptional Research and make notes (at least three paragraphs) on the following questions: How did society change as a result of World War One? How far did the role of women change during and after The Great War? You may wish to use the following site to support you: If World War One was really a war to end all wars, why did World War Two happen? Find enough evidence to support your views and think creatively about how you present this.

16 Targeted Home Learning Subject: Science Year: 8 Chose one of the following topic areas that you feel you need to spend more time learning about: Cell Specialization Chemical Elements Motion Interdependence Chemical Changes Heat Use your notes, textbooks or the internet to create detailed notes on your chosen topic. These could take the form of: A detailed mind map Written notes with diagrams A podcast 10 questions and answers

A Digital Talking Storybook

Using ICT Levels 1, 2 & 3 A Digital Talking Storybook Desirable Features: Presenting Music and Sound Assessment Focus Film and Animation Express Evaluate Exhibit Pupil Notes Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Part