Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Homework- 17/12/13

Ladies,

In today's lesson we have been preparing to answer the question
Antony Horowitz describes Raven's Gate as a supernatural thriller. 

To what extent do you agree with this description of the novel? 


In tomorrow's lesson you are going to write a minimum of three PEE paragraphs to answer the question. 
In our lesson this afternoon, you have been using the What's it all about? table to prepare. In the middle column, you should have the quotations you are going to use as evidence (one for a character, one for a setting/place and one for a moment/event in the novel). In the far right column- link to the supernatural thriller genre- you should have made notes for the explanation sections of your paragraphs. 


Put together all the information you have in one of the rows of the table to make a PEE paragraph and comment on this post with it. 


Don't be afraid to refer to our checklist of things to include, does your PEE paragraph have all these things: 


¡  Direct quotations from Raven’s Gate used to support ideas or opinions.
¡  Word and sentence level analysis.
¡  Comment on the effect this piece of writing has on the reader.
¡  Use the P.E.E paragraph structure correctly, linking all the sections together smoothly. 

Good luck, 

Mr Brown


Thursday, 5 December 2013

Setting Descriptions

In the last two lessons you have been starting to write your descriptions of a scary setting or location and something that you find there.

1) Comment on this post with either your description of the scary setting/location OR the thing you found there.

2) Comment or reply on a post by one of your classmates' pieces of writing with something you liked about it and why. (Can you refer to any of the techniques they have used?)

Due: Monday 9th December 2013


Good Luck, I look forward to reading them.

(Watch out for a post and description from me)

Mr Brown

Thursday, 24 October 2013

Homework for half term

Hello ladies, 

Your homework over half term is to rehearse and practice your performance of your poem. In the first lesson back after half term we will be performing our poems to the rest of the class. I will select our running order at random, you must be ready to perform in that first lesson. 

When you are rehearsing ask yourself, have I?
¡Changed pace
¡Changed tone
¡Changed volume
¡Changed body language
¡Used gestures
¡Used Facial expressions

Remember Malika Booker's advice about rehearsing in front of a mirror. 

Don't worry, you will be fine.........keep calm and perform! 

Have a good half term. 

Mr Brown

Thursday, 3 October 2013

7Y3 Performance Poem

Hello 7Y3, 

Here is the poem that you and I created in this morning's lesson. Please feel free to comment on this post and share anything you think about the poem. What aspects of the poem do you like and why? 
What would you change if you had written it or had the chance? 



Cool breezes gently hug warm bodies
Hills roll to the distance
Snow on mountain tops like a dusting of icing sugar on a slice of cake
Clouds cover summits as bubbles do in bathtubs
Lakes are grand puddles on earth’s rocky surface

Stunned silence
Open mouths like muted screams
Peaceful mood
Breath taken
Wonder

Melting pot of accents
Sharing experiences
Chit chatting, chirpy conversations
Rolling eyes from bored faces
Ears protected from mind-numbing attacks

Yawns supressed
Hoodies are blankets over sleeping bodies
The sand man has visited the sleepers
Some catch zzzzz’s
Out like a light

Paris purrs
City of lights
Sky scrapers
Romance is in the air

Pickpockets 

By 7Y3 & Mr Brown

Monday, 23 September 2013

Similes & Metaphors

Hello 7Y3,

Today we have looked at similes and metaphors.....

Comment on this post with a simile or metaphor about someone or something at home........

Good luck!

Due: Wednesday 25th September

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Cycling Down the Edgware Road- Simon Mole

Cycling Down the Edgware Road- Simon Mole

In today's lesson we looked at Cycling down the Edgware Road by Simon Mole.

Your homework is to do some research Simon Mole or performance poetry and leave a comment on this blog post with something you have found out. Don't forget to check your research and try to find a piece of information that no one else has posted.

Make sure you leave your name at the bottom of your post.

Due Tuesday 17th September


Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Hello 7Y3!

Hello 7Y3!

Welcome to our blog that we will be using in English lessons.

Throughout the year I might post something on the blog that you may have to respond and comment on for homework or something that might interest you for a bit of wider reading outside of lessons and away from the topic we are studying.

Think of this as our classroom outside of the classroom, a space just for us to continue some of the discussions and things we have been working on past the bell!

Watch this space 7Y3!

Mr Brown