Skills being practiced: Year 7 English Homework Tasks | Term: Summer 1 | Topic: Spoken Language and Transactional Writing Instructions: Each week you will complete one piece of homework. This will be either one of the activities below, or revision from your Knowledge Organiser for a test in class. Your teacher will let you know what homework activity you’re doing and when this should be handed in. Skills being practiced: Reading Skills: Show your understanding of what you have read by using quotations and analysing the effect of these on the audience or reader. Writing Skills: Show off your range of vocabulary, your understanding of grammar and your ability to write creatively. Research Challenge: You will need to use a computer or a library to help you find the information needed to complete this task. Homework activity: On June 4th 1940, Winston Churchill gave his famous ‘We shall fight on the beaches’ speech, which includes the sentence: We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island [...] we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Do you think that this is an effective sentence? Why? Write an MQA paragraph to analyse Churchill’s choice of language. Write a speech to advise a friend of what to do if they were considering not doing their homework. Think about the consequences of not completing homework and what this might mean for your friend. You should aim to include as many ‘writing to advise’ strategies as possible. Before you start, make sure that you write a five-part plan like you use in lessons. Research Martin Luther King: you could visit the school library or local library to find a book about him, or use a computer. If you are using Google to help you, try searching for: Martin Luther King BBC History and clicking on the first link. This will give you access to information about his life and his speeches. Create a fact file of ten things that you learn about Martin Luther King. Don’t forget to check your spellings and word choice by using your Gem when completing your homework. These are available to buy on Parent Pay or through Mrs Parker, E5.