Work for 7A

After our disappointing visit to the library this afternoon, I would like you to catch up on the reading you did not do in the library.

Please readthe first chapter OR 10 pages of the book you borrowed from the library today and write a 150 word summary of what happens in the chapter, including a secription of the main character.

Complete by Thursday's lesson.

South Africa research project

•Find out as much information about SA as you can – make sure you understand it all completely (don´t just copy and paste!)

•In your own words, record your findings in a Word or Power Point doc (you will not need to present)

•Create a poster containing the key words or phrases from your research – There will be a prize for the best posters in year 7. You may research together, but everyone will produce their own poster. 

 

Possible research topics: 

•History

•Food

•Culture

•Famous people

•Buildings

•Lifestyle

•Landscape

•Etc

 

 

•http://www.southafrica.info/about/history/history.htm#.WDP_GaOB6So

•http://www.sahistory.org.za/

•https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g293740-South_Africa-Vacations.html

 

 

Exam Structure and revision tips

Hi team, 

This is the types of questions that will come up in your exam tomorrow: 

1)True/false

2)Table – match words from the text to their definition

3)Find a phrase in the text that means… “

4)What does the write mean by the phrase…

•Worth 2 marks

•MUST use sysnonyms, NOT the words from the text 

5, 6, 7) PEE paragraphs

REVISON: You should be revising ALL of these types of questions. Look at the examples from the last paper, see where you were losing marks and focus on these areas. 
A good way to revise is to create your own examples of the questions and swap with a partner to answer them, like we have done in previous lessons. 

 

Exam Revision

1)Work with the person you are sitting next to

2)Find an extract either from the book or an article online to base your reading exam on.

3)Look at the blank copy of your last reading exam and create questions about the extract you have chosen in the same style as the exam.

4)Create a mark scheme that includes all the possible answers for the exam.

 

Link to online version of Kensuke's Kingdom: KENSUKE'S KINGDOM

Example exam paper:

 

Now look at the extract from Kensuke’s Kingdom.

Circle the correct answer:

1)     When the narrator sat up, he was on a beach. (TRUE/FALSE)

2)    Behind him, there were lots of cars and buildings. (TRUE/FALSE)

3)    The narrator found it difficult to get up. (TRUE/FALSE)

4)    There was a big storm cloud in the sky. (TRUE/FALSE)  

5)    The narrator only called one time for his mother and father. (TRUE/FALSE)

6)    How does Michael think he must have survived?

·         He swam to shore

·         He kept hold oh his football

·         A dolphin carried him to the island

7)   What does Michael realise he has lost at the end of paragraph 2?

·         His sanity

·         Stella Artois

·         His football

8)     Why does Stella go bounding up the beach in paragraph 3?

·         She hears noises coming from the jungle

·         She sees a squirrel

·         She is chasing a ball

Fill in the missing word/phrase:

9)     Michael is not scared of the howling because he has heard it before at _______________________.

10)   Michael remembered the name of the ‘funky gibbons’ because he __________________________________________________.

11)    Michael wanted to reach the summit of the hill because then he would be able to ______________________________________.

Explain, in your own words, what is meant by the phrase:

12)  “The forest grew more sparsely”

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13)  “It occurred to me then”

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14)  “Perhaps there’d be some house or farm further inland.”

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Use PEE to answer the following questions: 

15)  How did Michael feel about being alone on the island?

POINT: I think that Michael feels ________________________ about being alone on the island.

EVIDENCE: This is suggested when he says “____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________.”

EXPLANATION: This shows that he feels _____________________ because _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16)  What sort of atmosphere is there on the island?

POINT:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EVIDENCE:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EXPLANATION:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Reading comprehension exam

Hello year 7,

Well done for all your hard work in the last week or so towards your speaking exam.

We have one more reading exam to complete this term and this will take place either on thursday or Friday of this week.

Next lesson you will get your last reading exam back to revise from.

In your revision you need to cover:

• Quote finding 
• Synonyms 
• PEE paragraphs 
• Finding information in a text 

This exam MAY or MAY NOT be on an extract from Kensuke´s Kingdom so be prepared for anything but use Kensuke´s Kingdom to revise. 

7D - This lesson, work in pairs to create reading comp style questions for your partner to answer.