The Peak Academy - Home Learning

Group:Skiddaw

Date:18th May

Subject:English

Learning Outcome:To develop the skills of skim and scanTo identify relevant evidence when reading an extract

Learning Task:Email your work to me – cwhitcombe@thepeakacademy.orgLesson 1: Read the article below about “Goose Fair”. If there are any words you do not understand look them up in a dictionary. Answer the questions below the article. You can use skim and scan for these once you have read the article once – this means you look for key words in the text to help you find the important part.When you look at language remember to think about the words the writer uses.

You need to complete a book review for the book you are currently reading and send it back to me, it doesn’t matter if you have not finished it. The review template is in the same folder with your work.

Key questions:What is the question asking you to do?Who is it written for?Why has it been written?

Links to useful websites/ video clips:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z86bcwx/revision/1https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z86bcwx/test

Ways you can feedback: Email your work to me – cwhitcombe@thepeakacademy.org Check you have used evidence

Now answer the questions:

1) What presentational features can you see in the article to help the reader find the main points?

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2) What language techniques does the journalist use to outline her experiences at Goose Fair?

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3) What would you click to find out more information about Goose Fair?

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4) Find the word “oscillate” in a dictionary, write the definition. What is the subheading of the paragraph it is used in?

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5) What could people look at, if they wanted to feel nostalgic?

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6) Write a summary of how the writer felt after riding the Great Frisbee.

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