Year 8 learning journeys
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Reading Comprehension: Paper 1 Exam question on An Old Man’s Winter Night.
Closed Text: A two part questions based on Two Look at Two.
Writing: Write a story inspired by the picture Apples. (S)
Self: Give the anthology a title and write an introduction.
Evaluative: “He seems more interested in nature than people.” What do you think?
Peer: Select one more poem by Frost to include in the anthology and explain your choice.
Year 8 Aut 1: Frost Poetry
Reading : Comparing extracts: which do you find most interesting and why? (S)
Self: Bad/Good/Better PEE paragraphs: How does Conan Doyle make Holmes seem clever?
Evaluative: Some people think that Dr Watson is cleverer than Sherlock Holmes, what do you think?
Peer: Describe a new villain for a Sherlock Holmes story.
Writing: Write a new case for Sherlock Holmes using story cubes for inspiration.
Year 8 Aut 2: Sherlock
Reading : Paper 2 Exam question based on extracts of Scott’s and Shackleton’s diaries.
Self: Annotate an excerpt of an explorer’s diary explaining what it shows about the life and values of the writer.
Evaluative: Some people don’t think that what happens in the artic and Antarctica is important. Write an article which persuades these people to think otherwise. (S)
Peer: Make a guide to the animals or plants of the artic.
Year 8 Spr 1: Frozen Journeys
Reading : Paper 1 Exam question on a description of setting within the text.
Evaluative: A local magazine for young people is looking for reviews of book students have read. Write a review of the book you have read. (S)
Writing: write a description inspired by the picture The Abbey.
Self: Bad/Good/Better PEE paragraphs: How does the writer create setting?
Peer: Annotate a section of text focusing on style and techniques.
Year 8 Spr 2: Magic and Mystery
Reading Comprehension: Read Helena’s speech in III ii 190-219. Answer questions. (S)
Self: Design a costume for Puck and explain the choices you have made.
Texts in context: “What do you think attitudes to love and marriage were like when this play was written?” Discuss.
Evaluative: “It was good but I didn’t like the way they presented the fairies.” Evaluate the way one or two of the characters are presented.
Writing: Write your own story called “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
Peer: Present one of the mechanicals’ scenes from the play using the original text and puppet theatre.
Year 8 Sum 1: I Dreamed a Dream
Self: Write an analysis of how vocabulary, sentence structure and overall organisation of your children’s story are appropriate for children of this age.
Peer: Write an original children’s story for children of ages two to five years.
Speaking and Listening: Present and original children’s story to an audience.
Writing: Choose one setting/building in Ryedale Folk museum and use it for inspiration for a story for older children or adults.
Year 8 Sum 2: Children
Reading/Comparative: “Jane Eyre” and “Oliver Twist”. Which child do you sympathise with most and why? (S)