Year 9 Home LearningAll Subjects

Week 1: 23 – 27 March

Year 7 to 10 Home LearningREADING

Reading allows you to live many lives and experiences at once, so use reading as an opportunity to experience something different or something you like in new ways.

When once you have completed your third day of reading from your chosen book, complete one of the following tasks:

1. Write a recommendation for your book. - Explain what made you choose it in the first place.- Without major spoilers explain why the book is worth reading.- Challenge: Limit your review to 250 words max.- Select a friend that you think might like or benefit from reading the

book too and send them your review.

2. Make a list of three characters or people in your book that you find the most engaging.

- On Goodnotes, create a film director’s cast list, with photos, of which actors, celebrities, or even people you know, that you would place in these roles. - You must include a 50-word explanation of your choice for each character.

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Home Learning MATHS

• Go into the Year 9 Maths Home Learning Class, then into the folder W/B 23rd March

• Complete the work in that folder, using the video tutorial to help

• You can either complete it on Showbie, Goodnotes, or in your books

• Use the answers provided to mark your work

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Home Learning Music

• Open Focus on Sound setup sheet from Showbieand follow the instructions to set up your login

• Complete the Blues History lesson:• https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/lesso

ns/popular-styles#blues-history• Complete the Blues test• https://fosuk.server1.apps.focusonsound.com/extras

/popular-styles/the-blues/• Complete the think harder sheet which contains a

reading excerpt on the blues.

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 French Home LearningShowbie code: RVM2G (Year 9 French Home Learning)Assignment: w/c 23rd March

1. Work through the present tense revision sheet activities.

2. If the activities take less than 30 minutes, please work on the Quizlet links at the end of the document.

3. Mark the activities using the answer sheet also on Showbie.

4. Complete the ‘Thinking harder’ grid on Easter in Haiti.

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Home Learning• What is China like?• Read pages 138-139 of the textbook• Complete activities 1-3 on goodnotes and

upload to showbie when complete• For question 1 – complete diagram D using

research from online – NOT INSIDE BACK COVER

• For question 2 – work with a parent if required. • For question 3 - list some things made in china

and then write an explanation as to why so many things are made in China

• Have fun!

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Home Learning ENGLISH (Functional Skills Group) Watch this video about Purpose, Audience and Form (reminder on following slide)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93eA7cttZCMNow watch this advert for Frosties.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flmBztNHvfM• What is the Purpose• Who is the Audience? How do you know?

Now watch this advert for Special Khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5rm-5RbaWQWhat is the purpose and who is the audience? How do you know?On GoodNotes, write one paragraph explaining the PAF for the Frosties advert and one paragraph for the Special K advert.

What is the difference between them?What makes them appealing to the audience it is aimed at?

PAFP – Purpose – why are you writing this?• to express ideas • to inform someone • to explain something • to explore a topic • to persuade someone A – Audience – who are you aiming it at?• age, gender, geographical location,

education, professional position• What information will interest the audience? • What personal information about the

audience might influence their position or feelings on the issue?

F – Form – what is the format?• Letter• Poster• Leaflet• Advertisement

Week 1 – 23-27 March 2020

Year 9 Home Learning - History• Complete the attached thinking harder grid. It

is up to you whether you do this online or on paper.

• Watch the film ‘Hitler: the Rise of Evil Part 1’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVy8_98I-o&t=3277s

• Go to Showbie > Home Learning Year 9 History> 23rd- 27th March.

• Complete the question sheet (Q1-25) whilst watching the film. This can be done online or in your books.

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Computing Home LearningPython Programming• Go to this link https://www.practicepython.org/exercise/2014/01/29/01-character-input.html and

complete the Character Input exercise• Use this link https://repl.it/languages/python3 for entering your code• If you want to save your code, you will need to sign up• Use your school email address so that you can access it

again• When completed check the solutions

https://www.practicepython.org/solution/2014/02/05/01-character-input-solutions.html

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 ART Home LearningTask:

• Instructions can be found on Showbie –Year 9 Art Home Learning – Weekly Tasks – Week 1 23rd -

27th March.

House Drawing Task iPad

1. This week complete steps 1-3, you will then have next week until the Easter holidays to complete steps 4 & 5 to finish your iPad drawing.

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Home Learning: Science Photosynthesis

• All resources are online in showbie.• Write your title and date in your book.• Read the text book pages 40-41• Complete the 6 questions in full sentences in

your school book.• Mark your work in red pen using the answers on

showbie.• Correct or improve 2 answers• Move on to your Think Hard Task if you have

time

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Showbie: 9AMN8

Year 9 PE Home Learning

• Spell your full name (maximum 10 letters) using the “Alphabet Exercises” on Showbie.

• If you don’t know the exercise you are required to complete, use YouTube!

• Complete the Thinking Hard grid, reading the extract and completing the tasks around the page.

Week 123-27 March

RE Year 9 Home Learning

• Go to ‘Week 1’ in the Year 9 RE Home Learningfolder on Showbie

• Read pages 8-13 of the Judaism textbook and answer the ‘Check your understanding questions.’ The answers should be written in full sentences.

(Questions may either be answered on your ipad, or in your exercise books)

Week 123-27 March

Year 9 Home Learning - English1.) Complete your ‘Think Harder’ reading for this week

2.) Read the information sheet on ‘Life in the Trenches’ in ‘Year 9 Home Learning English’ > Week 1 on Showbie and highlight the most important pieces of information

3.) Imagine that you are a recently recruited soldier and this is your first week in the trenches.

Write a postcard or letter home to your mother or girlfriend and tell her how things are going for you.

Use the success criteria on the following slide to help you and consider:How do you want them to feel whilst they read it?Are you going to be truthful? Or are you going to lie to reassure her?Do you regret your decision to sign up?

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Success criteria

Year 9 Home Learning

Week 123-27 March

1. Complete translation on “Home”: pag.12,13 & 14. You can find this on Showbie>

Y9 Folder>Translation booklet> Code: NLF2L

2. Complete “Think Harder” sheet> Leonardo Da Vinci

Year 9 Home Learning Drama

Week 123-27 March

iMovie Task:

Imagine you are one of the following:

• A celebrity chef• A global fashion icon• A professional football player/tennis player/sporting athlete• A make up artist• A professional actor

Create a video and edit using iMovie, giving an introduction to how you became successful and a tutorial/example of your success with advice for your followers. You can use the other people in your household to help if you want to!

You must include:a) A flash-back/flash-forwardb) A section that is mimed (use music)

Showbie: 97YHE

Year 9 Spanish Home Learning Showbie: 2PD7RWeek 1 W/C 22-27 March 2020Please complete:1) GRAMMAR folder > Mira 2 Workbook > Download this to Goodnotes as you

will use it again next time.Complete p2-3 of the document (Present tense of regular and irregular verbs & present tense of the irregular verbs SER & TENER)

2) Mark your work using the Mira Workbook Answers document 3) Complete the ‘Thinking Harder’ Task 1 about ‘La Siesta’ .

Quizlet Links and ActiveLearn are available for everyone if you would like to use them for extra practice. See the info within the Y9 Spanish Home Learning folders for this.

You can use wordreference.com, your ‘Spanish Verb Conjugator’ app (download from App Store – it is whitelisted) and Module Vocabulary if you get stuck.

¡Mucha suerte!