Super Curriculum: English
Read
Link: https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/exploring-the-origins-of-idioms/
Activity:
Read two books from the same author.
How were they similar? How were they different? Consider the characters, how it was written, themes and the genre.
Write a comparison of the two stories and add in a paragraph about which book you preferred and why.
OR
Find out the origin of 20 idioms using this website and write a 250 word response as to which of the idioms surprised you/interested you the most and why.
Watch
What reading slowly taught me about writing
https://www.ted.com/talks/jacqueline_woodson_what_reading_slowly_taught_me_about_writing?language=en
Watch this TED talk and make 10 bullet points about what she spoke about.
Do you think that our engagement with stories have changed since technology has been introduced?
AND
How TikTok is changing the way we talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M8ZxQiK4qo
What is a linguist? What is his main argument? What are two examples he uses to argue his opinion? What is a social media algorithm? Why is this important to us as young people? What are your thoughts on his argument? Do you agree or disagree and why?
Listen
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zk3dmbk
Activity: Choose a novel from the BBC list here.
Listen to the podcast for that text
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zqtwnbk/revision/5
Activity: Write a review of the novel using this website
Do
Go to Kings Cross and visit the British Library. Check out the Magna Carta, handwritten Beatles lyrics and/or Shakespeare’s first folio. You can also wander through a stunning gallery (The Kings Gallery) filled with rare books and documents.
Write a 250 word summary about what you saw and what you found the most interesting.
