'WHS Challenge KS3 English Y8 (12-13yrs)' Description
The WHSmith Challenge series for Key Stage 3 gives your child the opportunity to build on the work they are doing at school. The series includes Maths, English and Science titles, each containing lots of challenging questions to stretch and inspire your child.
- Activities designed to be done at home
- Supports the work your child does at school
- Written by experienced teachers"
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Title: WHS Challenge KS3 English Y8 (12-13yrs) |
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Illustrations & Other Content Notes: Contains illustrations by Hodder Education |
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'WHS Challenge KS3 English Y8 (12-13yrs)' Contents: Introduction
Reading
Research and study skills
1 Independent research
2 Making notes
3 Combining information
Reading for meaning
4 Themes
5 Values
6 Fact, opinion and bias
7 Irony and satire
The author's craft
8 Structure: the shape of a text
9 Comparing texts
Literary texts
10 What is a literary text?
11 What is context?
12 Genre
13 Form in poetry
Writing
Plan, draft, present
14 Planning a character analysis
15 Planning a PowerPoint presentation
Explore, imagine, entertain
16 Parody party
17 Hauntings
18 'The Dream Woman'
19 Who dunnit?
20 Quality not quantity
Inform, explain, describe
21 All about me
22 How? What? Why?
Argue, persuade, advise
23 Writing a PowerPoint presentation
Analyse, review, comment
24 A balancing act
25 Book reviewing
Answers
Glossary