Living in lockdown: KS3 English workbook April 20th- May 22nd

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As you’ve probably heard a lot recently, these are ‘unprecedented’ times. This is a moment in history that you will never forget.

Over the next 5 weeks spend roughly 30 minutes a day working on a task from this booklet.

You can either free type onto the pages or complete the work on a separate sheet.

If you complete a piece of work that you are proud of take a and share it with us, you can do this via:

If you can’t send a picture in, keep the work safe and we will have an opportunity to showcase it when we return.

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A letter to your future self

Write a letter to your future self about this strange and new way of life.

Use the questions below to help you come up with some ideas, and then make a note of what each paragraph will be about, before you begin writing.

Questions to spark your ideas

• How long have you been in lockdown so far?

• Thinking back to when you heard that schools were closing, can you remember how you felt? Excited? Frightened? Or something else? How have your feelings changed?

• What do you miss most? What don’t you miss at all?

• What have been the highlights so far? What have been the most difficult aspects of lockdown?

• What have you learned about yourself that you didn’t already know? For example, are you more easily bored than you thought, do you like or dislike particular structures and routines, or have you learned something about your tolerance levels of other people’s behaviour, of change or of your self-discipline?

• How has your family reacted to life in lockdown? How have their lives changed? Have you learned anything about them that you didn’t know before?

• How have your friends reacted to life in lockdown? Have your relationships changed? What have you talked about or shared?

• What do you think you’ll remember most about this moment in history?

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Paragraph plan

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A day in the life of ............................... during lockdown

How do you spend your days in lockdown? Do you have any routines? Think about how you’re spending your time, perhaps focusing on a day you felt happy, and want to

remember forever.

Fill in the boxes with notes about how you spent your chosen day in lockdown, before writing this up as a diary entry.

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Your diary entry

Remind yourself of the conventions of diary writing, and then have a go at writing out your diary entry. Tick off the rules of diary writing, below, to make sure your writing is in the correct form:

Have I …

written in first person?

written informally?

used emotive language?

written in the past tense?

written chronologically?

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varied my use of time conjunctions and adverbials?

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Dear diary …

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Making the case for a life in lockdown

Many people would argue that there are advantages to a life in lockdown. Do you agree? Write an argument for or against this viewpoint.

Before you write your argument, think of the arguments both for and against.

The advantages

• It forces us to slow down and consider the things that matter in life.

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The disadvantages

• Coping with change and uncertainty can be very unsettling, and this means that emotions are running high for everyone.

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Concluding

How will lockdown change us all, in your opinion?

Sum up the points you have made in support of your point of view.

I agree / disagree that there are more advantages than disadvantages to a life in lockdown because …

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Worry jar

What have you found tough so far? Sometimes it’s useful to write all of these things down. Write down your worries on slips of paper and put them in an actual jar or write them into the jar below.

Now that you’ve written them down, how do you think you could make the worries a bit easier to cope with? Write down your ideas.

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After a week, read them again to see if any can be removed and add any new ones. What happened which helped to ‘fix’ the old worries? Will you try those strategies again?

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Trying out the new you

Make a note of any new things you’ve had a go at while you’ve been in lockdown.

What did you try? -> What happened? -> What will you try next?

Reflect

Which of those things you tried did you enjoy the most? Which did you learn the most from? Sum up what you have learned from these new experiences.

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Ambitions

Think big about the things you’d like to do once lockdown is over!

Where will you explore?

What will you ditch from your life?

What will you work hard at?

What will you do differently?

Who will you spend your time with?

What will you prioritise?

What experiences would you most like to have?

Who will be involved in your plans and how?

What are your dreams for the future?

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Capturing the moment

You will have had a range of new experiences – exciting, sad, strange, silly or funny. Choose some of these and make a note of three of them here:

Which event was the …

• funniest?

• scariest?

• most exciting?

• most confusing?

Now choose one of these and write the story of what happened. Remember how to engage your reader, with interesting:

• settings

• characters

• a plot which builds to a climax and has an ending

• vocabulary choices

• imagery (metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole etc.).

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Use the English Matrix below to choose a different English task to complete each day.

Remember If you complete a piece of work that you are proud of take a and share it with us, you can do this via:

If you can’t send a picture in, keep the work safe and we will have an opportunity to showcase it when we return.

Create a book cover and synopsis (summary) for a book entitled ‘Awakening’

Select 12 songs that reflect a book that you have read

Write a 500-word story about an object you find in your house

Create a poem with the theme of Spring

Create a quiz for your family members on a topic of your choice

Write a letter arguing your point of view on a topic that you are passionate about

Create a news story based on an event in your home-town (fictional or non-fictional)

Create a leaflet on sustainability: what sustainability means and what people can do to be sustainable

Write a letter to an NHS worker thanking them for their hard work

Using any book, reflect upon how the writer uses language to make the reader think or feel something

Plan your perfect day – what would happen?

Watch a film: How does the film open to engage the audience?

Read a recipe and cook something with an adult present

Make a treasure hunt for your family. Include a map, clues and a final destination

Create a leaflet on self-care. How should people look after themselves?

Read a book and create a book review

Keep a journal-decorate it to represent your personality

Explain your point of view on the use of technology in schools. Should it be used?

Write a speech where you persuade people to visit your favourite area in the town

Write a film review

Create an interview with a character from a novel/play you have studied at school

Write a descriptive piece of writing where you describe somewhere that you have never been

Design your own character- explain why you have chosen certain characteristics. Why have you chosen that outfit?

Write a radio script and perform it with your family

Pick a character. What can you infer from their appearance? Link your ideas to physiognomy

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