Shenley brook end school. SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Introduction to Gothic Horror

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1 SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Introduction to Gothic Horror 1. Research one of the following Gothic Horror writers: Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allen Poe. Present your findings as a mind-map, poster or PowerPoint presentation. 2. Write a description of a room in your house in the style of a Gothic Horror writer. 3. Create a Recipe for Gothic Horror story, including an ingredients list and instructions. 4. Create an acrostic poem to show the ingredients of a GOTHIC HORROR text. 5. Recreate one of the Gothic Horror stories you have read as a comic strip / storyboard. 6. Write a modern gothic horror short story of your own.

2 SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Of Mice and Men 1. Create a wanted poster for Lennie using descriptions of Lennie and his behaviour. 2. Imagine you are Curley s wife. Write a letter to your mother explaining how life has been since you left home. 3. Create a glossary of colloquial words and phrases used in the novella. 4. Write an alternative final chapter to the novella using Steinbeck s written style 5. Rank the characters according to how likeable you think each character is. Write a few sentences to explain each decision. Refer to specific incidents in the novella 6. Write a poem inspired by one of the following themes: American Dream Racial Discrimination Treatment of Lennie Friendship

3 SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Modern Play 1. Write a letter to the playwright explaining what you think of his/her work and asking questions about it. 2. Choose a character from the play who has a dilemma. Write a letter in the voice of your chosen character to an agony aunt asking for advice. 3. Write three New Year Resolutions for two characters from the play. 4. Imagine this play has been banned from the school curriculum. Write a letter or speech arguing that it should be reinstated. 5. Write a piece (e.g. diary, monologue, short story, news article) about a character from the play ten years after the play ends. 6. Watch a performance of the play (this could be a live performance, a film or televised production. Try looking on YouTube). Write a review of the performance for the Culture section of a broadsheet newspaper.

4 SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Of Mice and Men 7. Create a wanted poster for Lennie using descriptions of Lennie and his behaviour. 8. Imagine you are Curley s wife. Write a letter to your mother explaining how life has been since you left home. 9. Create a glossary of colloquial words and phrases used in the novella. 10. Write an alternative final chapter to the novella using Steinbeck s written style 11. Rank the characters according to how likeable you think each character is. Write a few sentences to explain each decision. Refer to specific incidents in the novella 12. Write a poem inspired by one of the following themes: American Dream Racial Discrimination Treatment of Lennie Friendship

5 SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Shakespeare study 1. Research the role of women in Elizabethan England. 2. Design the costumes for a new production of the play you are studying. 3. Design the set for a new production of the play you are studying. 4. Write a newspaper article or gossip column based on a scene from the play you are studying. 5. Write a letter to an actor offering advice on how to perform a particular scene. 6. Imagine you are directing a scene from the play. Annotate the script with your Director s Notes on how the scene should be performed.

6 SUBJECT: - Year 9 English: Themed Project (spoken language) 1. Research your given topic using at least three different sources. Present your findings in the form of notes, a PowerPoint presentation, or in a creative format of your choice. 2. Find a newspaper article that relates to your given topic. 3. Look for Ted or Tedx talks related to your given topic. 4. Watch a recording of a famous or historic speech on YouTube. Make notes on the rhetorical devices used by the speaker. 5. Create a poster to teach other Year 9 students about the features of good public speaking. 6. Write five different ways to open a speech on your given topic, using five different techniques. Evaluate the effectiveness of each one.