Year 7 Homework Booklet for English
BRJ English Department: Year 7 homework booklet
Topics for the year:
 Autobiography (2 set homeworks)
 History of language (1 set homework)
 ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens (1 set homework)
 Original writing – Escape (1 set homework)
 Introduction to Shakespeare (1 set homework)
 Introduction to poetry (2 set homeworks)
 Advertising (1 set homework)
 Debates – speaking and listening unit (1 set homework)
 Class novel – ‘Skellig’, ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ or
‘Point Blanc’ (2 set homeworks)
N.B. The sequence for the teaching of these topics is flexible
BRJ English Department: Year 7 homework booklet
AUTOBIOGRAPHY HOMEWORK
RESEARCH HOMEWORK
Interview a member of your family about your childhood. Use the
space below to record any interesting facts or anecdotes they
tell you. Remember that you will be able to use this information in
your autobiography.
Questions you might like to ask:
What were my first words?
How old was I when I first started to walk?
What was my first house like?
What was I good at when I was younger?
What was the funniest thing I ever did?
My findings
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY HOMEWORK
AUTOBIOGRAPHY KIT LIST
For your next lesson, you must compile an
‘autobiography kit list’ to help you to make your own
autobiography.
Try to find everything on the list below to make your
autobiography the best in the class!
KIT LIST:
 A recent photo of yourself
 A baby photo of yourself
 Pictures of places you have visited on holiday
 Pictures of places you have lived
 String or ribbon to tie the autobiography together
 Any glitter or stickers or other bits to decorate the
autobiography (though you will be responsible for any
mess!)
 Anything else you think you will need!
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HISTORY OF LANGUAGE HOMEWORK
ACCENT AND DIALECT FACTFILE!
Complete the fact file below using people
on television/ in films with accents.
Who have you
heard with this
accent?
Can you give any
examples of their
dialect?
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Area/Accent
‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ HOMEWORK
A Christmas Carol: Attitudes toward Christmas
Charles Dickens is associated with Christmas as we know it, mainly because
of his book A Christmas Carol where we meet the miserly Scrooge and the
poor Cratchit family. Scrooge realises the error of his ways with the help of
four ghosts, Marley’s ghost and the ghosts of Christmas past, Christmas
present and Christmas future, and eventually he becomes more generous.
1. Sort out the statements below into 2 lists: those in favour of Christmas
and those against Christmas.
2. Which statements do you think Scrooge might have made? Why?
3. In your own words, explain Scrooge’s attitude toward Christmas.
‘.. the only time I know of, in the long
calendar of the year, when men and
women seem by one consent to open
their shut-up hearts freely, and to
think of people below them as if they
really were fellow-passengers to the
grave, and not another race of
creatures bound on other journeys.’
‘I don’t make merry myself at
Christmas, and I can’t afford to make
idle people merry. I help to support
the establishments I have mentioned;
they cost enough: and those who are
badly off must go there.’
‘What’s Christmas time to you but a
time for paying bills without money; a
time for finding yourself a year older,
and not an hour richer?’
‘I have always thought of Christmas
time, when it has come round ... as a
good time; a kind, forgiving,
charitable, pleasant time.’
‘And therefore, uncle, though it has
never put a scrap of gold or silver in
my pocket, I believe that it has done
me good, and will do me good; and I
say, God bless it!’
‘At this festive season of the year it is
more than usually desirable that we
should make some slight provision for
the poor and destitute, who suffer
greatly at the present time. Many
thousands are in want of common
necessaries; hundreds of thousands are
in want of common comforts, sir.’
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ORIGINAL WRITING HOMEWORK
SYNONYM CHALLENGE
One of the most important things to remember when
completing a piece of descriptive writing is to use lots of
exciting words, rather than the same one over and over
again. Use the space below to make a list of different words
with the same meanings (synonyms) that you can go on to
use in your descriptive writing in the Escape unit.
1. Happy…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Sad …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Said……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Scared………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Big………………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Small……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. Beautiful……………………………………………………………………………………..
8. Strong…………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Angry…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Ran ……………………………………………………………………………………….
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INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
HOMEWORK
RESEARCH TASK
Use the space below to find out 10 interesting
facts about William Shakespeare and his plays.
Your teacher will give prizes to the students
who discover the most interesting information about
Shakespeare!
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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY HOMEWORK
SIMILES
A simile is a comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’, e.g. as cold as ice,
she ran like the wind. Similes are used by writers to create a
picture in the readers’ minds.
Choose one of the similes below to copy on to a piece of paper
and illustrate it to show the pictures the simile creates.
SIMILES TO COMPLETE AND ILLUSTRATE:
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The moon glowed like…
The air smelt as fresh as…
The girls sings as sweetly as
The rose petals are as delicate as…
Her stomach rumbled like…
Snow topped the mountain like…
The child ate like…
The soft breeze on her face was as gentle as…
The clouds are as fluffy as…
The fog covered the city like…
For example
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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY HOMEWORK
ONOMATOPOEIA
Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it is
describing i.e. the buzz of a bee or the crack of thunder.
Match these onomatopoeic words with the things they
describe:
Thwack
Buff
Purr
Crunch
Pop
Flop
Boom
Someone falling into a pool
a bomb going off
someone hitting a tennis ball
a punch
a happy cat
someone walking on dry leaves
a champagne cork shooting out.
Now think of your own onomatopoeic words for:
1. A gunshot
2. A door slamming
3. A fierce lion
4. Someone drinking through a straw
5. Someone walking in mud
6. A glass breaking
7. Sausages cooking in a pan
8. Someone eating crisps
9. A car running into another car
10.
Someone tearing a piece of paper
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ADVERTISING HOMEWORK
Use this sheet to write about your 3 favourite and 3 least
favourite TV adverts. Make sure that you include the name of the
product that is being advertised and the reasons why you like or
dislike the advert.
My favourite adverts
My least favourite adverts
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SPEAKING AND LISTENING HOMEWORK
Alliteration
Fact
Opinion
Rhetorical Question
Emotive words
Speaking to the audience
Three (rule of)
These are called persuasive features. Make a poster which
explains what each one of these features is. Don’t forget to
include examples!
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CLASS NOVEL HOMEWORK
Create a character profile for one of the main
characters in the novel you are writing. You may
draw a picture of the character too.
FACTS ABOUT
THE CHARACTER:
PICTURE OF THE CHARACTER:
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CLASS NOVEL HOMEWORK
Use this writing frame to write a review of the book
you have just finished.
Title of book:
Author:
Pages:
The plot:
The setting:
The characters:
Highlights:
Any weak bits?
Final verdict:
Your rating (1-5 stars):
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