Welcome to the English express takeaway homework menu, delivering fresh, hot and delicious homework tasks straight to your doorstep!
Each week, choose a homework task from the menu. The chilli rating indicates the difficulty of each task, ranging from ‘mild’ to ‘spicy’ to ‘hot’.
You can only try each dish once and you must order a different course each time! Enjoy !
A spicy selection of poetry-focused tasks to whet your appetite!
Due in Monday 30 th November 2015
Tweet and Sour …………………………………………
Write a tweet (no more than 140 characters) explaining a poem you have covered in class.
Word Ton Soup ………………………………………….
Choose an unusual word from one of the poems and use it in three of your own sentences.
Photo Phuey ………………………………………………
Find three images that you feel link to a poem you have studied.
You Teach Too …………………..……………………..
Design a ten question revision quiz for the class about a poem you have studied
Kung po-ster chicken…….……………………..…….
Create an A4 poster showing the ideas and feelings in a poem you have studied.
Speech Cocktail …………………………………………
Write a short speech from the point of view of a speaker of one of the poems you have studied, explaining what has happened to them and their feelings about this.
Mixed Sentence Platter …………………………….
Write a descriptive paragraph inspired by a poem you have studied. You must use one simple, one compound and one complex sentence and a selection of adjectives, adverbs and exciting verb choices.
King Key Colouring …………………………………...
Colour in one of the poems in the anthology to show the way that language is used e.g. techniques, tone.
Create a key to show what each colour represents.
Hit your homework hunger hard with this mouth-watering selection of main courses!
Due in Monday 21 st December
Spicy Song Sauce ………………………………………
Write a song or your own poem inspired by one you have studied.
Correction Curry ………………………………………
Improve a piece of work you have completed in class.
Cantonese-style Crossword ………………………
Make a crossword using the names of poetic techniques you have learned.
Foo Yung Facebook ………………………………….
Create a Facebook profile for Carol Ann Duffy. What are their ‘likes’? Who would they be ‘friends’ with?
What type of ‘status updates’ would they have?
Photo Fritter ………………..……………………..…….
Create a photo story using Powerpoint (complete with soundtrack) to illustrate a poem you have studied.
Creative Cracker ………………………………………
Produce a piece of artwork, or a 3D model, to demonstrate your understanding of one of the poems you have studied.
Crispy PEE Pancakes……….………………….
What are the writer’s thoughts and feelings in the poem? Answer in PEE paragraphs using a poem of your choice.

Still hungry? Reflect on your progress with a tasty dessert!
Due in Monday 8 th February 2016
Progress Pie ………….……………………………………
What have you learned so far in this unit? Create a mind map over at least one page in your exercise book showing the progress you have made.
Edible Exam Extensions …...……………………….
Compose five exam-style questions, based on the poems you have studied.
Twice Marked Meringue ………..………………..
Choose one piece of marked work in your book and redo it, ensuring that you are responding to feedback and making improvements where necessary.
Audit Ice Cream …………………………………..……
Complete an audit of the responses you have written to the poems you have studied so far. Write a detailed report answering: What are your strengths? Where are your common errors? What targets could you set yourself for improvement?
Viennese Venn Diagram ……………………………
Create a Venn Diagram reflecting on the similarities and differences between two of the poems you have studied.
Creative Crumble ….…………………………………..
Create a collage using images, words, photos, examples of work to demonstrate the key themes in all of the poems you have studied.
Let’s play …….………………………………….…………
Design a whole-class game related to the poems you have studied.
Family Fondue………………………………………......
Teach a poem you have studied to a family member or friend and mark the work that they produce.
dishes! They come highly recommended but be warned: they’re not for the faint hearted!
Due in Monday 7 th March 2016
Mixed Media Special …………….…
Create a movie, a video blog, or a documentary exploring the Duffy poems through a key theme, such as family, conflict, power or lust. This dish is served with free equipment hire and a video editing master class. The Head Chef recommends this dish to those wish an eye for detail and an interest in the media and creative arts. A lot of work involved here, but worth it in the end!
Spicy Structure Supreme ……..….
On a double page in your exercise book, draw a shape that represents the structure of each of the poems you have studied. How does this shape suit the mood and themes in the poem? Consider the pace, use of rhyme or any turning points or changes in the poem.
Poetry Platter ……………..…………
Create a set of revision flash cards for each poem in the unit.
Extra Spicy Exam Questions…..…
Got the hand of this poetry malarkey? Dive in at the deep end by responding to one of these exam questions in PEE paragraphs:
• Compare the way relationships are shown in
‘Valentine’ and another poem of your choice.
• Compare the way pain and discomfort is presented in ‘Havisham’ and another poem of your choice.
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Compare the way romantic love is presented in
‘Hathaway’ and another poem of your choice.
Don’t want to eat alone? A meal with friends can be great fun, too! In any week you have the option of trying out one of these sensational sharers!
Set Meal A ………………….………………………..……
In a group (max. four), plan and teach a 20 minute revision lesson, complete with resources, based on either a poem you have studied or a theme, such as family, conflict, power or lust. You could use a
PowerPoint, create worksheets, even set a test. Just ensure that everybody in your group takes on a significant role… no room for spectators with this dish!
Set Meal B …………………………………………….
In a group (max. four), perform a text from one we have studied. Your dramatic reading should include movement, staging and props. Can you give a gutbusting performance for your classmates that will make the text memorable?
Set Meal C ……………………..………………………….
In a group (max. four), plan and teach a 20 minute revision lesson to another class on the language and techniques used in a text of your choice. You could use a PowerPoint, create worksheets, even set a test. Can you demonstrate expert knowledge and captivate an audience of your peers?! Only the bravest live to tell the tale!