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Year 9 Homework Booklet and Tasks
Terms 2&3.
Greenacre Academy intend homework in years 7
to 9 to be diverse in nature, focusing on more
project based work which will be on-going over a
number of weeks. This booklet includes home-
work from each subject that your son / ward
studies at school.
Our Expectations
Students must complete and submit homework
pieces from each project as their teacher directs.
Teachers will inform students when each piece of
homework is due in and this will be recorded in
Homework Diaries.
As a guide students are expected to complete:
Yr 7 & 8 - 30 minutes homework per night;
Yr 9 - 45 minutes Homework per night.
Please also note that some tasks in the booklet
are subject to change, and will be done so at the
discretion of the teacher. This would occur on
occasions where a different task may be more
beneficial to your son / ward’s learning.
Please support this by checking homework
diaries and signing each week.
Skills for Life:
As part of the Academy’s implementation of
‘Skills for Life’, each subject area has carefully
thought about activities and tasks to integrate
particular skills into their schemes of work. To
help promote this, the completion of the home-
work tasks will help your son / ward develop
these certain skills.
This terms skills to focus on are:
Use of Email
Timekeeping
Stretch and Challenge:
Students will be encouraged to push themselves, completing
more tasks where they see fit. If they have a particular interest
or gift in a given area they should be encouraged to complete the
Stretch and Challenge task.
READING HOMEWORK
Students must read for at least 30 minutes
each night.
Homework diaries include a weekly reading
log.
Students must select one reading option
per week from the reading lists provided in
the project and complete their reading
log.
Form tutors will check reading log has been
completed each week when signing diaries. Competition Time – 50 House points
Please email Mrs Bridger
explaining how you have
developed the use of email and time
keeping skills each week.
Entries to be emailed with name and
form clearly stated. Please send emails
with relevant attachments to
demonstrate skills gained. One winner
to be announced each week in House
Assemblies!
QUERIES? If parents / carers have any queries with
homework please get in touch using the emails
provided within the projects.
Homework Club
If your son/ward needs help with homework we run a
homework club every weekday from2.50-3.50 in room
9.
Homework Overview:
Term 2 & 3 Task1: Complete one image from the booklet remember
to keep the lines neat and maintain proportion when
drawing,
Need some help? Use the grid method to help you with
scale and proportion.
Homework Overview
You will be required to complete 1
image a week, however the order you
wish to complete them in is up to
you. The final task, 6 is to be com-
pleted at the end of the project.
Each drawing should take you 45-60
minutes to complete and be highly
detailed. These should be completed
in your homework books unless oth-
erwise stated. Booklets will be
provided by your class teacher
Art &Design Year 9 Mr Thompson
Task 2: Complete one image from the booklet.
Remember to use at least five tones and ensure
that you blend these together to show off your
skill.
Need some help? Draw a tonal key at the top of
your page to remind you of the five tones you
need.
Task 3: Complete one image from the
booklet and add a background to draw
upon to add a different effect.
Need some help? Why not use tea of
coffee to stain the page to give an old
effect? Task 6:Create a large A2 drawing from one of the book-
let drawings. You should create this using the grid
method for accuracy and choose to use charcoal paint
or oil pastels to create a gallery fit piece of artwork!
Task 5: Complete one image from
the booklet. Once you have com-
pleted the drawing shade in neatly
with coloured pencils,. Make sure
that you show the different shades
within a colour and remember the
direction of light!
Need some help? You can use pencils
in the art department at break, lunch
or after school
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Chal-lenge. Have you created a 3D piece of work? Why not research the works of Gormley, create a research sheet and experiment with your own human figure models. You could use plaster, clay or even paper.
Term 2&3
Spellings
Proportion
Composition
Aesthetically
Abstract
Embellished
Distorted
Realistic
Reading List :
The 20th Century Art Book , 2001, Susannah
Lawson .
Illustration Now 4, J, Wiedemann
How to draw what you see,. 1996, R. De Reyna
Numeracy: Grid up a picture and enlarge this.
For your chosen image grid up 1cm x 1cm,
enlarge this onto the paper by gridding up your
paper 2cm x 2cm. This will make your drawing
four times as big!! Use a ruler.
Task 4: Complete one image from the
booklet. But this time when you finish
the image go over darker areas with
fine liner pen to really show definition.
Need some help? Remember that the
darkest shades on your image should
have fine liner added.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1— Logos
You are to think of an enterprise idea that could
be launched within Greenacre Academy (such as a
stationary shop) and design a logo to go with this
Homework Overview
Students will complete a
number of enterprise activi-
ties which will build and de-
velop their skills in creating
an enterprise idea and using
marketing techniques to pro-
mote this product or service.
Year 9 Business Studies Miss Lockwood
Task 2— Innovative?
You are to explain what your product idea is all
about and answer the following questions:
What is my idea?
Why have I chosen this idea?
Who do I want to buy my products?
Why will this idea/product be good for
G r e e n a -Task 3—setting objectives
Now that you have decided on an
idea it is now time to set yourself
some objectives. The objectives
will help you meet your aim of
launching your enterprise! Task 5 —Target audience—Every product or service
will have a target audience. The target audience is
the person that the product is aimed at. You need to
decide who your target audience is.
Task 6 —Marketing plan
Marketing is very important for
business. You will need to de-
cide how you are going to pro-
mote your product so that peo-
ple know what you are selling.
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge.
When carrying out your research can you collect both primary and second-ary research?
Term 2&3
Spellings
1. Enterprise
2. Innovative
3. Product
4. Marketing
5. Research
6. Promotion
Reading List
BBC GCSE Bitesize
Business and Enterprise—class book
Numeracy:
Consider the costings of your product and service
Task 4—It’s time to start re-
searching your enterprise idea.
You are to research 5 similar ideas and
print some evidence to go into your
homework booklet. You need to re-
search prices as well to help you de-
cide on your own prices.
Term 2 & 3 1. Convert the following binary numbers into decimal numbers.
A. 00000001
B. 01101100
C. 11001100
D. 10001001
The computing project will last
over one term. 4 of the 6 home-
work tasks must be completed
by the end of the term and
placed in your folder.
You can choose in which order to
complete the tasks, but you must
complete one every week and
hand this in to your teacher.
Yr9 Computing Homework Project
Mr Fitzgerald
5. Answer the following questions
How many different characters could be rep-
resented by 7 bits?
How many different characters are there on a
standard keyboard?
Do you think a 7 bit code would provide enough
bits to represent all the characters in the
English language? What about other
languages?
2. Using a few bits a possible, convert the
following decimal numbers into binary.
A. 8
B. 33
C. 130
D. 200
E. 255
3. How many different numbers can you
represent with 8 bits?
How many different number can you
represent with 16 bit?
Explain your answer in under 200 words.
4. Find out about UNICODE
A. When was it invented?, B. Why was it invented?
C. What are the advantages of UNICODE compared to
ASCII, D. Why has UNICODE become the standard
way to convert binary to text?
6. Create a spreadsheet that will automati-
cally convert decimal numbers into their
binary equivalent and into the correspond-
ing ASCII letter.
For example, if you type in the number 71,
it will show you the binary code 1000111
and the letter G.
Set the spreadsheet up so that it can be
used to read and write short messages.
Push yourself even further… Decode the following message.
83 69 78 68 72 69 76 80
Term 2&3
Spellings
Abstraction
Adder
Algorithm
API (application pro-
gramming interface)
App
Bandwidth
Binary Search
Reading List— Go to the following website and
read the information to help with your subject
knowledge.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z34k7ty
7. Complete both tasks
What information might people hold on a computer
that they would like to be kept private?
Research the use of cyphers through time and
prepare a short presentation on their similarities.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1– Floor plans,
Sketch out the floor plan of where you live. This does
not have to be to scale.
Add relevant details like the windows and doors. Use
A4 plain paper
Homework Overview
The project is broken down into
weekly manageable tasks. You
will need to hand in a completed
task each week.
Speak to your teacher if you have
any problems.
Year 9– DT Mrs Hunton
Task 2– Working to scale.
Choose one room from your previous floorplan and
measure it in metres. (ask your teacher for a metre
ruler measuring guide.)
Draw this out roughly so you can not all your meas-
urements down on the drawing.
Use A4 plain paper.
Task 3
Draw out the room you previously meas-
ured at scale 1:50, remember to divide all
your measurements by 50.
You should be adding relevant pieces of
furniture to give a sense of scale to the
room for example a sofa in a lounge, or a
bed in a bedroom etc.… Use A3 paper.
Task 5-
Put your floorplan from week one into a
context by drawing your own block plan.
Do this in A4 plain paper.
Task 6-
Draw up plans for a ground floor exten-
sion to where you live. What would it
include to benefit your home? How big
would it be? How would you access out-
side from the extension?
This can be added to your existing block
plan or on a new A4 sheet but must show
where it is in relation to the existing build-
ing.
Stretch and Challenge yourself: Research into cavity walls and use your findings when drawing up your work to scale. How does this affect the outside wall structure and size?
Term 2&3
Spellings
Scale
Dimensions
Floor plan Reading List
The bungalow book: floorplans and photos
of 112 houses.
Tiny house floor plans: Over 200 interior
designs for tiny houses
Numeracy: Working to scale.
If you work at scale 1:20 you need to divide all
your real life measurements by 20.
Task 4- .
Research task: Find out what an architec-
tural floorplan is.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1
Research and produce a fact file on Shake-
speare’s life. NO CUTTING AND PASTING
FROM THE INTERNET.
Homework Overview: The tasks on
this sheet are designed to enhance
the pupil’s understanding of the
characters and events within the
play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William
Shakespeare.
This will be linked to the study of
the text during term 2, however
will act as revision during term 3.
English Romeo and Juliet
Year 9 Miss Barr
Task 2
Imagine you witnessed the fight at the beginning of the
play. Write a newspaper report about the event. You
might include:
What happened
Why it happened
Who was involved
When did it happen?
Task 3 Write a gossip column reporting all that
went on at the Ball. You might consider:
Who was seen with who
Who was wearing what
Who said what to whom
Who did what to whom?
Task 4 Find the Sparknotes and Cliff Notes Web-
sites on the play. Find 5 things about the play and
bring them into class to share.
Task 6 Create a storyboard for
the play. Divide your paper
into either 6 or 8 sections
and draw a picture which
represents they key mo-
ments from the play.
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge. Imagine that you have seen a production of Romeo and Juliet at the local theatre. Write a review for the local paper where you EVALUATE the play and the performance.
Term 2&3
Spellings
Verse
Iambic pentameter
Soliloquy
Dialogue
Tragedy Reading List Romeo and Juliet by William
Shakespeare.
Lambs retelling of Shakespeare’s tales.
Numeracy: Check some lines of verse for the
rhythm. Are there 10 syllables in each line.
Task 5 Imagine you are Juliet and you have
decided to fake your own death and run
away with Romeo. Write a letter to your par-
ents explaining yourself. Include:
Why you are running away.
How you feel about Romeo.
How you feel about your parents.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1– Drawings
Sketch out the drawing of practical work
Add relevant details like the sizes and material. Use A4
plain paper
Homework Overview
The practical is broken down into
weekly manageable tasks. You
will need to hand in a completed
task each week.
Speak to your teacher if you have
any problems.
Year 9/10 – BTEC Engineering Mr Sharp
Task 2– Working to scale.
Draw your practical work to a scale of 1:1.
Draw this out roughly so you can put all your meas-
urements down on the drawing.
Use A4 plain paper.
Task 3
Draw tools you will using in the practical
work.
You should be adding relevant pictures of
tools. Use A3 paper.
Task 5-
Write and draw your first 3 steps on the
production plan. .
Do this in A4 plain paper.
Task 6-
Complete production plan.
This can be added to your existing sheet
or use new A4 sheet but must show qual-
ity control of product.
Stretch and Challenge yourself: Research how different hand tools can improve your skills for life. ?
Term 2&3
Spellings
Scale
Dimensions
Engineers square
File
Reading List
The bungalow book: floorplans and photos
of 112 houses.
Tiny house floor plans: Over 200 interior
designs for tiny houses
Numeracy: Working to scale.
If you work at scale 1:1 you need to make your
practical is to the sizes on the drawing. .
Task 4- .
Research task: Look at alternative materials
you can use.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1 (a) Suggest three important qualities a restaurant
manager would look for when appointing new wait staff
(waiters/waitresses).
(b) Describe the duties of wait staff in a busy restaurant.
(c) Describe the role of waiting staff (waiters/waitresses)
in a hotel restaurant.
Homework Overview
To have knowledge of roles,
duties and training availa-
ble in the catering industry.
To have knowledge of the
career opportunities within
the catering industry.
Year 9 Food Technology Miss Ryder
Task 2. (a) Discuss the role of the wait staff
(waiter/ess) in a buffet food service system.
(b) A customer complains that the hot food
served from the buffet is luke warm. Explain
how to deal with this situation
(c) Outline the main qualities of a successful
chef
Task 3 Mind Map the staff within the
restaurant Create a mind map of their
roles and responsibilities.
› Restaurant Manager
› Head Waiter/ess
› Wine Waiters/ess
› Waiting staff
Task 6 What is the Health & Safety Act 1974?
According to the Health & Safety Act: What are the
responsibilities of:
a. The employer b. the employee?
Task5 a) The Royal Hotel has decided to
offer a buffet service for ITS New Year’s
Eve Party. State two advantages for a
buffet service to:
i) The Hotel, ii) The customer
B) Good presentation is essential for
the buffet. Discuss how good presenta-
tion can be achieved.
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge.
Draw and label two different place settings e.g. A la carte and Table D'hôte
Term 2&3
Spellings
Restaurant
Knife
Catering
Establishment
Cutlery
Kitchen
Buffet
Reading ListWJEC GCSE Hospitality and Catering: Student
Book (WJEC Hospitality and Catering) by Lesley Woods, Scott
Reynard (ISBN: 9780435501020)
www.food.gov.uk
www.foodafactoflife.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/food_and_catering.shtml
Numeracy:
Weighing of ingredients in practical lessons
Task 4. Types of staff employed in a res-
taurant are full time, part time and casual.
A) Create a chart to show both the bene-
fits and disadvantages of all types to both
staff and employer.
B) what is the difference between tempo-
rary and permanently employed
Term 2 & 3 Task 1:
To research the location of the tropical rainforest.
Have a map showing locations and a written description
about their locations. Explain why is their location is so
important to their chosen biome.
Homework Overview
To create a presentation on a
biome for revision. Students
can choose either Deciduous
Forest, Desert or Tropical
Rainforest.
They are then to present this
to the class. on the last week
of term (14th December).
Yr9-Geography- Living World Mr Simmonds
Task 2:
To research the climatic conditions of their chosen
biome.
Students are to present a climate graph and a
written description of the climatic conditions in that
biome. Explain why the weather is like this linked to
latitudinal reasons. Be able to describe the weather
for this area.
Task 3:
Vegetation—to draw an annotated
diagram of the vegetation structure in
your chosen biome. (Desert biome
you need to draw different plants) .
You need to discuss the adaptations
of these plants.
Task 6:
Biomes and Ecosystems—Give a general overview of
the different biomes and explain how ecosystems work
using diagrams.
Task 5:
To explain and comment on how
your chosen biome is managed and
protected giving specific examples.
(Sustainability)
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge.
To create a challenge for Year 6 pupils to help them understand that there are different world biomes and what the key features of each biome is.
Term 2&3
Spellings
Biome
Desert
Deciduous
Rainforest
Tropical
Climate
Location
Vegetation
Reading List
GCSE Bitesize
s-cool.co.uk
Numeracy:
Correctly and accurately present climate graphs
done either by hand or on excel.
Task 4:
Animal-Research animals that live in your cho-
sen biome. Draw a 3 different animals and
explain how these animals have adapted to
live in your chosen biome.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1: Find out what the question is about and what it is
asking you to do. This question is a causation question.
To practice using all of the histo-
ry skills that you have learnt in
term 1 by carrying out an in
depth enquiry into the Cuban
Missile Crisis of 1962
The question you will be answer-
ing is: “Why was the Cuban Mis-
sile Crisis of 1962 settled peace-
fully?”
Year 9 Historical Enquiry: The Cuban
Missile Crisis Mr Simmonds
Task 2: Get a basic outline of the Cuban Missile
Crisis and make notes about each stage of the cri-
sis. You can use history books, internet or a film
such as “Thirteen Days” to help you.
You will need to research sources such as car-
toons, pictures and diaries from the period. Re-
member to keep a note of any title, author and
page no for any sources you use.
Task 3: Sort out relevant information,
remembering what the question is
asking you to explain. Check your
sources for reliability, use Nature,
Origin and Purpose skills.
Task plan your essay
Introduction Three reasons
conclusion
Task 4: Your enquiry should:
Focus on the question
Use information from different sources and
resources
Back up all statements with information and
evidence
Be well organised and structured
Communicate clearly using good spelling,
punctuation and grammar
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge. Imagine you were Premier Khrushchev and had to give a speech to the Politburo to explain why you ordered Russian ships to turn round in the face of the USA’s blockade. What would you say to justify your move to them?
Term 2&3
Spellings
Communism
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Missile
Batista
Reading List
History Books on Cuban Missile Crisis
You Tube, Documentaries.
Film The Thirteen Days
Numeracy: Work out the range of medium range
and inter-continental missiles and plot this on a
map of the USA. Show the cities that could have
been targeted from Cuba.
Task:
Be clear what the question is asking
you!
Highlight key words in the question
To help you with your answers.
Students are to reflect upon their ICT skills which have been covered during this
cycle. Students will be asked to identify their strengths and areas for develop-
ment. In addition, Students will need to answer the following questions below
and document ALL responses in one of the following ways—contributing to their group
blog, in a form of an email (sent to your class teacher) or completing a reflective log
worksheet.
1. Some of the business documents used for commu-
nication
2. Formatting tools that could be used to make the
business documents look professional
3. What house style techniques could be used?
Students are to reflect upon their ICT skills which have been covered during this cycle.
Students will be asked to identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition,
Students will need to answer the following questions below and document ALL responses
in one of the following ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your
class teacher) or completing a reflective log worksheet.
1. What are PowerPoints used for?
2. How could PowerPoints be used in businesses?
3. What is the purpose of notes pages within a PowerPoint?
Students are to reflect upon their ICT skills which have been
covered during this cycle. Students will be asked to identify their
strengths and areas for development. In addition, Students will need to
answer the following questions below and document ALL responses in
one of the following ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of
an email (sent to your class teacher) or completing a reflective log
worksheet.
1. What is the benefit of Database for busi-
ness?
2. What is the benefit for using Reports and
Queries when using spreadsheets?
3. What does modelling do?
F1 Help Function panel—on any piece
of software provided by Microsoft.
Go onto the internet and search “user guides” for the piece of
software that you are struggling on. You will then be provided
with a list of resources and tutorials to help you on your away.
One From The Vault...
1. Why we use the internet to search and the
benefits of advance searching
2. Give examples of some Boolean operators
3. How can we determine whether a website is
trustworthy?
Students are to reflect upon their ICT skills which have been covered during this cycle. Students
will be asked to identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition, Students will
need to answer the following questions below and document ALL responses in one of the following
ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your class teacher) or com-
pleting a reflective log worksheet.
1. What is the benefit of spreadsheets for business?
2. What is the benefit for using formulae and functions when using
spreadsheets?
3. What does modelling do?
Information
Communication
Technology
Spreadsheets
Databases
Presentations
Word Processing
Are you confident in using a spreadsheet? Tell me the
purpose of the following symbols?
Autumn: Term 2
This term we will be focusing on
developing our Students ability to
create files in different software
packages, including word processing or
DTP, spreadsheet, database and
presentation software. Students will
also being encourage to communicate
effectively by using their email account
provided and will search the internet
efficiently for information.
Year 9 ICT Curriculum— “ICT Skills For Life Programme”
Unit 1— ICT Skills for Business
Information Communication Technology
Students are to reflect upon their ICT skills which have been covered during this cycle. Students will be
asked to identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition, Students will need to answer
the following questions below and document ALL responses in one of the following ways—contributing to
their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your class teacher) or completing a reflective log worksheet.
1. What are the benefits of email?
2. What are the drawbacks of email?
3. Why do businesses communicate via email?
Students are to reflect upon their ICT skills which have been covered during this cycle.
Students will be asked to identify their strengths and areas for development. In addition,
Students will need to answer the following questions below and document ALL responses in one
of the following ways—contributing to their group blog, in a form of an email (sent to your class
teacher) or completing a reflective log worksheet.
1. What has Unit 1 has taught you?
2. What skills have you developed when completing
Unit 1?
3. What software would you choose to store and
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Key Terms Reading Material
Numeracy
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Term 2 & 3 Equivalent percentages, fractions & decimals
How do you convert between fractions, decimals and percent-
ages? Why would you change a percentage into a decimal multi-
plier? Why is it useful to know the equivalent decimal or fraction
of a percentage when increasing or decreasing a quantity by a
percentage? How do you calculate a percentage of a quantity?
Vocabulary: Fraction, percentage, decimal, equivalent, quantity.
Meet Rusty. He’s new to learning
maths and needs you to teach some of
the concepts to him. Explaining some-
thing to another person is a great way
to consolidate and deepen your learn-
ing so it’s going to help you too. Create
either documents, leaflets or presenta-
tions for Rusty to read, explaining how
to do each of the topics on this page.
Your work can be created by hand or
with the assistance of a computer. You
should create a different document for
each week of the term. Good luck.
Year 9 Maths Miss Sterecka
Bar charts
What are the rules for drawing
a bar chart? Show some exam-
ples of good and bad bar
charts, highlighting the differ-
ences between them. What is
the difference between a frequency table and a grouped
frequency table? How do frequency tables relate to bar
charts?
Frequency polygons
What is the difference
between discrete data
and continuous data?
Show how the plotting of points differs between
grouped and ungrouped data? How do you
calculate an estimate of the mean from a fre-
quency polygon?
Vocabulary: Discrete, polygon, distribution.
Averages - mean, median, mode, range
Explain how to calculate the 3 types of average and
the range. What are their advantages and disad-
vantages. When would they be appropriate to use?
Vocabulary: Average, mean, median, mode, range.
Line graphs
Explain how line graphs are helpful for
identifying trends and changes over time.
How can they also be used to make esti-
mations? With the help of examples, ex-
plain the differ-
ences between
good and bad line
graphs.
Term 2&3
Spellings: Learn the
vocabulary associated
with each task. You will
be tested on their spell-
ings at the end of term.
Literacy stretch & chal-
lenge: Create a glossary
explaining the mathe-
matical meaning of
each word.
Reading List:
www.mathsisfun.com
www.corbettmaths.com
Numeracy: Create a times tables grid from 1 to 12.
First write in all of the multiplications that you find
easy using black. Then work out the harder multipli-
cations and write them in red. It is only the red ones
that you find difficult, so learn these this term.
Negative numbers
What are the rules for adding, subtracting,
multiplying and dividing negative numbers?
Give some examples of using negative num-
bers in everyday situations and think of
some problems that might occur if you
could not calculate them correctly.
Vocabulary: Negative, sign, add, subtract, mul-
tiply divide.
Gifted and Talented Stretch and Challenge. For each home work, create a set of ques-
tions for Rusty to attempt once he has read your document and include an answer sheet so that he can self-assess.
Term 2 & 3 Task 1: Have you ever heard of the term ‘Blockbuster’? What does
it mean to you? Look at the list of films that were called
‘blockbusters’ and list 5 things that they have in common (you may
need to research some/all of the films to complete this task): Spi-
derman 3, Iron Man 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s
Chest, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire. Now add at least two other films to the list.
Students are learning about key are-
as of Media Studies through the
exploration of Action Adventure
films. All homework tasks must be
completed by the end of the term,
and the presentation of your work
must be considered.
You can choose in which order to
complete the tasks, but you must
complete one every week and hand
this in to Miss Ware.
9 Media Studies: Homework Project—
Action Adventure Miss Chilmaid
Task 2: List ten things you think of when you hear the term ‘hero’:
Which of the following definitions do you agree with? wins against
the odds heroic and resourceful character usually male has
some sort of mission or task to accomplish overcomes all kinds of
perils. One of the central features of an action adventure film is that
the main character has the qualities of a ‘hero’. Pick one of the films
listed below, that you have seen, and explain which hero qualities are
used. Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace, The Mummy, The Mask of
Zorro, Lost in Space, The Fifth Element, Stardust, Rambo, Robin Hood,
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, The Dark Knight, Iron Man.
Task 4: Research a film star
who has often appeared in
Action Adventure films.
What type of role does he/
she play? How important
are they to the success of
the film?
Task 5: Produce a detailed, illustrated poster
that shows the codes and conventions of the film
genre ‘Action Adventure’ - the images can either
be hand drawn, stills from actual films or a col-
lage—try to be as creative as possible.
Task 6: Create your own revision re-
source to help you identify and remember
the different camera angles and shot
types used in filming. You should include
images to support your notes, which can
be either hand drawn or stills from actual
films. Try to make some notes about why
these camera angles and shot types
might be used in a particular scene i.e.
Close-up of character’s face to highlight
their emotions.
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge.
Answer the following in the style of an essay, using appropriate examples: the audience for Action Adventure films has traditionally been male. Why do you think this might be?
Term 2&3
Spellings
Representation
Genre
Audience
Conventions
Protagonist
Antagonist
Institution
Reading List:
‘Action and Adventure’—Yvonne Tasker
‘Empire’ magazine
‘Sight and Sound’ magazine
Numeracy: Look at a recent successful Action
Adventure film. Can you discover the following:
How much did it cost to make? How much has it
made at the box office so far? How much were its
big stars paid to be in it?
Task 3: Find copies of the film posters for the
following using www.imdb.com Pirates of the
Caribbean (2003) The Fugitive (1993) Gladiator
(2000) Avatar (2009) For each, explain three
things you see on the poster that would sug-
gest it fits into the genre of action–adventure.
Which poster seems to fit most neatly into the
Term 2 & 3 Task One
Create a Poster highlighting the keywords you
have learnt this term in relation to Contact
Work:Trust, health and safety, core strength, team
work, technique.
Over this term, you must pick 3
of the following tasks to
complete as homework.
Make sure you choose a home-
work that relates to the subject
you are learning eg. Drama
Term 2.
Some of your work could be
used for displays, so make it col-
ourful, exciting and well
presented!
Year 9 Performing Arts Mrs Kelly
Task Two
Independently learn your lines, so that you
are able to perform without a script for
your final performance assessment.
Task Three
If possible visit the theatre to watch a
pantomime. Take a photograph while
you are there for evidence! If this is
not possible, watch one on you tube
and bring me in the details presented
ina
Task Six
Get involved in the Christmas
Concert performance, as a
performer, musician or
backstage helper.
Task Five
Create a poster which could inform peo-
ple of the key terminology used this term
Gifted and Talented Prepare and perform an extra scene of the pantomime, to be per-formed at lunchtime to your teacher.
Term 2&3
Spellings
Characterisation
Spot Lighting
Hot Seating
Vocal expression
Facial expression
Rehearsal
Blocking
Reading List
Read the original story behind your
pantomime.
Your class are going to the Pantomime at the Cen-
tral Theatre during December. You will be going
to a matinee performance. Find out the ticket
prices and work out the cheapest price to take
Task Four
Attend drama club, through school or
at an out of school club.
Term 2 & 3
Task: 1: Here you need to plan and lead a warm up for a
group of classmates in one of your practical lessons. You
should know that a warm up should consist of 3 parts: 1.
Pulse raiser; 2. Stretches; 3. Sport related activity.
These should last about 5-10 minutes in total.
For homework in PE this year,
you will have to conduct all of
the 6 tasks on this page. You will
do one per term with a partner.
This will work on a rotation so
that some in your class will do
Task 1 in term 1, some will do
task 2, some task 3 in term 1 and
so on. This will really help you
with your coursework this year.
PE Year 9 Homework
Mr Ellerington [email protected]
Task 2: This term you will have been doing circuit
training in class. For this task you need to plan and
perform a circuit training session at home. You will
not need any specific equipment if you plan this
well (e.g. use stairs for step ups and tricep dips).
To evidence this you can record your scores for
each exercise and you could also take photograph-
ic / video evidence!
Task 3: For this task you will need to
take on the role of official in one of
your lessons. It would therefore be
best to volunteer for this task when
you are doing one of the sports you
know most about. Your teacher will
watch how you perform and give you
feedback on WWW and EBI.
Task 4: This one is very simple—attend an after
school club for a sports activity of your choice. The
member of staff leading this club will be able to
stamp this box to say you attended......
Task; 6: Attend an after school club
aimed at a younger age group and
help coach / officiate with this club.
Your teachers will be able to discuss
these opportunities with you and will
support you throughout.
There are many career opportunities
within the sports sector and experi-
ence like this could be a way into
them!
Want to test yourself further?! If you enjoy any aspect of these tasks, speak to your teacher and they will be able to discuss with you opportunities to further your coaching / officiating experiences within school.
Term 2&3
Spellings:
Technique
Circuit
Officiating
Muscles
Cardiovascular
Performance
Respiratory
Reading List: THE BACK PAGES! Pick a
newspaper article to read on a sport of your
choice. Want to test yourself? Come and
watch a school fixture and write your own!
Numeracy: Multiply the amount of points for a
penalty in rugby union by the number famous Bas-
ketball player Michael Jordan wore. Then subtract
the number of holes on a golf course.....
Task 5: Here comes the hard one ! For
this task you need to pick a skill and
analyse how it should be performed.
You will then need to research a way to
practice it and lead a short 10 minute
sessions with some of your class ma-
tes. You should do this task in a sport
you are confident with. See your teach-
er for help!
Term 2 & 3 Task1: Complete 1 image from the booklet remember
to keep to se guidelines when you are annotating
images
Need some help? Use the writing frame to help you
form meaningful answers.
Homework Overview
You will be required to complete all
tasks , however the order you wish
to complete them in is up to you.
The final task, 6 is to be completed
at the end of the project. Each
homework should take you 45-60
minutes to complete and should be
highly detailed. These should be
completed in your homework books
unless otherwise stated.
Photography Year 9 Mr Thompson
Task 2: Complete 1 image from the booklet.
Remember to use key vocab when talking about
photographs.
Need some help? Use the vocabulary word lit to
help you use relevant words.
Task 3: Complete 1 image from the
booklet and add a background to
your page to aid presentation.
Need some help? Why not use tea
of coffee to stain the page to give
an old effect? Task 6:Create research sheet on a landscape
photographer of your choice, you should include at
least 3 photos and present this in a creative way on A2
paper. Use the materials in department to help you
and look at past students work to gain ideas.
Task 5: Complete a portrait photo
shoot, you can use ideas from your
plan to help. Take at least 100
photos showing different poses
and expressions.
Need some help? Come in and
use the photography equipment in
the department at break, lunch or
after school.
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Chal-lenge. Have you created a landscape shoot yet? Make arrangements to go to a landscape location and complete a photo-shoot. Take at least 200 photos, and ma-nipulate these on Photoshop in the style of your researched photographer.
Term 2&3
Spellings
lighting
Shutter speed
Aesthetically
Aperture
model
Distorted
pose
Reading List :
Watch Photoshop tutorials online (youtube)
remember to take notes.
The Photo Book, 2000, Ian Jeffrey
50 Photographers You Should Know, 2008, Peter Stepan
Numeracy: Grid up a picture and enlarge this.
For your chosen image grid up 1cm x 1cm,
enlarge this onto the paper by gridding up your
paper 2cm x 2cm. This will make your drawing
four times as big!! Use a ruler.
Task 4: Make a plan for a portraiture
photo shoot. Be sure to write how you
would conduct the shoot (200 words)
Need some help? Draw this out in a
story board fashion - add a border to
keep this looking neat on your page.
Term 2 & 3
7/. Research upon the role of
Women in different religions.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Term Yr9 RE - Religion and Contemporary Culture
Skills for Life: Use of Email, Timekeeping
Mr Uddin [email protected]
4/. Research on
three celebrities
and look at what
their faith is
. Watch a film and review how religion is portrayed.
3/. Watch two dif-
ferent news chan-
nels about the same
topic. Look at how
5/. Research
on the reli-
gious popula-
tion spread 6/. Research on
the history of the
Israel and Pales-
tine war
1/. Discuss what problems
religion causes in the world
Spellings:
Contempo-
rary, Religion,
War, Crisis,
Culture, Tra-
dition, Celeb-
rity, Faith,
Useful links:
www.bbc.co.uk/news
www.skynews.com
www.aljazeera.com
www.cnn.com
Reading:
The Guardian
The Telegraph
Metro
Daily Mirror
Term 2 homework consists of
researching on certain topics to
help further contextual
knowledge for lessons, which will
help students think about how
religion is portrayed in contem-
porary culture. Students will on-
ly be required to discuss or de-
bate their answers in class.
Term 2&3
Term 2 & 3 Task 1:
Create an experiment that you could do at home to explain
the reactivity of different metals with household acids e.g.
vinegar, lemon juice and coke. Make sure you check with an
adult before you attempt your experiment. Produce a
method and results table for your experiment.
This term you will be looking at
the three aspects on Science—
Biology, Chemistry and Physics
and drawing on your KS3
knowledge.
Homework tasks must be com-
pleted by the end of term. You
can choose in which order to
complete the tasks, but you must
complete one every week.
Year 9 Science Transition to GCSE
Miss Bailey [email protected]
Task 2:
Create a quiz for your classmates to complete.
It must contain 15 questions (5 on each topic)
It can be multiple choice, calculations or writ-
ten answers.
Remember to write perfect answers as well.
Electricity, Enzymes,
Task 3:
Imagine you are going to teach the
class part of the topic, come up with
a starter activity for a lesson on a
one of the topics below
Motion, Health and Disease,
Task 6:
Write a 140 character tweet for each of the top-
ics below
Task 5:
Write a fact file on one of the scientists
below
Einstein, Curie, Hawking, Darwin, Tesla,
Pasteur, Edison, Pascal, Franklin, Nobel
This should be one page and include
images as well as your own words
If you are unsure of what to include in
your fact file come and see me for some
key questions.
Gifted and Talented—Stretch and Challenge.
Create a display to help students remem-ber the equations used in your Physics lessons (there are 8 to remember!)
Term 2&3
Spellings
cytoplasm, nucleus,
vacuole, mitochon-
dria, chloroplasts,
carbohydrate, photo-
synthesis, diabetes,
configuration, tem-
perature, kinetic
theory, gravity
Reading List
www.bbcbitesize.com
www.sep.org.uk
www.nationalstemcentre,org
Numeracy: Calculating speed in m/s
A man travels 7km in 2 hours and then after a
break travels 2km in 1 hour. What is his aver-
age velocity in m/s?
Task 4:—Health and disease
Write a letter to the council explaining why
food served in the canteen could lead to
cardio vascular disease in the future.
Produce a menu of alternatives that they
should serve to prevent this. Make sure its
something you would want to eat!
