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The Peak Academy - Home Learning
Group:Scafell
Date:6th July
Subject:English
Learning Outcome:To use skills from previous learningTo demonstrate an understanding of structure in non fiction writing
Learning Task:Email your work to me – [email protected] 1: Read the article about Captain Tom – it is underneath this plan. How would you know this is an article? What are the main features?Using the text answer the questions. Remember to use full sentences and where possible use evidence – a quotation to prove your point. You won’t need to extend your answer with an explanation for this.
Key questions:What is the question asking you to do?Who is my audience?How can I select better vocabulary?What is the correct format?
Links to useful websites/ video clips:More information about Captain Tom - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52758683
Ways you can feedback: Email your work to me – [email protected]
Functional skills responding to texts
1) Choose from the following, what is the purpose of the text?
2) What word does Tom use to describe what it feels like to be 100?
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3) How much money did Tom want to raise at first?
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4) How much money has he now raised?
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5) What two medical problems has Tom experienced recently?
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6) What two planes took part in the fly-past?
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7) Who opened his birthday cards?
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8) An “estimated 140,000 cards” means
9) Some of the text is underlined, how could this help the reader?
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10) Find the word honorary in a dictionary and write the meaning below. Try and use it in a sentence of your own.
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