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Homework tasks for English KS3, all focused on Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan, in preparation for AQA English Literature Paper 1. Students are provided with six weeks’ worth of homework and given a choice of three differentiated task for each week. Topics included are: language analysis, structure, quotation analysis, character analysis, narrative hooks, creative writing and more.
Students explore Darren Shan’s Cirque du Freak and use their new knowledge to analyse key chapters from the English novel. Useful preparation for both GCSE English Literature exams, but designed for KS3 students. Includes relevant worksheets and examples as well.
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English Homework
Seven English homework packs that include six weeks of differentiated activities, worksheets and relevant examples. That's 42 weeks of homework! The packs cover a number of different topics, including: Travel Writing - Paper 2 Language focus Non-Fiction Reading - Paper 2 Section A Non-Fiction Writing - Paper 2 Question 5 Poetry KS3 - Literature Paper 2 Myths and Legends - Language Paper 1 Cirque du Freak - Literature Paper 1 Non-Fiction Writing Year 9 - which includes Spoken Language activities Othello homework pack - Literature Paper 1 Our Day Out pack - Literature Paper 2 English Language Paper 2 Homework Creative Writing Homework Much Ado About Nothing Homework All are part of our new KS3 3 Year Complete Pack which can be purchased here: [3 Year English KS3 Complete Pack](http://https://ecpublishing.co.uk/collections/english/products/3-year-english-ks3-pack-growing-pack-offer)
Cirque du Freak
Cirque du Freak English lessons on Darren Shan's novel - a complete scheme of work. A collection of Cirque du Freak lessons that aid KS3 students in developing their understanding of plot, character, language and structure through studying Darren Shan's text. Includes: - Chapter One analysis - Narrative Hooks - Chapter Two - Chapters Four and Five - Chapter Six and Seven lesson on narrative perspectives and tone - Chapter Eight - Chapter Nine and Tension - Chapters Ten and Eleven and language techniques - Chapter Twelve and Vampires (Context) - Analysing Structure (Chapters Fourteen and Fifteen) - Chapters Seventeen to Twenty (Madam Octa) - Structure in Chapters 21 to 23 - Structure of the whole text lesson - Lesson on anti-climax in Chapters 27 to 29 - Lesson on the end and endings - Punctuation Workshop - Assessment lesson and assessment task with notes - Six weeks of homework with differentiated tasks - Scheme of work document - differentiated
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