Answer the following "In your own words" questions. Relevant text is in black the questions are in red.
come up with as many different ways of phrasing eachanswer as you can.The person with the most correct answers wins Kit Kats.
1. Last year Kerri Cameron, aged 19 and a little bored with her job as a horse riding instructor, was looking up job vacancies on the internet.
In your own words, explain fully why Kerri Cameron was looking up job vacancies on the internet.
2. Kerri drives a skeletal aluminium go-kart around the wall of death to within six inches of the safety wire at the top.
In your own words, describe two aspects of Kerri’s performance which could be described as dangerous
3. Neil Calladine is the wall’s “spieler” stalking the front of the attraction with a microphone promising thrills and excitement as Ken and Luke Fox sit on their bikes creating the roaring throttle noises of impending danger.
In your own words, explain the job of the “spieler”.
4. 1920’s Indian Scout motorcycles are perfect for performing tricks. They are engineered for easy balance with all the controls on the left. Take your hand off the throttle of a modern bike and it slips back into idle speed. Take your hand off an Indian Scout, the revs stay where they are.
In your own words, explain why Indian Scout bikes are “perfect for performing tricks.”
5. “If you were competing with other ‘walls of death’ side by side at a fairground,” explained Graham Smith, “you always had to have one stunt better than the other guy.” Fun, then, for the whole family. “People still love the wall of death, if they see it once, they always want to see it again.”
In your own words, give two reasons why stunts were included in the acts.
For Monday 18 June: Hand in your first draft of your personal reflective essay.
For Monday 30 April: Write the first two sections of your essay.
1.Using the model outlined in class, write your introduction. Put the four elements of a standard introduction into a different order than the example presented in class.
2. Write a brief summary of the novella Abomination.
For Friday 27 April: Writing exam. Woo Hoo!
For Monday 23 April: Close reading exam. Woo Hoo!
S3 for Friday 23 March: write two paragraphs one for Martha, one for Scott about what you think they are each most and least likely to do by the end of the book. Justify your reasons. Choose from the list given in class or choose your own idea for what either character is most likely to do if you have an idea different from the list.
S3 Charleston - Homework for Monday 6 February: On A4 lined paper: ten sentences, one each for the first ten words in your spelling jotters.
Homework for Tuesday 17 January:
Hand in the drafts of the body and the conclusion of your Kes essay. You don't need to worry about the intro or summary on this assignment but may include them if you wish.
Reminder:
parts of the body include:
section dealing with Billy's relationship with his mother
section dealing with Billy's relationship with Jud
section dealing with Billy's relationship with Kes and what she symbolises for Billy
be sure to use the S-Q-A format with linking language as outlined in class
the conclusion:
by examining what you write about in the body, explain why we develop sympathy for Billy.
