English Department Summer C hallenges 2020! - Name and Form

Name and Form: ____________________

    English Department
     Summer C hallenges
                  2020!

 Four OPTIONAL challenges for the coming
           summer holidays.
You can also find a copy of this booklet in the
 Y7Transition section of the school website

July 2020

Dear Year 6 pupils and soon-to-be Year 7 Camp Hill students,

My name is Mrs Royall and I’m the Key Stage 3 Co-ordinator for
English here at Camp Hill. All of us in the English department
are really looking forward to meeting and working with you very
soon!

We are giving current pupils in school some challenges for the
summer and want you to have the opportunity to take part too.
You can do one or more of them – it’s up to you! For each
challenge you will need to do something once a week, so that’s
six times during the holidays. The four challenges are:

        1. Read a book and record your thoughts.

        2. Write something

        3. Find and use a new word

        4. Watch something and record your thoughts

In the following pages you will find some extra information and
ideas on what to read/watch/write as well as spaces to record
what you have done. Keep this booklet safe and bring it with you
on your first day at Camp Hill. There will be certificates, prizes
and housepoints to reward you for completing the different
challenges and we’ll be sharing the submissions that impress us
the most.

Have a great summer!

                                     We can’t wait
                                     to meet you in
Mrs Royall                              person!

j.royall@kechg.org.uk

CHALLENGE 1: Read a book and record your thoughts.
I hope that you love reading as
much as I do! This challenge is
simple – read six books (roughly
one per week) and record what
you enjoyed about each book. This
could include your favourite
character, something about the
plot of the story book, something
to do with the way it is written or
what issues and ideas the book
made you think about. We have a
KS3 book of the Fortnight at
Camp Hill and below are a few
examples from this year’s
recommendations. You don’t have
to read these ones – they are just
to give you an idea of the kinds of
books we encourage you to read.

Book 1
Title:
Author:
My thoughts:

               Book 2
Title:
Author:
My thoughts:

Book 3
Title:
Author:
My thoughts:

               Book 4
Title:
Author:
My thoughts:

Book 5
Title:
Author:
My thoughts:

               Book 6
Title:
Author:
My thoughts:

CHALLENGE 2: Write something
You can decide what you want to write – but here are some ideas.
You could keep a diary, write a letter or enter one of the
competitions below.

Record what you wrote in the grid and keep a copy of your writing
(by taking a photo or saving it electronically – whatever is most
sensible):

Current writing competitions (all free to enter) in deadline order:

Foyle Young Poet of the Year Competition: poems can be of any length and on any
theme. Deadline: 31st July 2020
https://foyleyoungpoets.org/

2020 Young Muslim Writers Award: write a short story or poem. Deadline: 13th August
2020
https://muslimhandsuk.wufoo.com/forms/young-muslim-writers-awards-2020

Write about spending the day with your favourite book character in their fictional
world in no more than 300 words. Deadline: 14th September 2020
https://carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ALCS-CKG-2020-
Competition.pdf

Short story competition that must feature a taxi cab and something magica! Deadline:
30th September 2020
https://www.caabpublishing.co.uk/submit-competitions

UNESCO World Tales Short Story Competition: 12-18 year olds from all over the globe
are invited to write about challenges of today and tomorrow in the format of a short
story, and share their perspectives. The theme is “Once upon a time in my future”.
Deadline: 15th October 2020
https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-idries-shah-foundation-launch-world-tales-
short-story-competition

Write a haiku to celebrate Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (now taking place
in 2021!) Deadline: 23rd October 2020
https://www.getset.co.uk/resources/host-cities/haikuchallenge

Young Walter Scott Prize: the UK’s only creative writing prize specifically for budding
historical fiction writers. Deadline: 31st October 2020
https://www.walterscottprize.co.uk/young-walter-scott-prize/

Writing piece 1:

Writing piece 2:

Writing piece 3:

Writing piece 4:

Writing piece 5:

Writing piece 6:

CHALLENGE 3: Find and use a new word
This one is straightforward! Look out for fabulous new words in
texts you read, programmes and films you watch or if you are able to
be out and about during the holidays. The words in the image below
are not allowed – you’ll have to search harder than that! If you’re
stuck for inspiration then websites like http://www.wordthink.com/
have a word of the day – just beware of American spellings.

The key here though is being able to use the word (spelling it
correctly!) as well as understand it.

Fill in the boxes to record:

    the word you’ve found
    where you found it
    what it means
    a sentence using the word

Word 1:

Where I found it:

What it means:

A sentence using the word:

Word 2:

Where I found it:

What it means:

A sentence using the word:

Word 3:

Where I found it:

What it means:

A sentence using the word:

Word 4:

Where I found it:

What it means:

A sentence using the word:

Word 5:

Where I found it:

What it means:

A sentence using the word:

Word 6:

Where I found it:

What it means:

A sentence using the word:

CHALLENGE 4: Watch something and record your
                                    thoughts
You’d expect English teachers to tell you to stay away from a screen
and pick up a book, but we do know that there are some great
programmes, films, documentaries and plays available to watch. Here
are some things we’ve recommended to Year 7 pupils during school
closure. Again, you don’t have to watch these things but they should
give you an idea of the sort of viewing we encourage. We definitely
recommend reading the book before you watch a TV or film
adaptation! Like for the reading challenge you should record your
thoughts as well as what you watched.

 On Hayplayer: There are 70+ fun filled and inspiring events to choose from
  the Hay Festival Programme for Schools, filmed over the last 4 years.
  https://www.hayfestival.com/c-209-archive-hay-
   player.aspx?skinid=16&ManufacturerFilterID=0&VectorFilterID=0&GenreFil
   terID=58&SectionFilterID=0&pagenum=1

 Many theatres are showing plays online eg there are 8 Shakespeare plays by
  the RSC on BBC iplayer and The Globe and The National Theatre have
   youtube channels.

 There are lots of TV adaptations of books you can watch for free such as on
   the BBC iplayer:
      ‘Malory Towers’
      ‘His Dark Materials’
      ‘The Worst Witch’
      David Walliams’ books: ‘Billionaire Boy’ / ‘The Boy in the Dress’ / ‘Gangsta
       Granny’ / ‘Grandpa’s Great Escape’ / ‘Mr Stink’

 The British Film Institute has recently updated its list of 50 films to see
  before you are 15:
  https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/50-films-to-see-by-15

Choice 1
What I watched:

My thoughts:

                  Choice 2
What I watched:

My thoughts:

Choice 3
What I watched:

My thoughts:

                  Choice 4
What I watched:

My thoughts:

Choice 5
What I watched:

My thoughts:

                  Choice 6
What I watched:

My thoughts: