English Language

Remote Learning

Y10
Week Beginning 01.02.2021
Instructions
Hello Year 10,
This booklet contains all the work that you must complete this week for English Language.
We will upload a .docx (word document) and a .pdf file of the booklet each week; they're the same work in two different file
types. This means that you can type your work straight onto the booklet by downloading the .docx. If you are using a mobile
phone, you can download the .pdf to see a copy of the booklet and complete your work on paper.

Expectations
You need to read through the materials in this booklet before your weekly zoom lesson and prepare any questions you need
to ask your teacher.
Your zoom lessons are compulsory for you to attend.

Submission Instructions:
Electronic work – Remember that if you are submitting work you have done on the computer to name the folder like this,
'Michael Watson English Language Remote Learning Week 1'. If you want to type straight onto the booklet lines, press the
down arrow  to go onto a next line rather than the 'Enter' button on your keyboard.
Work on paper – Remember to take a photo of the work you have done on paper and upload that to Class Charts.
Below are the expectations of what you need to do:
• Complete the reading activity
• Complete the analysis activity
• Complete the writing activity
These three activities should take you 2.5 hours in total to complete.

Feedback
Your teacher will mark your work each week with one of the following categories: submitted, late, not submitted, or
extenuating circumstances. At least once every two weeks, your teacher will provide feedback about the work you complete
and identify areas of strength and areas for development.

If you have any questions, you can contact your teacher via class charts. If this option is unavailable to you, please send your
messages to me at [email protected]. I shall pass on your request to your class teacher.
Thanks,
Mr M Watson
Reading Activity

Enola Holmes Review

London, the Victorian era. Enola Holmes (Millie
Bobby Brown), the teen sister of Sherlock (Henry
Cavill) and Mycroft (Sam Claflin), sets out on her
own path when their mother (Helena Bonham
Carter) goes missing. But when Enola meets a
runaway young lord (Louis Partridge) on a train,
her plans derail.
By Nick De Semylen

At the ripe old age of 16, Stranger Things sensation Millie Bobby Brown is stepping out of Eleven’s shadow and
continuing to show confidence beyond her years by starring in and producing a new take on the world of Sherlock
Holmes, shifting the focus onto his sister, Enola. She’s the youngest but also the bravest of the Holmes clan, and
Brown relishes the opportunity to show the world again that — hey! — girls have stories to tell too. Based on the
book series by Nancy Springer, the result is a sweet, family-friendly adventure — even though it could give its
headstrong protagonist more richness and complexity.
We meet Enola, immediately comfortable with the
audience (if a touch too eager) as she talks to camera
telling us the story of her close bond with her mother
(a quick-witted Helena Bonham Carter) and her
journey to find her when she disappears (These direct
addresses make sense, considering Fleabag director
Harry Bradbeer is behind the camera.) As she sets off,
we get to know Enola (“alone” spelled backwards, she
proudly says) through those closest to her. There’s the
frustration with her brothers — Henry Cavill offering
a stoic take on Sherlock, Sam Claflin sharply
pantomimic as Mycroft — and men more broadly (“I
don’t want a husband,” Enola grimaces). There’s the
admiration she has for her independent, valiantly
feminist mother who she stubbornly aspires to be. And then, most compellingly, there’s the destabilising attraction she faces
when meeting Lord Tewksbury (a likeable Louis Partridge), another lost soul looking to be saved.
Enola’s emotions are telegraphed plainly in exaggerated body language and expressions, making Brown’s performance feel
better suited for the stage. There’s impressive choreography as Enola shows her fight training in some lively action scenes, but
few feel instrumental to the storyline, favouring winks to the viewer over chemistry between characters. Jack Thorne’s
sometimes thin screenplay aims for a sunny-side-up appeal — optimistic about resisting the inherited burdens of your family,
fighting for your independence, and surviving as a young woman in a volatile world — but too often these cheery morals hit
you over the head like a ton of bricks, with every on-the-nose punchline and teasing glance to camera. Still, the film is playfully
designed, with sprightly animated intertitles and a jaunty Daniel Pemberton score, and has its heart firmly in the right place.
The game's — just about — afoot.

Well-intentioned if sometimes lacking in subtlety, Enola Holmes offers a fine, spirited

reminder that a traditional story can always be retold — although it might need more
refined teachings on feminism next time.A supernatural, effects-laden yarn like this is
right in Robert Zemeckis' wheelhouse. Which makes it a little disheartening that it’s
merely good, rather than great. Dahl's story still sings, but like a potion missing eye of
newt, this new take is slightly undercooked.
Analysis Activity - SQI Extended Response
What impression does the writer create of the Enola Holmes film?

Top Tips:
• You need to write 4 – 5 SQI paragraphs in response to this question.
• Each SQI paragraph should be about a new/different idea.
• Your quotations need to be one word / short phrases.
• Do not use a full sentence as a quotation.
• SQI stands for STATEMENT, QUOTATION, INFERENCE
• The ideas you need to find might not be obvious; you need to read between the lines.

SQI Structure
Statement – Answer the question in one sentence using subject terminology.
Quotation – Provide a short quotation to show the specific part of the text you are referencing.
Inference – Explain what your quotation shows/suggests/implies (ensure your inference links to the question).

Example SQI
1. It is important that you The writer creates the impression that the film 2. If you can, make sure
use the key words from doesn’t quite live up to it’s potential by using that you use some subject
the question in your adjectives to describe it as a, ‘sweet, family- terminology e.g., emotive
statement. friendly adventure’. This could imply to the language, simile,
reader that the reviewer is disappointed by the metaphor, noun, verb,
film because it doesn’t live up to the book adjective, adverb.
3. When using a quotation, series it is based on. This is reinforced further
use a comma before on in the review where they state, ‘it could give
opening your quotation its headstrong protagonist more richness and 5. When you are
marks. Then close your complexity’. This creates the overall impression completing your inference
quotation marks before that while it is an enjoyable film to watch, it sentence, make sure that
the full stop. This is has missed many opportunities by not you use the word
because you embed the developing its protagonist further. ‘because’ to ensure you
quotation into your larger fully explain your ideas.
sentence.
4. In the inference section of your
paragraph, you need to say what the
quotation suggests/implies to the reader
(remember that you’re the reader, so what
does it suggest to you?).
Write/Type your answer in this box. To type in this box, download the word document and double click on this writing.
Writing Activity – Writing a review
This week, we would like you to watch a film as a family. As you're watching we'd like you to complete the grid below. Write
down notes about what you see and hear on screen, as well as your opinions.

Special effects

Atmosphere

Dialogue (words
used by
characters)

Setting

Symbolism

Music

Costumes

Props
Writing Activity
Write a review of the film you have watched. Use your notes from the last activity to help you.
Catchy title & intro
 Use a rhetorical
question.
 Use emotive language.
 Use alliteration

Star rating (out of five)

Plot overview
 Use emotive language.
 Use a rhetorical
question.
 Use alliteration

1st positive aspect (pick one

section from the grid above)
 Use emotive language.
 Use lists of three/ rule of
three.
 Use statistics

2nd positive aspect (pick one

section from the grid above)
 Use emotive language.
 Use alliteration.
 Use a rhetorical
question.
 Use statistics
3rd positive aspect (pick one
section from the grid above)
 Use lists of three / rule of
three

1st slight negative (pick one

section from the grid above
and say it is negative because
there wasn’t enough of it)
 Use emotive language

Recommendation
 Use emotive language.
 Use lists of three / rule of
three
Review Writing Word Bank

Absorbing, Excellent, Riveting,

Big-Budget, Exciting, Stupid,
Bloody, Fantasy, Surprising,
Boring, Fascinating, Suspenseful,
Brilliant, Funny, Tender,
Brutal, Hilarious, Thought Provoking,
Charming, Imaginative, Tragic,
Clever, Inspirational, Uninteresting,
Comical, Intriguing, Uplifting,
Confused, Legendary, Violent,
Dazzling, Low-Budget, Wacky,
Disappointing, Moronic, Weak
Disgusting, Oddball, Romantic,
Dramatic, Original, Senseless,
Dreadful, Pleasant, Sensitive,
Dull, Powerful, Sentimental,
Enjoyable, Predictable, Slow,
Entertaining, Questionable,