Year 7 Extended English Homework Project The Olympics Name: Form:
Your project: You must choose at least five of these tasks to complete over the next four weeks. Aim to complete at least one task each week. EXTENSION: If you are good at English, you should choose the more challenging tasks which involve more detailed writing. You will hand in your complete booklet of work to be marked by your teacher in the last week of term. Fully completed and well kept booklets will be rewarded with a certificate of Olympic achievement. Task list Tick the box when you have completed a task. There are eight to choose from: Research the history of the Ancient Greek Olympic games and create a PowerPoint presentation which you could use to teach other year 7s. Write a short biography of a modern Olympic hero s life and how they became a successful athlete. Write a letter to an Olympic medal winner, persuading them to come and speak to the year 7s at your school. Imagine you are interviewing someone who has just won an Olympic medal. Write down the ten questions would you ask them and explain why you would want to know the answers to these particular questions. Design your own logo for the London 2012 Olympics. Include labels and a commentary explaining why you designed the logo in this way, including the significance of colour choices and the symbolism of any images. Write a series of three diary entries of someone who is competing in the Olympic Games. Imagine how you would be feeling and what you would be thinking at each stage. Write an argument discussing this statement: Athletes who are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs should be banned from competing for the rest of their lives. Write a poem about the Olympics. Try and use some of the seven Olympic values in your poem: friendship, respect, excellence, inspiration, determination, equality, courage.
Research the history of the Ancient Greek Olympic Games and create a PowerPoint presentation which you could use to teach other year 7s. Try and answer some of these questions in your presentation: When did the Olympic Games start? Why did they start? Where did they take place? Who could compete in these games? Were women allowed to take part? What kind of sports or events did they do? Who were the most famous athletes? What prizes did people win? What happened to people caught cheating? How were the Ancient Greek Olympic Games different to the modern Olympic Games? Remember to use language which is appropriate for teaching year 7s and use some images to interest the audience. Print a copy of your PowerPoint presentation to hand in to your teacher with this booklet. Useful websites: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/olympics/faq1.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/classics/olympics/intro.s html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ancient_olympic_games Remember, you must put any research in your own words. Do not just copy and paste information. This will not be counted.
Write a short biography of a modern Olympic hero s life and how they became a successful athlete. 1. Choose an athlete who you are interested in. 2. Research their life and make notes of the most important information in the grid below. 3. Write out your biography in full sentences and paragraphs. Do not copy and paste from the internet. This is called plagiarism. Possible athletes: Kelly Holmes, Chris Hoy, Rebecca Adlington, James DeGale, Christine Ohuruogu. Key words: Biography = the story of someone s life Athlete = sports person Useful websites: http://getset.london2012.com/en/heroes http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/teamgb.aspx Paragraph topics Childhood: When and where they were born; Whether their family was sporty. Planning notes Studies: What sports they did as a child; What subjects they studied at school, college or uni. Career: When and how they became a professional athlete. Achievements: What medals they have won and at which Olympics; Their personal bests. Ambitions: What they still want to achieve.
Write a letter to an Olympic medal winner, persuading them to come and speak to the year 7s at your school. 1. Decide who you would like to visit EGA 2. Plan your letter, making notes in the section below to help you. 3. Write your letter on lined paper in full sentences and paragraphs. Your address Date Dear (Remember to use their surname) I am writing to you because I believe that you are an excellent role model for the year 7 students at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School, as I would like you to speak to us about This will have a positive effect on us because Finally, I would like to say that Yours sincerely, Your full name Tick off any persuasive devices which you have used: Repetition; Flattery; Exaggeration; Rhetorical question; List of three; Emotive language.
Imagine you are interviewing someone who has just won an Olympic medal. Write down the ten questions would you ask them and explain why you would want to know the answers to these particular questions. You can complete the task on this page. Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: Question 4: Question 5: Question 6: Question 7: Question 8: Question 9: Question 10: Why I am interested in knowing the answers to these questions:
Design your own logo for the London 2012 Olympics. Include labels and a commentary explaining why you designed the logo in this way, including the significance of colour choices and the symbolism of any images. 1. Draw and colour your logo in the box below. 2. Label the different sections of your logo. 3. Write a commentary underneath. This is the official logo for London 2012. It has not been very popular!
Write a series of three diary entries of someone who is competing in the Olympic Games. Imagine how you would be feeling and what you would be thinking at each stage. 1. Use the space below to make notes and plan your diary entries. 2. Write your neat version on lined paper. Diary entry 1: in training Diary entry 2: the night before the competition Diary entry 3: after the competition
Write an argument discussing this statement: Athletes who are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs should be banned from competing for the rest of their lives. Useful websites: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics/the-big-question-shoulddwain-chambers-be-allowed-to-run-for-britain-at-the-olympics-869682.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/doping_(sport) 1. Complete some research on different points of view. 2. Complete your plan below in note form. 3. Write your argument, discussing both points of view, and then giving your own opinion in the conclusion. Reasons why athletes who are found to have taken drugs should be banned from competing for the rest of their lives. Reason 1 Reason 1 Reasons why athletes who are found to have taken drugs shouldn t be banned from competing for the rest of their lives. Reason 2 Reason 2 Reason 3 Reason 3
Write a poem about the Olympics. Try and use some of the seven Olympic values in your poem: friendship, respect, excellence, inspiration, determination, equality, courage. Guidelines: You can use rhyme, but poems don t have to rhyme to be good! Remember to write in lines and stanzas (not full sentences) You could try writing a shape poem, but no acrostics please. You can use the space below and illustrate your poem if you wish.