Click on the following for a
variety of activities that can be
completed at home!
1. Language Workbook:
Practise parts of speech, build your vocabulary and test yourself in a variety of areas within language!
Click here: Language Pack
2. Close Reading Activities:
Pick a passage to read then answer the questions. Passages are organised by
Bronze, Silver and Gold –
can you complete all levels?
Bronze_Close Reading tasks
Silver_Close Reading tasks
Gold_Close Reading tasks
3. Writing tasks:
From discursive to creative! We’ve got a range of writing activities you can complete at home. You can type, or hand-write these. Challenge yourself to use impressive vocabulary,
vary sentence structure and go above
and beyond the guidelines!!
Pick from the links below:
Autobiographical Writing – A Day in the Life of …_
Creative Writing Task – Creating Characters
Creative Writing Task – Door Into a Magical World
Creative Writing Task – Going on a journey
Descriptive Writing – Describe an Autumnal Scene
Persuasive Writing – Flog That House
Writing to advise, inform and explain
4. Personal Reading:
Continue to improve your literacy skills by reading for pleasure! Check out our recommended reading lists here: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/hillheadhighenglish/bge/recommended-reading/
5. Extra Literacy activities: Literacy boosters
