LEVEL 3 TASK: Learn to link your paragraphs. Write a short set of ...

Name Class Target
Hellesdon High School English Department
Homework Task Sheet
Homework Reference 1.1
Unit
Autobiography
Assessment Focus W AF4: Construct paragraphs and use cohesion within and between paragraphs.
Target Levels 3 – 7+
LEVEL 3 TASK:
Learn to link your paragraphs.
Write a short set of instructions for an everyday task, for example how to make a cup of tea, or
how to get to the canteen from your tutor room. You can choose one of your own.
Start NEW PARAGRAPHS using at least THREE of these linking words and phrases:
• You will need
• First
• After that
• Next
• Finally
LEVEL 4 TASK:
Learn to organise your writing in to paragraphs of similar ideas.
At home, look in the ‘fridge and kitchen cupboards, and make a list of at least ten different
items of food.
Next, re-write the list of items in to different groups of your choice, i.e. Healthy Foods,
expensive foods, meats etc.
Finally, under the title “Food in My House”, write at least three short paragraphs that explain
the different types of food you have at home.
LEVEL 5 TASK:
Learn/revise when to start a new paragraph.
Paragraphs are used to show changes in writing, for example, changes in:
• Time
• Place
• Speaker
• Topic
• Point of view
Write about your journey to school. Write at least 3 paragraphs, starting a new paragraph to
show a change in one of the above.

LEVEL 6 TASK
Learn to analyse paragraphs, and learn to make links within paragraphs.
Find a piece of writing which contains at least 5 large paragraphs. Give each paragraph a
number. For each paragraph:
• Summarise the content of the paragraph (i.e. “Gives basic information about where
the plane crashed” / “Gives detail about the area around the plane” / “Describes the
pilot”)
• Find and copy out the topic sentence. This is the sentence that explains what the
paragraph is about (it is normally the first one)
• Write one paragraph of your own. Write about something you dislike. Begin the
paragraph with a topic sentence (i.e. “Of all the vegetables in the world, the most
disgusting has to be the sprout”). Complete the paragraph using these words to help
link the ideas in your paragraph:
o however
o especially
o although
o after all
o because
LEVEL 7 TASK
Learn to make links within and between paragraphs to make arguments and counterarguments
Read the paragraph below, about the pros and cons of the internet:
“It is clear that the internet has enabled people to communicate more quickly and effectively,
particularly since broadband services have increased the speed of access and retrieval.
Although criticisms have been made that the information available on the web may lack
accuracy, it remains clear that users are becoming empowered by the technology, in spite of
relatively high financial costs. The internet is quickly becoming a necessity, and no longer a
malfunctioning rich person’s luxury, especially as an increasing number of basic services move
to the web.”
• Highlight in green any sections that suggest that the internet is a positive
development.
• Highlight in another colour any sections that criticise the internet.
• Underline the words or phrases that signal to the reader a change in argument, from
for to against
• Circle words or phrases that develop or emphasise a point, for or against the internet.
THEN
• Write your own paragraph of arguments and counter arguments.
• Select topic that has both pros and cons (reducing the legal driving age, for example)
• Make arguments and counter-arguments within the same paragraph, using words to
link, develop and show both sides of your argument.