HOME LEARNING – Chapter 6 – Lesson 2

Subject: Year 9 English – Miss Boulton Time: 50 minutes Learning Objective: I can recall facts about the story. I can use co-ordinating conjunctions correctly.

Task 1: Coordinating Conjunctions Click on the link below to learn all about co-ordinating conjunctions. Watch the clip and then complete the activities on the webpage. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/z9wvqhv

Task 2: Oliver Twist – Chapter 6 Click here to listen to Chapter 6 of Oliver Twist. Listen to the clip as many times as you need to in order to complete the activities below.

Task 3: Fill in the Gaps Copy the sentences and fill in each space with a name from the word bank below.

An old gentleman named Mr. ______was standing in front of a bookstall, when the Artful

______and Charlie ______stole his handkerchief. ______saw what they had done and was scared; he ran away. Everyone thought that Oliver had stolen the handkerchief and a large crowd started to chase him. ______was hit on the head by a man and fell to the ground.

A ______took Oliver to the police station and there he was taken to the judge. Mr ______, the judge, sentenced Oliver to three months in prison. Thankfully, the ______of the bookstall came rushing into the courtroom to tell the judge what really happened.

Bates Oliver Brownlow owner policeman Fang Oliver Dodger

Task 4: True/False Read the sentences, are they true or false? Write the number of the sentence and then your answer. 1. Charlie Bates and the stole a watch from Mr Brownlow. 2. Mr Brownlow wanted the policeman to treat Oliver roughly. 3. Mr Fang, the judge, thought that Oliver was lying. 4. The judge sentenced Oliver to six months in prison. 5. Mr Brownlow was mean to Oliver. Task 4: Co-ordinating Conjunctions Complete the sentences with the correct co-ordinating conjunction from the word bank below.

1. Oliver was scared ____ he ran away as fast as he could. 2. A policeman came up to Oliver _____ seized him by the collar. 3. Oliver said he was innocent _____ the judge didn’t believe him.

but and so

Task 5: Complete the Sentences Complete the sentences below with facts from the story. Try to use interesting vocabulary. Don’t forget to end your sentences with a full stop.

1. Oliver ran as quickly as he could but 2. A large, angry man hit Oliver and 3. Oliver said he was innocent but 4. Mr Brownlow felt sorry for Oliver so

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