1. Write a poem entitled ‘The Perfect Home’ in the space provided on page 15 of your Portfolio.
Think carefully about your idea of ‘the perfect home’. Decide which poetic devices you would like to use. Use imagery that appeals to at least two of the senses. 2. (a) ‘Home is much more than bricks and mortar.’
Write a speech responding to this statement in the space provided on pages 16–17 of your Portfolio. Do you agree that home is much more than a building or a place?
(b) Redraft your speech in the space provided on pages 106–107 of your Portfolio. Exam skills
1. Think about what home is like for the central character in a novel or short story that you have studied.
(a) Name the novel or short story, the author and the central character. (b) Where does your central character call home? (c) Would you like to be part of their world? Refer to the novel or short story in your explanation.
(d) How is your chosen character’s life affected by the world in which they live? Write your answer in the space provided on pages 130–131 of your Portfolio.
