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Pupil outcome: I can create enquiry questions about how my local place has changed. Key learning points: - Places change over time and we can investigate this change in a variety of ways. - People have different opinions about a place...

Pupil outcome: I can outline the key events in the third chapter of ‘Beowulf’ and I can gather evidence from the text to support an idea. Key learning points: - Beowulf arrives at Heorot, the Danish court, and he explains his plan to...

Pupil outcome: I can outline the key events in the fourth chapter of ‘Beowulf’ and I can find evidence of how the author has characterised individuals in the text. Key learning points: - In Chapter 4, Grendel comes to Heorot and kills...

Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the first part of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body is to clearly state the writer’s most persuasive points. - Using a...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the logical argument of an essay and I can identify an essay’s linguistic features in a model. Key learning points: - The purpose of an essay can be to present a coherent argument in response to a stimulus...

Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the second part of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text. Key learning points: - The main body paragraphs should be factual, specific and detailed. - Flattery, presumption and...

Pupil outcome: I can describe the world’s polar regions and explain a number of ways in which they are important. Key learning points: - Because an essay is a non-fiction piece of writing, it must be based on facts. - Facts are obtained...

Pupil outcome: I can describe some of the threats to the polar regions, what is being done to address them and what more could be done. Key learning points: - Because an essay is a non-fiction piece of writing, it must be based on facts....

Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story'. Key learning points: - Suffragettes were campaigning for the right for women to vote; this was something that was not permitted...

Pupil outcome: I can describe key events in the final three chapters of the book and I can connect the book to relevant concepts and themes. Key learning points: - In the final stages of the book, we see Joseph saved by Adonis before...

Pupil outcome: I can consider Addie’s relationships with other characters in ‘A Kind of Spark’ and explore different perspectives on a plot point. Key learning points: - Looking at interactions between characters can tell readers about...

Pupil outcome: I can consider how the resolution to ‘A Kind of Spark’ links to different concepts and I can draw out key themes from the whole book. Key learning points: - When we read texts, we connect them to our own experiences and to...

Pupil outcome: I can read aloud and discuss the opening chapter of 'The BFG’. Key learning points: - Reading aloud involves using an expressive voice, varying volume, emphasising keywords and using facial expressions. - Roald Dahl uses...

Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Blackberry Blue'. Key learning points: - The new Queen is poisoning Prince Just. Blackberry Blue cures him and he reappears at the climax of the story. - Readers can...

Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'Escape from Pompeii'. Key learning points: - Skimming and scanning are crucial skills when it comes to quickly retrieving information from texts. - Readers can infer by...

Pupil outcome: I can answer a range of comprehension questions on 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - Skimming and scanning using your finger is a way to retrieve information accurately and quickly from a text - Reading...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the logical argument of an essay and I can identify an essay's linguistic features in a model. Key learning points: - Essays can either examine both sides of an issue in a balanced way, or they can argue...

Pupil outcome: I can describe the relationships between characters in the text and provide evidence to support these descriptions. Key learning points: - 'A Kind of Spark' is a novel set in Scotland and written by Elle McNicoll, who is...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively choose and use evidence to develop my comments in a discussion. Key learning points: - Discussions can be elevated with the inclusion of evidence. - Written responses, textual evidence can also be used in...

Pupil outcome: I can select a range of precise evidence from Akala's 'The Dark Lady' to support my topic sentences. Key learning points: - Good topic sentence: At the [place in text], [author name] shows us [link back to intention]...

Pupil outcome: I can precisely use quotations from an extract from Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden’ as evidence to support a topic sentence. Key learning points: - An analytical question asks you to use evidence from the text to present...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first persuasive paragraph of a persuasive letter, giving reasons and evidence and using a range of persuasive techniques. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when it is planned. - The...