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Exploring Maya Angelou’s ‘Still I Rise’
Pupil outcome: I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Still I Rise'. Key learning points: - 'Still I Rise' was first published in 1978 in a collection of Angelou's poems entitled 'And Still I Rise'. - The collection 'And Still I Rise' explores...
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Planning an open letter using single paragraph outlines
Pupil outcome: I can plan a letter using single paragraph outlines with a focus on using credible statistics, direct address and figurative language. Key learning points: - An open letter is written to a particular person or group but...
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Planning ideas for a poem about your home
Pupil outcome: I can plan a poem about my own attitudes to home. Key learning points: - You can gather ideas for your own poem about home by studying the stylistic choices of other poets. - Figurative language uses words beyond their...
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Writing our own poetry about home
Pupil outcome: I can write my own poem that conveys my feelings towards my home. Key learning points: - A poem about home should clearly express your attitude towards the place you live. - You can plan structural elements of your poem...
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Exploring Maya Angelou’s use of figurative language
Pupil outcome: I can explore and evaluate Angelou’s use of figurative language across two poems: ‘Equality’ and ‘Phenomenal Woman’. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal words and phrases to develop...
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Emulating Ian McEwan's use of a plot twist in 'Atonement'
Pupil outcome: I can use figurative language, juxtaposition and repetition to emulate McEwan’s use of an emotional plot twist. Key learning points: - To emulate McEwan’s emotional plot twist, we might use figurative language to influence...
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Planning the climax and resolution of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the climax and resolution of ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader with words. - Dialogue is the written...
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Using figurative language in non-fiction writing
Pupil outcome: I can show understanding of figurative language by exploring its effects and using it in my own writing. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal words and phrases to develop complex ideas...
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Using figurative language to create a gothic atmosphere
Pupil outcome: I can use figurative language to establish a foreboding atmosphere in my Gothic writing. Key learning points: - Figurative language is words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true. - Figurative language can...
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Using description in functional writing
Pupil outcome: I can use a description to create interesting functional writing. Key learning points: - Functional writing that makes use of description is often stronger. - Anecdotes are brilliant for connecting to the reader through...
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Planning the build-up of 'A Kind of Spark' including switches in perspective
Pupil outcome: I can plan the structure and content of a scene from the build-up of ‘A Kind of Spark’, using both third and first person perspectives. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when it is planned. - We can plan to...
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Writing the opening of 'The Viewer'
Pupil outcome: I can write the opening of 'The Viewer'. Key learning points: - The opening is the first section of a story where the writer describes the setting and main characters. - The opening should be descriptive and use figurative...
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Generating vocabulary to describe a setting in 'The Viewer'
Pupil outcome: I can generate vocabulary to describe a setting in ‘The Viewer’. Key learning points: - A setting is where or when a story takes place. - Atmosphere involves how a writer constructs their writing to convey emotions and...
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Practising using figurative language
Pupil outcome: I can practise using figurative language in different sentence types. Key learning points: - A simile describes something by comparing it to something else to make the description more vivid. - Personification gives human...
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Analysing how Shelley presents ideas of suffering in 'England in 1819'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Shelley uses language, structure and form to critique powerful institutions and express the concept of the suffering of ordinary people. Key learning points: - Shelley may have used figurative language to...
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Planning a stormy scene
Pupil outcome: I can plan a descriptive scene about a dark, stormy night. Key learning points: - Descriptive and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses can be included in the plan. - Linguistic devices such as figurative...
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Planning a desert island scene
Pupil outcome: I can plan a descriptive scene about a hot desert island. Key learning points: - Precise and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses should be included in the plan. - Linguistic devices such as figurative language...
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Linguistic features of descriptive writing
Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain linguistic features of descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Descriptive writing uses figurative language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. - Descriptive writing appeals to the...
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Simile/Metaphor: It's a Figure of Speech
Mr. Griot explains and models writing similes and metaphors.
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Metaphor Meanings
“Metaphor Meanings” is a video that discusses metaphors and compares their literal and figurative meanings.
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Figurative Language: Idioms, Similes, and Metaphors
Mr. Griot examines some common idioms and identifies similes and metaphors.
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Oh, How My Tree Inspires Me
Mr. Griot reviews figurative language and writes an original poem. He uses the poem to identify examples of simile, metaphor, idioms, personification, and alliteration.
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Review for You: Characteristics of Poetry
Mr. Griot explores the characteristics of poetry and figurative language by looking at examples and examining text.
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Macbeth 1.5 Discussion: Lady Macbeth's Language
This video delves into the rich use of figurative language in a brief but potent speech by Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The discussion highlights how Lady Macbeth manipulates words to foreshadow Duncan's impending doom and...