Pupil outcome: I can explain what happens in Chapter 3 of Animal Farm. Key learning points: - The pigs are the most intelligent animals on the farm. - Squealer uses rhetoric to control the less intelligent animals. - The pigs appear to...

Pupil outcome: I can plan and write an effective persuasive speech. Key learning points: - Single paragraph outlines can be used to create effective plans. - Topic and concluding sentences should use rhetorical devices carefully for...

Pupil outcome: I can compare how two writers convey their viewpoints through tone and methods. Key learning points: - Identifying the overall tone of a text can help to understand the writer’s attitude. - Comparing the tone used by each...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain what makes a powerful speech. Key learning points: - Emma Watson adapts her tone and language to suit the audience and purpose of her speech. - Watson’s speech emphasises men’s involvement,...

Pupil outcome: I can work in a group to perform a radio broadcast based on a journalistic report about a climate protest. Key learning points: - We can present our written work in a range of ways, including orally. - A radio broadcast...

Pupil outcome: I can write a persuasive speech about my new word. Key learning points: - Rhetorical questions, anecdotes and direct address are a great way to ‘hook’ your audience at the start of a speech. - The content of a speech needs...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Lemn Sissay presents pride for his region in ‘Anthem of the North’ and use this to inspire my own writing. Key learning points: - An anthem is an upbeat song that has importance for a particular group of...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how the poem 'Filter' by Suma Subramaniam shows that home can reflect our authentic self. Key learning points: - The poem 'Filter' reveals that home is a place that reflects our authentic selves. -...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a poem inspired by the ideas and methods in Angelou's poetry. Key learning points: - When writing a poem inspired by a particular writer, their ideas and / or methods might inspire you. - You could use Angelou's...

Pupil outcome: I can write a well-structure persuasive speech about supporting Victorian working class children. Key learning points: - Open a speech in a dynamic way to engage your audience. - Rhetorical devices should be used to...

Pupil outcome: I can present a convincing argument about youth justice. Key learning points: - Victorians were tough on crime to deter people from offending. - Victorians valued discipline and responsibility. - It was a middle class myth...

Pupil outcome: I can use a range of rhetorical devices in newspaper articles. Key learning points: - Rhetorical devices are used to evoke an emotion in the reader or to persuade them of something - Newspaper articles typically use a...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a convincing argument. Key learning points: - Some Victorian readers had prejudiced views about people who were from and spent time in British colonies - Dr. Roylott is presented as an aggressive and brutal man...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a persuasive speech about my new word. Key learning points: - A successful speech will maintain a clear, single viewpoint throughout. - Ideas must be logically sequenced and linked, so that the audience can...

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...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can create a plan that helps me to structure and prepare to write the first draft of a persuasive speech. Key learning points: - Considering the purpose, audience and form of writing can help you begin to make choices...

Pupil outcome: I can write brilliant topic sentences to convey my argument. Key learning points: - When planning an opinion article, the message needs to be consistent - your opinion is your message. - You should identify between 3 and 4...

Pupil outcome: I can identify how language and structural devices have been used to make a speech powerful. Key learning points: - Emotive language requires you to select the sensitivity of your words to elicit specific emotions from the...

Pupil outcome: I can identify a writer's use of tone and consider how language is adapted to create this. Key learning points: - Tone in writing refers to the attitude or feeling conveyed by a writer towards the subject matter and...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Shelley uses language, form and structure to express a powerful desire for someone else. Key learning points: - Shelley uses natural imagery to create an idyllic and idealised natural landscape. - Shelley...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Casey uses language, form and structure to express her viewpoint about social class. Key learning points: - The poem is written in a deliberately colloquial manner to reflect the pride in Casey's roots. -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Agard uses language and structure to express his viewpoint. Key learning points: - The short lines and lack of punctuation make the poem sound conversational in tone. - The lack of punctuation could...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively develop my analytical writing leading with ‘big ideas’ and using tentative phrases and superlatives. Key learning points: - When writing analytical responses, you should begin by identifying and comparing...