Pupil outcome: I can emulate Verne's use of declarative, interrogative and exclamative sentences when writing descriptively. Key learning points: - To write a description that shows rising tension you might open with an emotionally...

Pupil outcome: I can write the middle of the story. Key learning points: - Sequencing language can be used at the start of a sentence, such as 'Suddenly,' - The middle of a story introduces the main plot and problem, such as the porridge...

Pupil outcome: I can write the beginning of a traditional tale, introducing the characters and setting. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are mostly told in the past tense - The beginning of a story introduces the main characters,...

Pupil outcome: I can write the conclusion of a non-chronological report on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Key learning points: - Comparing means looking at how things are the same and contrasting means looking at how things are...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my own journalistic report based on ‘When the Sky Falls’, aiming to improve the punctuation, text cohesion and vocabulary. Key learning points: - Editing is a critical part of the writing process. A growth...

Pupil outcome: I can write correctly punctuated dialogue in legible, cursive handwriting. Key learning points: - Direct speech is signalled to the reader in text by inverted commas. - Direct speech can be written in a speech first...

Pupil outcome: I can write a recount. Key learning points: - Writing about what happened on a trip can come at the middle and end of a recount - Using time adverbials helps the reader to understand the sequence of events - Expressing an...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise the difference between a question and a command. Key learning points: - There are four types of simple sentence. - Each type of simple sentence has a different purpose for the reader. - Any simple sentence...

Pupil outcome: I can write the middle of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Nouns can be written in a list using commas and 'and' used before the final noun, such as 'the coins, a hen and a harp.' - Some adverbs describing how...

Pupil outcome: I can write a section about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals. Key learning points: - The first section of the report will be all about bats. - An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another...

Pupil outcome: I can use ‘je suis’, ‘oui’ and ‘non’ to ask questions. Key learning points: - Silent final consonants -s, -t, -x and -d can be practised with words like ‘dans’, ‘mot’, ‘prix’ and ‘grand’. - French statements become...

Pupil outcome: I can identify two different types of subordinate clause. Key learning points: - Any clause is a group of words that contains a verb. - A main clause is a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense. - A...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - Quotes from witnesses or experts give additional information about the event being reported on. - Quotes from witnesses are often more...

Pupil outcome: I can write part of a recount. Key learning points: - Writing about when and where the trip was should come at the beginning of a recount - Explaining why the trip happened can come at the beginning of a recount -...

Pupil outcome: I can read to the end of the traditional tale. Key learning points: - Taking note of punctuation allows us to read with expression. - Different punctuation marks mean different things. - Re-reading words that you have read...

Pupil outcome: I can write a narrative scene with direct speech in 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of direct speech in a narrative is to develop characters and advance the plot. - Using a range of sentence types...

Pupil outcome: I can write the diary entry of an imagined Windrush passenger before arriving in the UK, using a conversational tone and a range of cohesive devices. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when we orally...

Pupil outcome: I can write the second half of Juliet's imagined diary entry after meeting Romeo, using a range of linguistic features and cohesive devices.. Key learning points: - A diary entry combines details about events with details...

Pupil outcome: I can show a noun belonging to a singular noun with an apostrophe. Key learning points: - An apostrophe is an important piece of punctuation. - An apostrophe has more than one purpose. - An apostrophe can show if a noun...

Pupil outcome: I can plan and write the quotes section of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - The quotes paragraph is used to share information from people who were at the scene or know more about the event. - Quotes add...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first paragraph of a diary entry. Key learning points: - Diary entries use informal language that reflect the character who is writing. - Writers switch between the present tense and past tense in diary...

Pupil outcome: I can accurately punctuate a speech first, speech second or speech interrupted sentence. Key learning points: - Direct speech is the term used for a character speaking out loud in a text. - Inverted commas are the...

Pupil outcome: I can accurately punctuate a speech interrupted sentence. Key learning points: - Inverted commas are the punctuation that signal direct speech to the reader. - A speech interrupted sentence begins with a character's spoken...

Pupil outcome: I can use different strategies to read with expression. Key learning points: - Adjectives that describe how someone is feeling help to read speech with expression. - Adverbs may describe how a character has said something....