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Planning the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing a diary entry as Florence Nightingale. Key learning points: - Perspective is the way someone thinks, feels or sees something. - Florence Nightingale went to the Crimean War to help the wounded...
Instructional Video19:52
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Planning to write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - A non-chronological report is a type of non-fiction text. - A non-chronological report provides information on a...
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Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing about how the Great Fire of London started. Key learning points: - A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing. - The fire...
Instructional Video23:55
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Planning to write a section about bats in a non-chronological report

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals. Key learning points: - Planning is an important part of preparing to write. - A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas,...
Instructional Video23:18
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Planning to write instructions for how to make a monster pizza

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a plan that will support me when writing instructions for how to make a monster pizza. Key learning points: - Imperative verbs make the instructions very similar to commands as they are bossy and tell the...
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Planning the first section of an information text about an author

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can create a plan to support me when writing a section of an information text about an author. Key learning points: - The subheading ‘Childhood and inspiration’ tells the reader what the section will be about. - The plan...
Instructional Video20:00
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Planning to write a section about Florence Nightingale in a report

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing about Florence Nightingale in a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - A non-chronological report is a type of non-fiction text. - A non-chronological report provides information on...
Instructional Video20:35
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Planning the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing a diary entry as Florence Nightingale. Key learning points: - Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense. - Past tense tells the reader something happened before now. - Notes are used...
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Framing the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' as a newsworthy event

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can identify the newsworthy elements within the story of 'Little Red Riding Hood'. Key learning points: - Little Red Riding Hood is a traditional tale which has been adapted and retold in different ways. - Journalistic...
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Planning the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan ambitious, subject-specific vocabulary for the section about how bees make honey on return to the hive. Key learning points: - Activity inside the hive is an important part of the honey-making process. - The...
Instructional Video19:35
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Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part one)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan the first part of a build-up of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement. - Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan...
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Planning the build-up of 'The Happy Prince'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan the build-up of ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters and build up the excitement. - When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help...
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Writing a response on human nature in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a clear analytical response about human nature in the novel. Key learning points: - Consider the first version of your work a first draft and not the finished essay. - Redrafting your analytical writing is just...
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Writing fiction about a malevolent character

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a piece of fiction using a success criteria. Key learning points: - Reviewing your plan before writing can help ensure your written work meets the success criteria. - Reviewing your writing after you have...
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Vivid descriptive writing using Ian Beck's ‘Propping Up The Line’ as stimulus

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a vivid description inspired by Ian Beck's 'Propping Up The Line' which captures some of Alfred’s experiences and memories of the front line. Key learning points: - Many writers use vivid description to convey...
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Planning a description of a dystopian setting

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan an effective description of a dystopian setting. Key learning points: - Descriptions should include minimal action. - An effective way to include character is with one small character action, for example,...
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A written analysis of 'Frankenstein'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can confidently explain Shelley's intentions with the character of Frankenstein. Key learning points: - It is important to understand a text's context, as this enhances our understanding of why it was written. - To keep...
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Planning an open letter using single paragraph outlines

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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 and creating a slam poem

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can effectively plan and write a slam poem. Key learning points: - Planning is an important part of the writing process. - When planning a slam poem you can consider your theme and key ideas to help get you started. -...
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Preparing to write a persuasive speech

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shalott': understanding the ballad

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can show understanding of 'The Lady of Shalott' through comprehension and annotation. Key learning points: - The Lady of Shalott is a cursed woman who is confined to a tower on an island just outside Camelot. - The Lady...
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A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can confidently draft, and redraft a written analysis of a literary text. Key learning points: - It is important to consider the first version of your work a first draft and not the finished essay. - Redrafting your...
Instructional Video31:04
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'A Christmas Carol': planning an extended argument

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan a convincing, holistic argument about the text. Key learning points: - When writing an essay, you have to think carefully about the order in which you present your ideas. - When writing, lay the foundational...
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Review for You: Weight and Capacity

K - 8th
Mr. Addit reviews weight and capacity and how to estimate their measurements.