Pupil outcome: I can explain how Maura Dooley presents the multifaceted effects of a long distance relationship. Key learning points: - The speaker is enriched and comforted by her long-distance correspondence with a friend. - Although...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Maura Dooley presents the emotional effects of a long-distance relationship. Key learning points: - Dooley uses metaphors to convey how the speaker yearns to have a closer relationship with the natural...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with inspiration. Key learning points: - 'Inspired' is an adjective which means feeling full of ideas and excited to do something. - 'Passionate' is an adjective which means...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the theme of protection in the story. Key learning points: - A theme is a big idea or lesson that the author wants you to explore and understand through reading the story. - Readers can interpret themes and...

Pupil outcome: I can make recommendations to other readers. Key learning points: - Texts can be recommended in a variety of ways, including online via Book Award websites or blogs. - Reflecting on likes, dislikes, puzzles and connections...

Pupil outcome: I can discuss and explore the narrative of 'Greenling'. Key learning points: - 'Greenling' is a picturebook text; it can be considered to be a fable. - Fables usually explain the creation of the world, natural events and...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and engage with the key themes in ‘Greenling’. Key learning points: - ‘Greenling’ can be considered a fable, its moral might link to the conservation & preservation of the environment. - A theme is a big...

Pupil outcome: I can explain what Simon represents in 'Lord of the Flies'. Key learning points: - Arguably, Simon is characterised as a self-imposed an outsider. - Simon is thoughtful, insightful and spiritual, and has a deep...

Pupil outcome: I can use interesting complex sentences to describe dystopian settings. Key learning points: - A subordinate clause must be combined with a main clause, for the sentence to make sense - A complex sentence combines a main...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why Dickens used the ‘ghost story’ genre to underpin his didactic message. Key learning points: - Dickens was influential in establishing the ghost story as a popular genre in the Victorian period. - Dickens...

Pupil outcome: I can understand how to analyse a single poem in detail. Key learning points: - Analysing a poem in detail means looking at how the poem has been put together. - This may include examining the poem’s structure, as well as...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how poets reflect the tropes of Romanticism. Key learning points: - Romanticism arose from a conflicted time for society. - Romanticism prioritised ideas of revolution, inspired by France. - Romanticism...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Nichols presents ideas of climate change, inheritance and identity in 'Like an Heiress'. Key learning points: - Comparing the speaker to an “heiress” could imply that they are set to inherit the value of...

Pupil outcome: I can create a written response which meets a success criteria. Key learning points: - Topic sentences must be comparative when comparing texts. - Comparisons should be made between ideas, intentions, themes and messages....

Pupil outcome: I can describe how many Hindus see the Ganges as sacred and explain why they may go on pilgrimage to Varanasi. Key learning points: - The Ganges is a major river in Northern India. - The story of Mother Ganga illustrates...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Wordsworth portrays his younger playfulness in contrast with the sheer power of nature. Key learning points: - Wordsworth conveys a sense of childlike innocence and naivety in his poem by portraying his...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the presentation of Titania and Oberon in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Key learning points: - Act 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ begins, like Act 1, with a conflict. - Shakespeare uses...

Pupil outcome: I can say and write four different sentence structures. Key learning points: - A sentence composed of one main clause is a simple sentence. - A sentence composed of at least two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating...

Pupil outcome: I can explain what I think the poem is about and why I think it was written. Key learning points: - The Prelude is a semi-autobiographical poem which was published after Wordsworth's death. - Written in the first person,...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a comparative analysis of ‘Before You Were Mine’ and one other poem. Key learning points: - Context is a useful lens through which to consider the writer’s intentions and evaluate our interpretations of the...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Lord Byron presents the speaker's feelings towards the woman in his poem. Key learning points: - The poem describes Byron's first sighting of a beautiful woman at a London party. - The speaker initially...

Pupil outcome: I can write a speech by following the PEPS structure. Key learning points: - Spending time preparing your speech will help you to make it successful. - The PEPS structure can help you to structure a speech successfully.

Pupil outcome: I can explain views on the value of the world, including Christian and non-religious perspectives on dominion, stewardship, and intrinsic value. Key learning points: - Most Christians, including Orthodox, Catholic and...

Pupil outcome: I can make detailed and nuanced thematic connections between poems. Key learning points: - Poems can be linked by theme e.g. war, parental conflict. - Poems can be linked by attitude, considering how the poet's feel about...