Pupil outcome: I can explain how a writer uses punctuation and sentence structures to create impact. Key learning points: - Making predictions can help you to comprehend a new text better. - Dashes can be used to add a greater pause for...

Pupil outcome: I can write the second half of a section of the build-up in ‘A Kind of Spark’, switching between a third person perspective and internal monologue. Key learning points: - We are writing about an event from the build-up,...

Pupil outcome: I can write a third person flashback section of the climax of ‘A Kind of Spark’ and I can write a first person section showing the reaction to Addie’s speech. Key learning points: - In this lesson, we are writing a third...

Pupil outcome: I can write a third person flashback section of the climax of ‘A Kind of Spark’ and I can write a first person section showing Addie’s speech. Key learning points: - In this lesson, we are writing a third person flashback...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first section of the climax of ‘A Kind of Spark’, adopting Addie’s perspective and using a range of language features. Key learning points: - We are writing a narrative that includes switches in perspective...

Pupil outcome: I can explore Maya Angelou's 'On Aging', with a focus on how she creates a complex voice through her poetic structures. Key learning points: - 'On Aging' was first published in Maya Angelou's 1978 collection of poems, 'And...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse an extract from Chapter 7, ‘Incident at the Window’. Key learning points: - Analysing an extract means considering its position in the text, word choices, sentence structure and context. - An analytical...

Pupil outcome: I can plan, write and proofread a complete narrative piece of writing. Key learning points: - We need to plan our creative writing to ensure it is clear, cohesive and engaging. - We can use a range of language and...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the effects of structural features. Key learning points: - When we talk about how a text is structured, we mean what does the writer focus our attention on in each part and why. - Writers make deliberate...

Pupil outcome: I can use sophisticated sentence structures to create specific effects. Key learning points: - Inverted sentence structures add variety to your writing. - Inverted sentence structures also draw attention to moments or...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can craft an effective opening and closing paragraph for a persuasive speech. Key learning points: - It is important to consider how the tone of a speech opening will engage the audience. - An introduction should hook...

Learn how to identify compound-complex sentences and start using them in your own writing. Good writers use a variety of sentence structures to make their writing more engaging.

Have you looked at the IELTS band descriptors? They can be hard to understand, even for natives. Today we'll do a deep dive into the grammar score, and you'll find out, in simple language, what the Examiner needs to hear for a 7+ in this...

What structures, exactly, does the examiner need to see to give you a 7 or higher on Grammar in IELTS Writing? Find out from an examiner today, so you know what to spend time on to get the scores you need on IELTS Writing.

Changing simple sentences to compound sentences. What makes a sentence simple? Simple sentences are made up of one independent clause- that is, it has a subject, it has a verb, and it is a completed thought. What makes a sentence...

A video lesson teaching students to identify the different sentence structures: simple, compound and complex sentences.

In this lesson, we review what compound sentences and complex sentences are, and we learn how to change from compound to complex.

There are three types of sentence structures. Simple, compound and complex.

Compound sentences are a combination of two or more independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

A video lesson teaching students to identify and write complex sentences. Lesson includes worksheet and activities. Download the lesson worksheet (see Link #1) before starting the lesson.

Learn how to identify compound-complex sentences and start using them in your own writing. Good writers use a variety of sentence structures to make their writing more engaging.

Complex sentences are made up of an independent clause and a dependent clause. An independent clause has a subject, a verb, and is a completed thought. A dependent clause has a subject, a verb, but is not a completed thought.

Grammar is the final category you are scored on in IELTS Writing Task 1.



What you need to know first about grammar is that, for most students, it improbable that they will

get a 7.

In order to get a 7...