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Creating Cohesion
New ReviewThis video, entitled "Creating Cohesion," explains how to write cohesively and why it matters.
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Context Clues
New ReviewA video titled "Context Clues" identifying ways to interpret an unfamiliar word in a sentence.
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Developing vocabulary associated with sadness
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with sadness. Key learning points: - 'Heartbroken' is an adjective which means feeling very upset and sad about something. - 'Sulky' is an adjective which means being quiet...
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Developing vocabulary associated with inspiration
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...
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Developing vocabulary associated with happiness
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with happiness. Key learning points: - 'Blissful' is an adjective which means feeling completely happy in every way. - 'Euphoric' is an adjective which means feeling extreme...
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Developing vocabulary associated with anger
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with anger. Key learning points: - 'Fuming' is an adjective which means you are feeling lots of anger building up inside. - 'Grumpy' is an adjective which means you are...
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Developing vocabulary associated with friendship
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with friendship. Key learning points: - 'Compassionate' is an adjective which means feeling somebody else’s pain and wanting to help. - 'Shy' is an adjective which means...
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Rich vocabulary associated with clumsy or silly words
Pupil outcome: I can use the words 'blundering', 'bumbling' and 'butterfingered' effectively in multiple contexts. Key learning points: - 'Blundering' is an adjective which means goofy or clumsy. - 'Bumbling' is an adjective which means...
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Rich vocabulary associated with a house
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘dilapidated’, ‘palatial’ and other rich vocabulary associated with a house. Key learning points: - 'Dilapidated' is an adjective which means run-down or shabby. - 'Palatial' is an adjective...
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Planning the resolution of 'The Iron Man'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the resolution of 'The Iron Man'. Key learning points: - The purpose of the resolution is to resolve the problem encountered in the story and allow readers to reflect. - In the resolution, Hogarth leads the Iron...
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Generating vocabulary for an explanation text on the process of mummification
Pupil outcome: I can generate ambitious, subject-specific vocabulary to include in an explanation text. Key learning points: - Precise vocabulary is used to accurately describe the complex process of mummification. - Adjective choices...
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Generating vocabulary for a persuasive advert
Pupil outcome: I can generate vocabulary for a persuasive advert. Key learning points: - Using a range of adjectives and nouns is important when describing a product in a persuasive advert. - Using a range of synonyms for the product...
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Synonyms and antonyms
Pupil outcome: I can use synonyms and antonyms in a range of sentence types. Key learning points: - Words can be related to each other by meaning. - Synonyms can be used by writers to vary vocabulary choice and create text flow. -...
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Exploring characterisation in 'A Christmas Carol'
Pupil outcome: I can analyse characterisation within a chapter. Key learning points: - Characterisation is the way an author describes and develops the personalities and traits of the characters in a story. - Authors choose adjectives...
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Generating vocabulary for an explanation text about how bees make honey
Pupil outcome: I can generate ambitious, subject-specific vocabulary to include in an explanation text. Key learning points: - Precise vocabulary is used to accurately describe the complex process of making honey. - Adjective choices are...
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Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders
Pupil outcome: I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Portia spider. Key learning points: - A title opens a non-chronological report. - The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the...
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Rich vocabulary associated with surprise
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘flabbergasted’, ‘astonished’ and other rich vocabulary associated with surprise. Key learning points: - 'Flabbergasted' is an adjective which means shocked or amazed. - 'Astonished' is an...
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Writing a response on human nature in Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'
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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Rich vocabulary associated with feeling bad
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘deflated’, ‘envious’ and other rich vocabulary associated with feeling bad. Key learning points: - 'Deflated' is an adjective which means feeling hopeless or let down. - 'Envious' is an...
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Rich vocabulary associated with the water
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘treacherous', ‘murky’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the water. Key learning points: - 'Treacherous' is an adjective which means dangerous or unsafe; like terrifying rapids. -...
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Rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘impenetrable’, ‘barren’ and other rich vocabulary associated with the outdoors. Key learning points: - 'Impenetrable' is an adjective which means dense or inaccessible. - 'Barren' is an...
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Using synonyms and expanded noun phrases to craft effective descriptions
Pupil outcome: I can use small strategies to improve the cohesion of my descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Synonyms can be used to avoid repeating a subject e.g. 'The trees'. - Supporting details should be used to describe the...
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Further word-level revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise word-level test questions. Key learning points: - A word family is a group of words common in feature, pattern or meaning. Prefixes and suffixes can build word families. - A synonym is a word with the same...
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Rich vocabulary associated with happiness
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘ecstatic’, ‘gleeful’ and other rich vocabulary associated with happiness. Key learning points: - 'Ecstatic' is an adjective which means blissful or perfectly happy. - 'Gleeful' is an...