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Writing inspired by ‘Skin of the Sea’: varying sentence types to create rhythm
Pupil outcome: I can vary my sentence types and lengths to improve the rhythm of a paragraph of creative writing inspired by Natasha Bowen’s ‘Skin of the Sea’. Key learning points: - A complex sentence is made up of a main clause and a...
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Writing the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the artefacts of the Stone Age. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains...
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Writing the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the houses of the Stone Age people. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains...
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Writing the paragraph about exercise and sleep
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the importance of exercise and sleep. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject...
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Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the death of King Tut. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific...
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Exploring cohesive devices in a model non-chronological report about an insect
Pupil outcome: I can identify cohesive devices that are used in a non-chronological report about an insect. Key learning points: - Text cohesion refers to how a text flows together to maintain the interest of the reader. - We can improve...
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Planning and writing section two of an essay about early Islamic civilisation
Pupil outcome: I can use my research to plan and write the second section of an essay about early Islamic civilisation. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned. - Information in...
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Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights
Pupil outcome: I can understand and explain how Hillary Clinton uses time and place in her speech, ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’. Key learning points: - Hillary Clinton is an American politician and advocate for women’s rights. - The...
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Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter
Pupil outcome: I can write the second paragraph of a persuasive letter. Key learning points: - Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose. - An adverbial complex sentence is a main clause...
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Writing the opening of 'The BFG' (part two)
Pupil outcome: I can write the second part of a narrative opening based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Saying sentences...
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Writing the resolution of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can write the resolution of 'The Happy Prince'. Key learning points: - Notes from our plan are used to form full sentences. - A range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader. -...
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Writing the build-up of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'
Pupil outcome: I can write the build-up of a narrative based on ‘Jabberwocky’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters’ emotions and build tension and suspense. - Notes from a plan can be used to...
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Writing the opening of 'The BFG' (part one)
Pupil outcome: I can write the first part of a narrative opening based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Saying sentences...
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Writing the second section of an explanation text about mummification
Pupil outcome: I can use my plan to write the section about how the body was wrapped in the process of mummification. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - The steps in the mummification...
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Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey
Pupil outcome: I can use my plan to write the section about how honey bees produce honey inside the hive. Key learning points: - The steps in the honey-making process are written in chronological order. - Ordering fronted adverbials...
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Analysing 'The Haunted Palace'
Pupil outcome: I can analyse literary techniques in 'The Haunted Palace'. Key learning points: - Poe uses persona to create a nostalgic mood towards the past. - Poe uses a semantic field to chart the decline of power and beauty. - Poe...
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'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death
Pupil outcome: I can write an article about Mormor’s death that includes a variety of sentence types for different effects. Key learning points: - Writing with focus – one sentence at a time – allows you to carefully craft each sentence....
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Using complex sentences to describe dystopian settings
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...
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Writing the conclusion of an explanation text about the digestive system
Pupil outcome: I can write the conclusion of an explanation text on how the digestive system works. Key learning points: - The conclusion of an explanation text summarises the information that has been provided. - The conclusion of an...
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Writing a narrative opening based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the opening of a narrative based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce characters and plot. - Using a range of...
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Writing the build-up of ‘The BFG’ (part two)
Pupil outcome: I can write the second part of a narrative build-up based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to build tension and suspense. - Saying sentences aloud before they are written helps to check...
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Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter
Pupil outcome: I can write the first paragraph of a persuasive letter. Key learning points: - A persuasive letter is written mainly in the present tense, including the simple, progressive and perfect present forms. - Persuasive letters...
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Writing a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report
Pupil outcome: I can use my plan to write a detailed section about the hunting strategies of the Portia spider. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the...
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Writing the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the diet of the Stone Age people. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains...