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Pupil outcome: I can choose appropriate adjectives to show the range of Paddington's emotions throughout the story. Key learning points: - A character's emotions can change at different points of the story. - An emotion describes how...

Pupil outcome: I can write a simple instructions and commands. Key learning points: - Instructions or commands tell someone what to do. - Giving an instruction to someone can be useful in teaching them something or giving them...

Pupil outcome: I can practise simple and compound sentence test questions. Key learning points: - A simple sentence has one main clause. - There are four types of simple sentence: statement, question, command and exclamation. - A...

Pupil outcome: I can write an expanded noun phrase. Key learning points: - One adjective can be used to describe a noun. - Two adjectives can be used to describe a noun with more detail. - If two adjectives are used to describe a noun,...

Pupil outcome: I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives. Key learning points: - Senses can be used to describe and imagine a setting - When using two adjectives, a comma is placed in between them, such as 'warm, vibrant...

Pupil outcome: I can describe a member of my family using adjectives and adverbs. Key learning points: - Vocabulary can be generated and used in different ways using a word bank - Adjectives describe a noun - When using two adjectives, a...

Pupil outcome: I can practise commas, brackets and dashes test questions. Key learning points: - A comma is an important punctuation mark with more than one purpose. - Adding extra information to a clause is called parenthesis. -...

Pupil outcome: I can use a pair of commas to interrupt a main clause with a relative clause in a relative complex sentence. Key learning points: - A relative clause joined to a main clause forms a relative complex sentence. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can recognise and punctuate a fronted adverbial of time, place or manner. Key learning points: - A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter that is followed by a comma. - A fronted adverbial can be a single word. - A...

Pupil outcome: I can use and recognise the difference between a fronted adverbial phrase and a fronted adverbial clause. Key learning points: - A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter that is followed by a comma. - A fronted adverbial...

Pupil outcome: You can recognise the difference between compound sentences and adverbial complex sentences. Key learning points: - A comma is a punctuation mark with more than one purpose. - Commas are often used to demarcate clauses in...