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Planning the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report
Pupil outcome: I can plan the quotes paragraph of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - Quotes from witnesses or experts give additional information about the event being reported on. - Quotes from witnesses are often more...
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Writing the paragraph about a healthy diet
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about what forms a healthy diet. 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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Writing a section about anglerfish appearance for a non-chronological report
Pupil outcome: I can write a section about anglerfish appearance. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - Careful selection of nouns and pronouns ensures cohesion within sentences and across...
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Practising handwriting in journalistic writing
Pupil outcome: I can write sections of a journalistic report, using the correct punctuation, in legible, cursive handwriting. Key learning points: - Journalistic reports use formal language, are usually written in the third person and...
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Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut’s death
Pupil outcome: I can edit my own and my peer's section about the death of King Tut in a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing. - Editing can be done by oneself,...
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Editing a section of narrative writing based on 'The Borrowers'
Pupil outcome: I can edit a section of narrative writing based on 'The Borrowers'. Key learning points: - Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing. - The job of an editor is to check punctuation and to make...
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Present tense
Pupil outcome: I can say and write a simple sentence in the simple present tense. Key learning points: - A simple sentence is about one idea and it makes complete sense. - A simple sentence can be written in the present tense. - A simple...
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Using descriptive language to describe yourself
Pupil outcome: I can write descriptive sentences to describe my appearance and personality. Key learning points: - a character description of yourself can be made about your personality and your appearance - describing your personality...
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Character description of the giant in 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Pupil outcome: I can join two ideas together when describing the giant. Key learning points: - Adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality, such as 'enormous, greedy' giant. - When using two adjectives, a...
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Writing the beginning of a school trip recount
Pupil outcome: I can write part of a recount. Key learning points: - Writing about when and where the trip was should come at the beginning of a recount - Explaining why the trip happened can come at the beginning of a recount -...
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Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' with expression
Pupil outcome: I can read to the end of the traditional tale. Key learning points: - Taking note of punctuation allows us to read with expression. - Different punctuation marks mean different things. - Re-reading words that you have read...
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Writing the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
Pupil outcome: I can write the second entry of Florence Nightingale's diary. Key learning points: - A diary is an informal piece of writing. - One of the features of informal writing is contracted words. - When writing informally, we use...
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Writing a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report
Pupil outcome: I can write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals. Key learning points: - Compound sentences are sentences formed of two simple sentences and a joining word. - Co-ordination means...
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Formation of A, H, K and T
Pupil outcome: I can form the capital letters A, H, K and T. Key learning points: - The capital letters A, H, K and T all start at the top tramline. - The formation of capital letters A, H, K and T need you to lift your pencil to add the...
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Reviewing proper nouns, using lead ins
Pupil outcome: I can correctly use capital letters and cursive handwriting when writing proper nouns. Key learning points: - Proper nouns name specific people, places and things. - After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your...
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Writing facts in an information page
Pupil outcome: I can write an information page with facts and key information about a topic. Key learning points: - An information page needs to be easy to read and understand. - An information page needs a title such as 'How to look...
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Describing the goats in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Pupil outcome: I can write a sentence with an adjective to describe one of the goats in 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun - Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence,...
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Retelling 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and using a story mountain
Pupil outcome: I can plan a story using a story mountain. Key learning points: - Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time' - Using storytelling language helps us to...
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Comparing digital writing to using a pencil
Pupil outcome: I can compare writing on a computer and writing on paper and explain which I prefer to use. Key learning points: - Digital writing makes editing text easier than writing on paper. - Sometimes using digital tools to write...
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Make plans: 'aller' 1st and 2nd persons plural + infinitive
Pupil outcome: I can use 'aller' in the 1st and 2nd persons plural with an infinitive to express what we and you (plural) are going to do. Key learning points: - The French 'g' has 2 sounds: soft before e, i and y and hard before other...
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Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about Titanic
Pupil outcome: I can plan and write the quotes section of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - The quotes paragraph is used to share information from people who were at the scene or know more about the event. - Quotes add...
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Writing the first paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey'
Pupil outcome: I can write the first paragraph of a diary entry. Key learning points: - Diary entries use informal language that reflect the character who is writing. - Writers switch between the present tense and past tense in diary...
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Speech three ways
Pupil outcome: I can accurately punctuate a speech first, speech second or speech interrupted sentence. Key learning points: - Direct speech is the term used for a character speaking out loud in a text. - Inverted commas are the...
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Writing the paragraph about the life of King Tut
Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the life 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...