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Writing part two of the main body of a diary entry
Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail. - Using...
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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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Determiners: articles and possessive pronouns
Pupil outcome: I can use an article or a possessive pronoun to introduce a noun in a clause or phrase. Key learning points: - Determiners are a word class. - A determiner introduces a noun in a clause or phrase. - A determiner may be...
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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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Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about King Tut
Pupil outcome: I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about King Tut. Key learning points: - The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the reader. - The introduction outlines what the reader...
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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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Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry
Pupil outcome: I can plan part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail. - Sentences can be...
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Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle
Pupil outcome: I can write the opening of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle. Key learning points: - The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the reader. - The introduction outlines what the...
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Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the build-up of 'The Viewer'. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to develop the plot and characters, introduce a problem and build up tension. - Show-not-tell allows the reader to observe the...
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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 figurative language and structure to create an unsettling atmosphere
Pupil outcome: I can write an unsettling description using a wide range of language devices, as well as punctuation and sentence types chosen for effect. Key learning points: - To plan an effective description, you should establish a...
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Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing
Pupil outcome: I can use language and structure to create contrast between the familiar and the unknown. Key learning points: - You can use language such as semantic fields to show the contrast between the familiar and the unknown. - You...
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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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Considering sentence structures in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'
Pupil outcome: I explain and emulate how Bilan uses multiple adjectives, prepositions, and embedded clauses in 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'. Key learning points: - Using two adjectives in front of a noun creates a detailed description. -...
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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 the build-up of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can write the build-up of 'The Happy Prince'. Key learning points: - Direct speech is punctuated using inverted commas. Dialogue moves the action forward. - Notes from a plan are used to form full sentences. - A range of...
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Writing the second paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey'
Pupil outcome: I can write the second 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, past and future tenses in diary...
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Exploring the characters' emotions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the reasons that the different characters write a letter in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by exploring their emotions. Key learning points: - The crayons in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ use letters to explain...
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Editing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
Pupil outcome: I can edit a section of a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - Editing is an essential part of the writing process. - Editing does not involve rewriting the entire piece but being selective about what to edit...
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Identifying the features of a non-chronological report about King Tut
Pupil outcome: I can identify important features of a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - A non-chronological report is a non-fiction text providing information about a particular subject. - A non-chronological report can be...
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Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle
Pupil outcome: I can write the conclusion of a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle. Key learning points: - The purpose of a conclusion is to summarise the information of the text for the reader. - A summary sentence is one...
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Writing paragraph two of an emotive narrative scene in 'Whale Rider'
Pupil outcome: I can write paragraph two of an emotive narrative scene for the climax of ‘Whale Rider’. Key learning points: - The emotive scene is written over two paragraphs and it is important to demonstrate a change in atmosphere. -...
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Revising sentence and punctuation types for a dystopian description
Pupil outcome: I can recall and practise how to write a technically accurate description. Key learning points: - Effective revision means that you can remember key information, without using your notes - Recalling examples of each of the...
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Comma rules in four sentence types
Pupil outcome: I can use the comma for a range of purposes in four different sentence structures. Key learning points: - A comma is written before 'but' or 'or' co-ordinating conjunctions in a compound sentence. - If the adverbial clause...