A relative clause gives more information about someone or something. Some relative clauses refer to a whole sentence. Some relative clauses refer to a noun. There are two kinds of relative clauses that refer to a noun: defining and...

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 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...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the structure of a relative complex sentence. Key learning points: - The relative clause is a type of subordinate clause, which must join to a main clause to make complete sense. - The relative clause adds...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my narrative writing based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - Editing is a vital element of the writing process. - When editing, we must be selective about which parts of our writing to...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the second main body paragraph of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body paragraph is to specifically detail key persuasive arguments. - Information in the...

Pupil outcome: I can identify that a relative clause is a type of subordinate clause. Key learning points: - Any subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a verb and does not make complete sense. - Any subordinate clause must...

Pupil outcome: I can identify three different types of subordinate clause. Key learning points: - Any clause is a group of words that contains a verb. - A main clause is a group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense. - A...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can use a semi-colon to join two closely-related main clauses. Key learning points: - A semi-colon is a piece of punctuation with more than one purpose. - A semi-colon can be used to join two closely-related main...

Pupil outcome: I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age. Key learning points: - The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the reader. - The introduction outlines what the...

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...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can know that the non-finite clause is a third type of subordinate clause. Key learning points: - Any subordinate clause is a group of words that contains a verb and does not make complete sense. - Any subordinate clause...

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...

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...

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...

Pupil outcome: You can use the comma rule to write accurate adverbial complex sentences. Key learning points: - The position of an adverbial subordinate clause can move in an adverbial complex sentence. - If the adverbial clause comes...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the structure of a non-finite complex sentence. Key learning points: - The non-finite clause is a type of subordinate clause. - A non-finite clause must join to a main clause to make sense. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can use the colon to introduce a list or a question. Key learning points: - A colon is a piece of punctuation with more than one purpose. - A colon is always placed after a main clause. - A colon can introduce a list or...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how different sentence types work together to create an overall effect. Key learning points: - Writers vary the position of subordinate clauses in a sentence, to alter pace, tension and emphasis - Writers...

Pupil outcome: You can write four types of simple sentence with accurate punctuation. Key learning points: - A simple sentence is a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense. - There are four types of simple sentence: statements,...

Pupil outcome: You can use the comma before "but" or "or" co-ordinating conjunctions in a compound sentence. Key learning points: - A group of words that contains a verb and makes complete sense is called a main clause. - Co-ordinating...