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 use a plan to write a setting description based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The setting description describes where the narrative takes place. - Adverbial detail can be used to enhance text...

Pupil outcome: I can say and write ideas for parenthesis using information about pandas. Key learning points: - Parenthesis can be achieved with a range of punctuation, including brackets and commas. - Any type of parenthesis is...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the conclusion of a non-chronological report about tigers. Key learning points: - The conclusion is the final paragraph of a non-chronological report. - Information in the conclusion should be general. - Writers...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the purpose and features of a persuasive letter in preparation for writing based on ‘Front Desk’. Key learning points: - To persuade is to convince someone to do something through reasoning or argument. - A...

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 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. -...

Pupil outcome: I can edit a persuasive letter about school uniform. Key learning points: - Editing is the process of improving writing to ensure text flow and overall quality. - Editing involves making improvements to a piece of writing...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘flabbergasted’, ‘astonished’ and other rich vocabulary associated with surprise. Key learning points: - 'Flabbergasted' is an adjective which means shocked or amazed. - 'Astonished' is an...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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: 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...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the structure and content of a biography about Charles Darwin's life and theory of evolution and I can practise using a range of cohesive devices. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when it is...

Pupil outcome: I can understand relative clauses and the historic present in an extended text. Key learning points: - Relative clauses add information about the noun in a main clause, without starting another sentence. - Some relative...

Pupil outcome: I can identify subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns and select the ones that are appropriate to use in different sentence contexts. Key learning points: - Adverbial clauses and relative clauses are types of...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my own build-up of ’A Kind of Spark’, aiming to improve the punctuation, text cohesion and vocabulary. Key learning points: - Editing is a critical part of the writing process. - Writing is most successful when...

Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types in the simple present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - Sentences can be formed in the first, second or third person. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can write a persuasive paragraph that communicates the unique selling point of a product. Key learning points: - It is crucial to communicate the unique selling point of a product. - The beginning of persuasive writing...

Pupil outcome: I can write 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 start to build up tension. - Internal thoughts are the thoughts,...

Pupil outcome: I can write the second and third main paragraphs of a journalistic report about a fictional climate protest. Key learning points: - A journalistic report has a formal tone and combines factual statements with different...