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Planning the opening of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening of ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. - When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to...
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Planning the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age
Pupil outcome: I can plan the houses paragraph for a non-chronological report about the Stone Age. Key learning points: - Notes should be written in note form and bullet points can be used to order notes. - Viewpoint fronted adverbials...
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Planning the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey
Pupil outcome: I can plan ambitious, subject-specific vocabulary for the section about how bees make honey on return to the hive. Key learning points: - Activity inside the hive is an important part of the honey-making process. - The...
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Planning the opening of 'Whale Rider'
Pupil outcome: I can plan precise and ambitious vocabulary for the opening of 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. - The opening of the story...
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Planning a section about anglerfish appearance for a non-chronological report
Pupil outcome: I can plan the appearance section of a non-chronological report about anglerfish. Key learning points: - The plan includes keywords and subject-specific vocabulary related to the section. - Taking notes is a skill. - Notes...
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Planning the recount section of a journalistic report
Pupil outcome: I can plan the recount section of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - The recount section of a journalistic report provides specific details about the news event in chronological order. - Use of subject-specific...
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Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part one)
Pupil outcome: I can plan the first part of an opening of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. - Precise and ambitious...
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Planning the opening of 'The BFG' (part two)
Pupil outcome: I can plan the second part of an opening of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. - Precise and ambitious...
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Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part one)
Pupil outcome: I can plan the first part of a build-up of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement. - Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan...
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Planning the build-up of 'The BFG' (part two)
Pupil outcome: I can plan the second part of a build-up of a narrative based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement. - Precise and ambitious vocabulary is logged on a plan...
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Planning the second paragraph of a diary entry based on 'The Journey'
Pupil outcome: I can write a plan for the second paragraph of a diary entry. Key learning points: - When rehearsing and planning to write a diary entry, we do so in the first person from the character's perspective. - An effective plan...
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Planning the build-up of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the build-up of ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to develop the characters and build up the excitement. - When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help...
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Planning the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age
Pupil outcome: I can plan the section about diet for a non-chronological report about the Stone Age. Key learning points: - Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes. - Viewpoint fronted...
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Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report
Pupil outcome: I can plan the hunting section of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders. Key learning points: - The purpose of the section is to inform the reader of a Portia spider's hunting style and diet. - Portia spiders...
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Planning the second section of a report on the Great Fire of London
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing about how the Great Fire of London spread and stopped. Key learning points: - The fire spread quickly because the weather was dry, hot and windy. - There was no fire brigade so Londoners used...
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Planning a biography about Charles Darwin's life and theory of evolution
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...
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Planning the climax and resolution of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the climax and resolution of ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to help paint vivid pictures for our reader with words. - Dialogue is the written...
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Planning the build-up of 'The Iron Man'
Pupil outcome: I can plan two paragraphs for the build-up of ‘The Iron Man’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to build up suspense and excitement before the climax. - The build-up of 'The Iron Man' describes...
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Planning a stormy scene
Pupil outcome: I can plan a descriptive scene about a dark, stormy night. Key learning points: - Descriptive and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses can be included in the plan. - Linguistic devices such as figurative...
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Planning a desert island scene
Pupil outcome: I can plan a descriptive scene about a hot desert island. Key learning points: - Precise and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses should be included in the plan. - Linguistic devices such as figurative language...
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Beginner Instrument Choices
Learning to play an instrument is not only fun but also helps build confidence, discipline, and important skills. Some great beginner instruments include the piano, guitar, ukulele, violin, flute, saxophone, and drums, each offering...
Music Matters
Is VI-I a Good Chord Progression? - Music Composition
Harmony text books often advise us to avoid using this particular chord progression. Why is that? This music composition lesson explains how this chord progression can create difficulties in the part writing with consecutive / parallel...
Music Matters
Writing a Melody Using 3 Components - Music Composition
We examine the first melodic idea that appears in the Overture of Mozart’s ‘Cosi fan tutti’ and analyze the three components of the phrase, showing the characteristics of each, how they contrast and how they fit together to provide...
Music Matters
When Should You Use Second Inversion Chords? - Music Composition
Why do second inversion chords demand special treatment? Starting with an explanation of why root position and first inversion chords are stable in themselves we are introduced to 6/4 5/3 progressions and passing 6/4 chords, as the...