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How to Make a Gemini Fall in Love with You
The trick to winning a Gemini's heart is to be the yin to their yang.
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How to Write Reviews Of Wii Games
If your favorite Wii games have been panned by online or magazine critics, this guide will help you share your opinion like an expert.
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Paint the seasons: plan a colourful work
Pupil outcome: I can identify colours associated with each season and prepare a colour palette to reflect my choices Key learning points: - Know that artists can take inspiration from the colours we might find within each season. - Know...
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‘Suite Française’: forming opinions on fiction
Pupil outcome: I can confidently form and justify my own opinions about a fiction text. Key learning points: - You can begin to form a personal response to a text by asking yourself what feelings the text evoked in you. - Opinions are...
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Our changing place
Pupil outcome: I can create enquiry questions about how my local place has changed. Key learning points: - Places change over time and we can investigate this change in a variety of ways. - People have different opinions about a place...
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Art about dreams
Pupil outcome: I can identify, discuss and visually respond to the work of a Surrealist artist. Key learning points: - Some Surrealist artworks are inspired by dreams and the subconscious of the artist. - Surrealist artworks are...
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What is a recount?
Pupil outcome: I can name some features of a recount. Key learning points: - A recount is a type of writing which retells something that has already happened - Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order - Recounts are mostly...
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The theme of identity
Pupil outcome: I can discuss the theme of identity, linking to my own experiences and what has been read. Key learning points: - A theme is a big idea and focus of a book. - A theme in 'Paddington' and 'Coming to England' is identity as...
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Giving a reason to explain an opinion
Pupil outcome: I can give a reason why I have a particular opinion. Key learning points: - Opinions are views that a person has about something and can be known as a 'point of view'. - Reasons should be used to explain why we have a...
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Understanding what speeches are and why they are important
Pupil outcome: I can explain what speeches are and why they are important. Key learning points: - A speech is the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience. - Lots of different jobs require people to make...
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How to debate
Pupil outcome: I can understand what a debate is and deliver a speech. Key learning points: - A debate is a structured argument between two teams who either agree or disagree with a motion. - The motion is the name for the belief or...
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Sharing an opinion by speaking loudly and clearly
Pupil outcome: I can share an opinion by speaking loudly and clearly. Key learning points: - Things you think or believe are called your opinions - An audience is a group of people listening to or watching a performance or speaker -...
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Conversation building
Pupil outcome: I can have a conversation with one or more people, taking turns to listen and talk. Key learning points: - A conversation is when two or more people take turns talking and listening to each other. - Listening when someone...
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Explaining why you agree with an opinion
Pupil outcome: I can explain why I agree or disagree with someone else's opinion. Key learning points: - Things you believe are called your opinions. - People can agree or disagree with an opinion. - Using the word 'because' will allow...
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Sharing our opinions about a text
Pupil outcome: I can share my opinion about a familiar story. Key learning points: - Things you like or dislike are called your 'opinions'. - People can agree or disagree with an opinion. - Using the word 'because' will allow you to...
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What is a debate?
Pupil outcome: I can define a 'debate' and an 'opinion'. Key learning points: - A debate is a structured argument between two teams. - An opinion is a view or belief that a person has. - An important aspect of debating is justifying...
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Writing the middle and end of a school trip recount
Pupil outcome: I can write a recount. Key learning points: - Writing about what happened on a trip can come at the middle and end of a recount - Using time adverbials helps the reader to understand the sequence of events - Expressing an...
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Expressing opinions about 'The Children of Lir'
Pupil outcome: I can develop a personal response to the text. Key learning points: - Looking out for clues in the text and illustrations can help answer questions that may not have obvious answers. - Inference skills can help to develop...
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Expressing an opinion about events and themes in ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Pupil outcome: I can express my opinion about a character's actions. Key learning points: - Personal responses are a way of sharing your own thoughts, feelings and opinions about a text. - Making connections between the text and your own...
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Articulating yourself
Pupil outcome: I can practise giving my opinion in an articulate way and advocating for myself to adults in a polite and respectful manner. Key learning points: - It is important to speak clearly and use precise, concise language to...
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Statements and questions
Pupil outcome: I can recognise the difference between a statement and a question. Key learning points: - There are four types of simple sentence. - Each type of simple sentence has a different purpose for the reader. - Any simple...
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Explaining why you disagree with an opinion
Pupil outcome: I can politely and respectfully explain why I disagree with someone else's opinion. Key learning points: - People can agree or disagree with an opinion. - Using the word 'because' allows us to explain our opinions. -...
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What is a speech?
Pupil outcome: I can explain what a speech is and its purpose. Key learning points: - A speech is the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience. - The purpose of a speech is always to impact the audience in some...
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Disagreeing with someone
Pupil outcome: I can practise disagreeing with someone else’s opinion and resolving disagreements in a respectful way. Key learning points: - It is important to express disagreements calmly and respectfully, using a polite tone and...