Pupil outcome: I can write the first half of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned. - Oral rehearsal is an important step in the...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first paragraph of the build-up of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - The first paragraph of the build-up gradually conveys an eerie atmosphere, building suspense for the reader. - Precise...

Pupil outcome: I can write a well-structured paragraph for part 1 of the build-up. Key learning points: - The purpose of a build-up is to move the main character’s journey forward and build tension. - Precise and ambitious vocabulary...

Pupil outcome: I can write the opening of a diary entry based on ‘Into the Forest’. Key learning points: - The recount in a diary entry is written mainly in the past tense. - The present perfect tense shows unfinished past actions or...

Pupil outcome: You can understand the comma rule in an adverbial complex sentence. Key learning points: - The position of an adverbial clause can move in an adverbial complex sentence. - The adverbial clause can come first in the...

Pupil outcome: I can write a sequence of sentences about a special item. Key learning points: - Notes from a written plan support in writing a sequence of senences. - Co-ordination can be used to join two simple sentences that carry...

Pupil outcome: I can write a well-structured paragraph for part 2 of the climax. Key learning points: - Direct speech between two characters in a narrative forms a dialogue. - Inverted commas are used to demarcate speech and a piece of...

Pupil outcome: I can write detailed paragraphs to explain what happens when food enters the body. Key learning points: - The main paragraphs in an explanation text tell the reader how the process of digestion is carried out. -...

Pupil outcome: I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about anglerfish. Key learning points: - An introduction's purpose is to give general facts to the reader and to encourage them to read on. - The introduction...

Traum by Cro is a great song, but it can also teach you a lot about German grammar. I chose two topics it can teach you, but there are of course more. You can see the original song video here:    • CRO - Traum (Official Version)   <br/>

Learn how to use the German two-part conjunctions entweder… oder, je… desto and a whole lot more with this intermediate German lesson. If you really want to bump up your German skills, mastering these two-part conjunctions will boost...

Sentence variety reduces repetition in a piece of writing and emphasizes important points in the text. Sentence variety can be introduced to the beginning of sentences by starting a sentence with an adverb, starting a sentence with a...

In this lesson, we review what compound sentences and complex sentences are, and we learn how to change from compound to complex.

Today we continue our lesson on double words in a sentence. Double words in a sentence look weird at first glance and may even confuse the reader. This certainly is an awkward construction, but today we’ll tackle another pair of double...

In today’s video we’ll continue with our lesson on Reduced Adverb or Adverbial Clauses. This is an advanced lesson so students will need to be familiar with the present and past participle as well as the perfect aspect of verbs. This...

You probably already know that adverbs are words that modify adjectives, verbs, other adverbs, phrases, and entire sentences. And conjunctive adverbs, also called adverbial conjunctions, connectors, connective adverbs, linkers, linking...

This lesson is an introduction to reducing adverb or adverbial clauses. There may be times when you will want to reduce the adverb clause. The reduced adverb clause is especially used in formal writing by adding variety to your sentence...

This video is a lyrical analysis of the song "Ich will nur" by Philipp Poisel in an attempt to teach you about subordinate clauses. <b<b<b<b<b<b<b<b<b<b<b<b<br/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>r/>

SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...

The Past Perfect Continuous is a tense that is easily confused with the Past Continuous. In this lesson, Mr. P./Marc will explain this difference, but he will also talk about when using the Past Perfect Continuous showing all three...

Learn how to use commas for fun and profit, and how to make colons work for you. We continue looking at pauses in a sentence, with a focus on dependent clauses and how to support them. This is part 1 in the series: 'English Punctuation...

Conjunctions are words that join words and sentences together. In this lesson, Mr. P. will about subordinating conjunctions. They are those that are attached to dependent clauses, so they cannot stand alone to give a complete thought or...

Learn how to use the German subordinating conjunctions dass, weil, ob, wenn and a whole lot more with this intermediate German lesson. If you really want to bump up your German skills, mastering these subordinating...

SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...