Pupil outcome: I can write brilliant topic sentences to convey my argument. Key learning points: - When planning an opinion article, the message needs to be consistent - your opinion is your message. - You should identify between 3 and 4...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Priestley uses Mrs Birling’s character to explore the impact of gender and class expectations. Key learning points: - Arguably, Priestley uses the characters to critique the flaws of gender and class...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Causley presents an uncanny reunion between the speaker and their parents. Key learning points: - Causley uses biblical and mythical imagery to suggest his parents are in the afterlife. - Causley uses...

Pupil outcome: I can compare how poets present their nostalgic memories of childhood. Key learning points: - Poems can be linked by theme e.g. nostalgia. - Poems can be linked by attitude, considering how the poets feel about the subject...

Pupil outcome: I can use single paragraph outlines to plan a written response. Key learning points: - Consider using paragraphs to zoom in and out of key details, in your description - Imagery can be used to link your paragraphs,...

Pupil outcome: I can understand the role, presentation and significance of the Inspector. Key learning points: - Priestley establishes the Inspector as an ominous and imposing presence in Act 1. - Priestley reveals that the Inspector is...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Stevenson uses language and structure to explore the dual nature of man. Key learning points: - The duality of human nature - that all humans are capable of good and evil - is a central idea in the...

Pupil outcome: I can confidently plan a cohesive argument analysing Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. Key learning points: - Poe shows us how guilt drives the narrator further into insanity and delusion. - Single paragraph...

Pupil outcome: I can use single paragraph outlines to plan a written response. Key learning points: - It's a good idea to find thematic connections between the poems. - Theoretically, you can compare any of the anthology poems but it's...

Pupil outcome: I can explain and compare how Mundair, Berry, and Femi express concepts of liminality, physicality and voice. Key learning points: - Both Mundair and Berry place their speakers in a liminal space. - Arguably, through this...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Shelley uses language, form and structure to express a powerful desire for someone else. Key learning points: - Shelley uses natural imagery to create an idyllic and idealised natural landscape. - Shelley...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the similarities and differences in how Wordsworth and Brontë present nature in ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ and ‘Shall earth no more inspire thee’. Key learning points: - Both poets use language to...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how Byron uses language to show the speaker's multifaceted feelings about their illicit affair. Key learning points: - Byron uses an extended metaphor to compare the end of the affair to the loss of a loved...

Pupil outcome: I can successfully plan and write copy for a website. Key learning points: - Planning is an important part of the writing process. - Single paragraph outlines should include hooks, topic sentences, supporting detail and...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a convincing, holistic argument about the text. Key learning points: - When writing an essay, you have to think carefully about the order in which you present your ideas. - When writing, lay the foundational...

Pupil outcome: I can write an extended and developed response about duality. Key learning points: - Reading the question and picking out key words is useful in order to understand its expectations. - Planning key points helps to create...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Dickinson uses language and poetic structure to express her viewpoint. Key learning points: - Perhaps Dickinson uses light imagery in her poem to represent hope within the darkness of grief. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Armitage uses literary methods to portray the complexities of a mother-son relationship. Key learning points: - Armitage uses an extended metaphor to compare an expansive new house to the growing distance...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Duffy presents the life-changing responsibilities of parenthood. Key learning points: - The speaker is initially looking at a photo and reminiscing about their mother’s life before she had children. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a comparative analysis of ‘Before You Were Mine’ and one other poem. Key learning points: - Context is a useful lens through which to consider the writer’s intentions and evaluate our interpretations of the...

Pupil outcome: I can identify similarities and differences between 'Eden Rock’, 'Climbing My Grandfather’ and 'Before You Were Mine’. Key learning points: - The poets reminisce on memories of familial relations. - The poets convey the...

Pupil outcome: I can create a written response which meets a success criteria. Key learning points: - An excellent introduction could start with a brief summary of the text and its overarching message. - It should then have a specific...

Pupil outcome: I can create a written response which meets a success criteria. Key learning points: - An excellent introduction could start with a brief summary of the text and its overarching message. - It should then have a specific...

Pupil outcome: I can use a multiple paragraph outline to plan a written response. Key learning points: - The anthology poems all arguably consider feelings of belonging and the impact on the people who experience them. - The poems that...