Pupil outcome: I can vary my sentence types and lengths to improve the rhythm of a paragraph of creative writing inspired by Natasha Bowen’s ‘Skin of the Sea’. Key learning points: - A complex sentence is made up of a main clause and a...

Pupil outcome: I can write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - A complex sentence is a sentence formed of a simple sentence joined with subordination. - Subordination means joining a simple...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my own and my peer's persuasive letter to Sherlock Holmes. Key learning points: - Editing is a critical part of the writing process. - Writing is most successful when editing is used to rethink, rephrase and...

Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the artefacts of the Stone Age. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the closing paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic. Key learning points: - The closing is the final paragraph of a journalistic report. - The closing summarises what is currently happening and what...

Pupil outcome: I can write a section of an information text about an author. Key learning points: - Notes from a written plan support in writing and ensure important information is included in an information text. - Using a range of...

Pupil outcome: I can use my research to plan and write the second section of an essay about early Islamic civilisation. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned. - Information in...

Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the houses of the Stone Age people. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains...

Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the importance of exercise and sleep. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject...

Pupil outcome: I can write a detailed paragraph about the death of King Tut. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific...

Pupil outcome: I can identify cohesive devices that are used in a non-chronological report about an insect. Key learning points: - Text cohesion refers to how a text flows together to maintain the interest of the reader. - We can improve...

Pupil outcome: I can write the opening of 'Whale Rider'. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Using a range of sentence types (simple,...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my own and my peer's non-chronological report about macaroni penguins. Key learning points: - Editing is a critical part of the writing process. - Writing is most successful when editing is used to rethink,...

Pupil outcome: I can understand and explain how Hillary Clinton uses time and place in her speech, ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’. Key learning points: - Hillary Clinton is an American politician and advocate for women’s rights. - The...

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 second paragraph of a persuasive letter. Key learning points: - Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose. - An adverbial complex sentence is a main clause...

Pupil outcome: I can write the second part of a narrative opening based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Saying sentences...

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 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 write the first part of a narrative opening based on ‘The BFG’. Key learning points: - The purpose of a narrative opening is to introduce the characters and to describe the setting to the reader. - Saying sentences...

Pupil outcome: I can use my plan to write the section about how honey bees produce honey inside the hive. Key learning points: - The steps in the honey-making process are written in chronological order. - Ordering fronted adverbials...

Pupil outcome: I can use my plan to write the section about how the body was wrapped in the process of mummification. Key learning points: - A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about. - The steps in the mummification...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse literary techniques in 'The Haunted Palace'. Key learning points: - Poe uses persona to create a nostalgic mood towards the past. - Poe uses a semantic field to chart the decline of power and beauty. - Poe...

Pupil outcome: I can write an article about Mormor’s death that includes a variety of sentence types for different effects. Key learning points: - Writing with focus – one sentence at a time – allows you to carefully craft each sentence....