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Aller au restaurant : dictation, role-play
Pupil outcome: I can ask and answer questions in a role-play scenario at a restaurant, using new food vocabulary and accurately incorporating partitive articles, indefinite articles, y and en. Key learning points: - French cuisine is...
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Spelling further near-homophones and homophones
Pupil outcome: I can identify the correct spelling of homophones and near-homophones. Key learning points: - Two or more words that almost sound the same but have different meanings and spellings are called near-homophones. - 'Accept'...
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Understanding the context of 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the authorial, geographical and historical context of 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - Understanding the context of a text enables readers to engage effectively with the content. - The...
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Learning about the context of 'A Christmas Carol'
Pupil outcome: I can discuss the author and context of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Key learning points: - Charles Dickens lived during the Victorian era. - He was a very popular author who often represented the contrast between the rich and the...
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Spelling homonyms
Pupil outcome: I can identify the meaning and the correct pronunciation of homonyms based on their context. Key learning points: - Two or more words that are spelt the same but have different meanings are called homonyms. - Some homonyms...
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Spelling more homophones
Pupil outcome: I can identify the correct spelling of a homophone based on its context. Key learning points: - Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones. - 'Licence' and...
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Introducing the context of 'Escape from Pompeii'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the context of 'Escape from Pompeii'. Key learning points: - Connecting information in "Escape from Pompeii" to our background knowledge can help us to deepen our understanding. - Before the eruption of...
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Understanding the context of 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the context of 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover'. Key learning points: - The Mars rover marked a significant development in space exploration. - ‘Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover’ is a narrative...
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Engaging with the context of 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the context of ‘How to Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ is an illustrated chapter book. - The text draws influences from Viking history, Norse mythology and folklore. -...
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Using context to inform an argument about 'Jekyll and Hyde'
Pupil outcome: I can use context effectively in an analytical paragraph when writing about 'Jekyll and Hyde'. Key learning points: - Context must be precise and avoid generalisations. - Context needs to be anchored to the text by linking...
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Using context effectively in writing about 'An Inspector Calls'
Pupil outcome: I can understand what context is and how to include it effectively in my responses. Key learning points: - Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information. - Context should not be presented as...
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Detailed analysis of an extract in 'The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'
Pupil outcome: I can analyse an extract from Chapter 7, ‘Incident at the Window’. Key learning points: - Analysing an extract means considering its position in the text, word choices, sentence structure and context. - An analytical...
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The presentation of Egeus in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Shakespeare presents the character of Egeus in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, including considering relevant context. Key learning points: - ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ was first performed to an Elizabethan...
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'Romeo and Juliet': selecting effective quotations and using context effectively
Pupil outcome: I can use context and quotations to write an effective analytical paragraph about honour and violence in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Key learning points: - Always remember to select the most relevant quotation to your point. - Try...
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Analytical paragraphs: Maya Angelou’s poetic voice
Pupil outcome: I can explore Maya Angelou's poetic voice in well-structured analytical paragraphs. Key learning points: - We can make comments about Angelou's poetic voice by considering a number of her poems at the same time. - When...
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Effective context: modern poems in the 'Love and Relationships' anthology
Pupil outcome: I can include meaningful context when writing about modern poems in the anthology. Key learning points: - Context can be interpreted in historical, social, biographical, and literary ways. - Incorporating meaningful...
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Effective context: Victorian poems in the 'Love and Relationships' anthology
Pupil outcome: I can effectively evaluate context when writing about the Victorian poems in the anthology. Key learning points: - Context must be precise and avoid generalisations. - Victorian society disempowered women but many...
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Developing reading skills by responding to Murakami's 'After Dark'
Pupil outcome: I can apply effective reading skills to an unseen fiction text. Key learning points: - We can use context to help us make predictions about the text. - We can use other words in the sentence to help us clarify meaning of...
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Spelling further homophones
Pupil outcome: I can identify the correct spelling of words that sound the same based on their context. Key learning points: - Two or more words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings are called homophones. -...
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Interpret numbers greater than and less than zero in different contexts
Pupil outcome: I can interpret numbers greater than and less than zero in different contexts. Key learning points: - Negative numbers are below zero and are less than zero - Positive numbers are above zero and are greater than zero
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'A Midsummer Night's Dream': reviewing and refining an essay about Puck
Pupil outcome: I can evaluate model paragraphs about Puck and the supernatural in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and use this evaluation to improve my own analytical writing. Key learning points: - Topic sentences should link to the...
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Una historia de inmigración: subject pronouns
Pupil outcome: I can understand and use Spanish subject pronouns in the context of stories of immigration. Key learning points: - The Spanish subject pronouns are ‘yo’, ‘tú’, ‘él/ella/usted’, ‘nosotros’, ‘vosotros’, and...
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Analysing model answers on poetry from the Eduqas anthology
Pupil outcome: I can recognise excellent writing practice in a model answer. Key learning points: - When comparing poems, you should choose a poem that matches the poem you have been given thematically. - Use comparative connectives like...
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'A Christmas Carol': writing about Stave 2
Pupil outcome: I can write a convincing analytical response about the Ghost of Christmas Past. Key learning points: - Context should be integrated into your argument to support your ideas and opinions about the writer’s intentions. - An...