A relative clause gives more information about someone or something. Some relative clauses refer to a whole sentence. Some relative clauses refer to a noun. There are two kinds of relative clauses that refer to a noun: defining and...

Pupil outcome: I can use a range of punctuation accurately to create precise, identifiable effects in descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Accurate basic punctuation improves clarity; more advanced punctuation can heighten the...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how a writer uses punctuation and sentence structures to create impact. Key learning points: - Making predictions can help you to comprehend a new text better. - Dashes can be used to add a greater pause for...

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 practise simple and compound sentence test questions. Key learning points: - A simple sentence has one main clause. - There are four types of simple sentence: statement, question, command and exclamation. - A...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a setting description based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The setting description describes where the narrative takes place. - Adverbial detail describes when, where or how things...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening of a narrative based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce characters and plot. - Using a range of linguistic devices...

Pupil outcome: I can use the words 'blundering', 'bumbling' and 'butterfingered' effectively in multiple contexts. Key learning points: - 'Blundering' is an adjective which means goofy or clumsy. - 'Bumbling' is an adjective which means...

Pupil outcome: I can use research to plan the diet section of a non-chronological report about tigers. Key learning points: - Related information is grouped into paragraphs and organised using a subheading. - An introductory sentence...

Pupil outcome: I can write the final paragraph of a diary entry based on ‘Into the Forest’. Key learning points: - This paragraph recounts the final part of the boy’s journey and his reunion with his dad in the past tense. - The boy’s...

Pupil outcome: I can edit the recount paragraph of a journalistic report. Key learning points: - The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve writing and make necessary corrections. - Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed...

Pupil outcome: I can use brackets to add extra, factual information. Key learning points: - Parenthesis can be achieved with a range of punctuation. - Brackets are a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information in a clause. -...

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 identify the structure of a relative complex sentence. Key learning points: - The relative clause is a type of subordinate clause, which must join to a main clause to make complete sense. - The relative clause adds...

Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the closing of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The closing is the final paragraph of a piece of writing. - Writers need to shift between past, present and...

Pupil outcome: I can edit the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve your writing and make necessary corrections. - Vocabulary, grammar and...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my own and my peer's early life section of a biography about Harriet Tubman. Key learning points: - The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve writing and to make necessary corrections or additions. -...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my narrative writing based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - Editing is a vital element of the writing process. - When editing, we must be selective about which parts of our writing to...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the second main body paragraph of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body paragraph is to specifically detail key persuasive arguments. - Information in the...

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 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 edit the build-up of ‘The Viewer’. Key learning points: - Editing is the process of improving writing to ensure text flow and overall quality. - Editing involves making improvements to a piece of writing without...

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 practise subject, object, active voice and passive voice test questions. Key learning points: - A grammatically accurate sentence has a subject and a verb. It can contain an object. - A sentence can be written or...