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Writing a setting description based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write a setting description based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The setting description describes where the narrative takes place. - Adverbial detail can be used to enhance text...
Instructional Video17:56
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Writing the paragraph about exercise and sleep

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video24:20
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Peer editing the paragraph about diet

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can edit my own and my peer's section about diet in a non-chronological report about healthy lifestyle. Key learning points: - Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing. - Editing can be done by...
Instructional Video17:13
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Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video23:19
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Exploring cohesive devices in a model non-chronological report about an insect

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video23:48
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Writing the opening of 'The Iron Man'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write the opening of ‘The Iron Man’. Key learning points: - The opening of ‘The Iron Man’ introduces the protagonist and conveys a mysterious atmosphere within the setting. - The use of precise and ambitious...
Instructional Video23:43
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Compound and adverbial complex sentences revision

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: You can recognise the difference between compound sentences and adverbial complex sentences. Key learning points: - A comma is a punctuation mark with more than one purpose. - Commas are often used to demarcate clauses in...
Instructional Video24:06
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Adding the suffix -en to words

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -en. Key learning points: - The suffix -en often turns adjectives and nouns into verbs. - When the root word ends in a consonant, we often just add the suffix. -...
Instructional Video24:20
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A new subordinate clause: the non-finite (-ing) clause

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video19:35
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Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video18:53
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Writing the opening of 'The BFG' (part two)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video23:09
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Writing the resolution of 'The Happy Prince'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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. -...
Instructional Video21:19
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Writing part two of the main body of a diary entry

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail. - Using...
Instructional Video23:40
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Writing the build-up of a narrative based on 'Jabberwocky'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video24:08
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Writing the opening of 'The BFG' (part one)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video19:54
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Writing the second section of an explanation text about mummification

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video19:42
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Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the main body is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail. - Sentences can be...
Instructional Video22:12
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Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can plan the build-up of 'The Viewer'. Key learning points: - The purpose of the build-up is to develop the plot and characters, introduce a problem and build up tension. - Show-not-tell allows the reader to observe the...
Instructional Video21:39
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'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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....
Instructional Video21:49
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Writing complete sentences and correcting sentence fragments

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can identify complete sentences and correct sentence fragments. Key learning points: - A complete sentence has a subject, a verb and expresses a complete idea. - A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence, lacking a...
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Using complex sentences to describe dystopian settings

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use interesting complex sentences to describe dystopian settings. Key learning points: - A subordinate clause must be combined with a main clause, for the sentence to make sense - A complex sentence combines a main...
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Using similes to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can identify how similes are used to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions. Key learning points: - Similes are a useful technique for creating atmosphere - Excellent similes will uses carefully selected adjectives...
Instructional Video21:38
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Improving an essay on Prospero's power over Caliban in 'The Tempest'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand how to review and edit my work. Key learning points: - Having accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar allows your work to be clearly understood. - Using synonyms for key words in the question shows a...
Instructional Video24:40
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Writing the conclusion of an explanation text about the digestive system

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write the conclusion of an explanation text on how the digestive system works. Key learning points: - The conclusion of an explanation text summarises the information that has been provided. - The conclusion of an...