Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing a diary entry as Florence Nightingale. Key learning points: - Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense. - Past tense tells the reader something happened before now. - Notes are used...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse layout and linguistic features of a diary entry. Key learning points: - A diary entry is a type of recount written in the first person. - A diary entry is informal in its tone. - The purpose of a...

Pupil outcome: I can plan the structure and content of an imagined Windrush passenger's diary entries before and after arriving in London. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when it is planned. We can plan to describe...

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 recognise when words might be spelt with the letter strings 'ough' and 'au'. Key learning points: - The 'ough' spelling can make a variety of sounds. - The 'au' spelling can make a variety of sounds. - When you hear...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ing when you add -ing or remove the 'e' and add -ing. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding "-ing"...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse the layout and linguistic features of a diary entry. Key learning points: - The purpose of a diary entry is to recount important experiences and express feelings. - A diary entry follows a...

Pupil outcome: I can edit my own climax of ’A Kind of Spark’, aiming to improve the punctuation, text cohesion and vocabulary. Key learning points: - Editing is a critical part of the writing process. - Writing is most successful when...

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 switch between third person and first person perspectives in writing and I can use a range of techniques to write a detailed internal monologue. Key learning points: - Narratives are often written in the third...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first half of a section of the build-up in ‘A Kind of Spark’, switching between a third person perspective and internal monologue. Key learning points: - We are writing about an event from the build-up,...

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 write a third person flashback section of the climax of ‘A Kind of Spark’ and I can write a first person section showing the reaction to Addie’s speech. Key learning points: - In this lesson, we are writing a third...

Pupil outcome: I can plan to write about Addie's speech from her perspective, incorporating third person flashbacks to the witch trials. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when it is planned. - Writing can include a shift...

Pupil outcome: I can write a third person flashback section of the climax of ‘A Kind of Spark’ and I can write a first person section showing Addie’s speech. Key learning points: - In this lesson, we are writing a third person flashback...

Pupil outcome: I can write the first section of the climax of ‘A Kind of Spark’, adopting Addie’s perspective and using a range of language features. Key learning points: - We are writing a narrative that includes switches in perspective...

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...

Pupil outcome: I can write an accurate, thoughtful diary entry in the voice of Miranda. Key learning points: - A diary is a person’s private record of events, thoughts, or feelings that are written down every day. - A diary should be...

Pupil outcome: I can write a range of sentence types in the progressive present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - The progressive tense can denote present, past or future action. -...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ed when you just add -ed or remove the ‘e’ and add -ed. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - -ed is a suffix...

Pupil outcome: I can use a range of strategies to practise spelling homophones. Key learning points: - Homophones are words that have different spellings and multiple meanings, but sound the same. - The meaning of a homophone is...

Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ed. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - The past tense of some verbs may sound like they end in 'id', 't'...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the difference between a doing and a being verb. Key learning points: - Verbs are doing and being words. - Being verbs are "is", "are", "was" and "were". - Verbs can be in different tenses. - A being verb...