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Secondary School
Fables
What is a fable?
Booklets and lists
Why do we use lists?
Instructions
What are time adverbials and how do you use them?
Nursery rhymes and poems
How is expression used to improve a performance?
Information poster/page (labels and captions)
Why is it important to think about how I organise information?
Writing directions
How do I use imperative verbs?
What is positional language?
Narrative adventure
How do adverbials help structure a story?
Recounts
What are the features of a recount?
What is the past tense?
Narratives
What is a story map?
Recipes
How is a recipe written and organised?
Poetry - Riddles and acrostics
What is an acrostic poem?
Narratives
How can narration and dialogue give further meaning to the narrative?
Recounts and captions
How do you gather information to support writing?
Adverts
How can we up-level adjectives to make our adverts more appealing?
Poetry (Nursery rhymes)
How is rhyme, alliteration and repetition used in poetry?
Instructions
How can I use bullet points or numbers to write my instructions?
information texts
What is an effective source of information?
Poetry
What is an adverb?
How can an adverb be used to describe?
Non-chronological reports
What are the main features of a non-fiction text?
How are subheadings used to organise ideas?
Narratives
What is an alternative tale?
Instructions
What is a preposition?
What is an adverb?
Poetry
What is a syllable?
What are the features of a cinquain?
Holiday Brochure
Why is it important to group related ideas together?
What is a paragraph?
Poetry
What is an expanded noun phrase?
Narrative
How do you punctuate direct speech in a narrative?
Persuasive post
How can you include persuasive techniques in your writing?
Narrative
How can adverbs add detail to my writing?
How do you punctuate direct speech in a narrative?
Letter
What is the present perfect form?
What is the standard layout of a letter?
Instructions
What are clear steps?
What is sequencing?
Non chronological report
Why is it important to group related ideas together?
What is a paragraph?
Narrative - Myth
What is a myth?
What are the features of a myth?
Diary/Journal
How can a diary be used to express thoughts and feelings?
Poetry
What is repetition?
Narrative
How can vocabulary and speech show character?
Myths
Why is it important to create detailed characters, settings and plots when writing myths?
Explanations
How can fronted adverbials and conjunction be used to show cause and effect?
Biography
Balanced argument
Narrative poetry
How can you tell a story in the form of poetry?
Narrative
How can I use speech to convey a character in my writing?
Narrative
How can I add suspense / a plot twist to my narrative?
How can engage my audience?
Persuasive speech
How can I persuade the reader?
Narrative
How can I write a detailed story?
How can I
Persuasive posters
What are the conventions of a persuasive poster?
How do I choose the most precise vocabulary to persuade?
Historical narratives
How can we contrast settings to show multiple different time periods in a flashback narrative?
Poetry
What are the features of a list poem?
How can figurative language be used in my poem?
Post card
What are the features of a postcard?
Historical narrative
How can we contrast settings to show multiple different time periods in a flashback narrative?
Non-chronological reports
How do you use cohesive devices to link ideas across paragraphs?
Poems - Acrostic
What are the best synonyms to use to have the greatest impact?
Traditional narrative
Newspaper reports
How can you switch between formal and informal language throughout a text?
What is the difference between reported and direct speech?
Persuasive letters
How can you use facts and opinions to persuade a reader?
Our Writing Learning Journey
Adventure narratives
How do you write in first-person?
How can first person writing help explore senses?
Non chronological report
How do you use commas in a list?
How do conjunctions help extend sentences?
Information texts
Where can I find out information?
Lists and instructions
What are bossy verbs (imperatives)?
Narrative
How can you use picture prompts to write your own fantasy narrative?
Letter
What is the structure of a letter?
What is the difference between informal and formal language?
Non-chronological report
How do headings support the reader?
How can commas be used for clarity?
Balanced argument
What are the main features of a balanced argument?
Why is it important to consider both sides of the question?
Non-chronological reports
How do you use cohesive devices to link ideas?
Diaries
How can we use different tenses in a text?
Biographies
What is a relative clause?
How can relative clauses be used to add further information?
Poetry
What sort of figurative language will work best for my poem?
Adventure narratives
What are the key writing techniques to build suspense?
Blog
What is a hyperbole?
How can headings and subheadings help to structure my writing?
Newspaper reports
How can you switch between formal and informal language throughout a text?
What is the difference between reported and direct speech?
Adventure narratives
What are the key writing techniques to build suspense?
Poetry - Riddles
What words can be used to describe?
What is a riddle?
Non-chronological report
What is a sentence?
What is a fact file?
Narratives
How do you sequence sentences to create a narrative?
Newspapers
What are the features of a newspaper?
Free Verse Poetry
How does intonation, controlling tone and volume help clarify meaning?
Comic strips
How can you show speech and thoughts?
Narratives
How do captions and labels help with planning?
Fact Files
What does the word ‘fact’ mean?
How do you lay out a fact file?
Character descriptions
How can you make descriptions more powerful?
Non chronological reports
What are the features of a non-chronological report?
Adverts
What are adverts?
Narrative
Why do we use narrative maps to plan before writing?
Why is it important to create detailed characters, settings and plots when writing narratives?
Diaries
How can you describe places and events in the first person?
EYFS
Communication and Language
How do we communicate effectively with others?
Literacy
What makes a good reader?
How can we use marks to communicate meaning?
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