To use powerful adjectives/adverbs in writing.
To use powerful verbs in writing.
To use abstract nouns in writing.
To use of a wide range of sophisticated connectives and openers.
To use sophisticated strategies to open sentences.
Secure ‘edingly’ starters.
To create sentences using ISPACED openers.
Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence.
How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms.
To choose and position sophisticated connectives to suit the purpose of the writing.
To understand the use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to indicate a stronger subdivision of a sentence than a comma.
To use the language features of recounts, including formal language, when recounting events orally.
To write recounts based on the same subject such as a field trip, a match or a historical event for two contrasting audiences such as a close friend and an unknown reader.
To read and analyse a range of explanatory texts, investigating and noting features of impersonal style: complex sentences; use of passive voice; technical vocabulary; use of words/phrases to make sequential, causal or logical connections.
Engage in how to research and plan a page for a reference book using shared note-making.
In shared writing and independently plan, compose, edit and refine explanatory texts, using reading as a source, focusing on clarity, conciseness and impersonal style.
Use of colon to introduce a list and semi-colons within lists.
To use the punctuation of bullet points to list information.