In grammar, this is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence.

a small part broken off or separated from something

when something has all the necessary or appropriate parts

Writing complete sentences and correcting sentence fragments

English

Responding to an unseen extract from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs

Using simple, compound and complex sentences in descriptive writing

Using dashes, colons, and commas for effect in descriptive writing

Using adverbs, subordinate clauses and compound sentences in descriptive writing

Using vocabulary choices, similes, and metaphors to plan descriptive writing

Drafting a piece of descriptive writing on 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Responding to an unseen extract from Burnett's 'The Secret Garden'

Using precise evidence from Burnett's 'The Secret Garden' to support an idea

Explaining how Burnett presents the garden setting in 'The Secret Garden'

Using sensory language and figurative language to create an atmospheric setting

Considering strategies for refining and editing your descriptive writing

Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image

Identifying and emulating Baum's use of pathetic fallacy in 'The Wizard of Oz'

Contrasting the everyday and the unknown settings in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'

Analysing and emulating Baum's use of unknown characters in 'The Wizard of Oz'

Analysing Dorothy's return from the unknown in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'

Developing your explanation of quotations from 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'

Analysing character in an unseen extract from Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Explaining and emulating how Bilan uses light in 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Meeting a fantastical creature in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Writing clear analytical paragraphs about Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Considering sensory language in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Considering sentence structures in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Responding to key images in an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady'

Explaining how Akala uses patterns of language for effect in 'The Dark Lady'

Revising topic sentences and selecting precise evidence from 'The Dark Lady'

Developing explanations in analytical writing about Akala's 'The Dark Lady'

Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing

Using ambitious language and colour imagery to improve your descriptive writing

Using figurative language and structure to create an unsettling atmosphere

In 'Step into the Unknown', pupils learn how to use a variety of sentences for deliberate effect. In the 'Dystopian Settings' unit, pupils will continue to use a range of sentence structures, to create atmospheric descriptions.

In 'When the Sky Falls' pupils write narratives inspired by a text. In 'Step Into the Unknown', using extracts from texts from the literary canon, pupils write descriptions of settings.

In this unit, pupils develop their fiction reading and creative writing by reading extracts from famous fiction and then emulating key techniques in their own writing. They start by securing and extending their knowledge of key sentence grammar, before reading and emulating the extracts.

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them

the feeling or sense evoked by the setting or environment.

describing something in an interesting and detailed way.

a group of words or expressions that are related in meaning.

a group of words with a subject and a verb.

the person, place, or thing performing the action of the sentence.

having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

A noun used to denote a consequence, an outcome, a result, or an influence.

To be correct, exact and without any mistakes.

The marks, such as full-stops and commas, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.

Describing something in an interesting and detailed way.

A group of words that do not function as a complete sentence on their own.

To change in form, appearance, nature, substance.

A group of words, including a subject and a verb, that form a complete sentence.

A consequence, an outcome, a result or an influence.

A set of actions that have been thought of as a way to do or achieve something.

The feeling or sense evoked by an environment or setting.

To bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind.

The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.

The emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader.

Where you look at or consider a piece of writing again to correct or improve it.

To form a picture of someone or something in your mind.

To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind.

to say what you think will happen in the future.

to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have.

a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music.

a sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph

to put a quotation inside your own sentence

something which shows that something else exists or is true

to describe or show (someone or something) in a particular way

a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature

the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

a writing technique that writers use to express ideas, convey meaning, and highlight important themes.

when non-human objects or things are given human characteristics.

the time, place and environment in which something occurs

relating to sensation or the physical senses.

the way an author uses setting, objects, or internal thoughts of characters to create emotion.

the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader.

non-literal wording that adds creativity or rhetorical meaning to your writing.

The ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas.

To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind..

The process of rewriting sentences, adding, dropping or reframing ideas and choosing more precise words.

It needs a lot of skill and effort to be successful.

The process of making technical corrections to a piece of writing.

writing in an interesting and detailed way

to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind

to form a picture of someone or something in your mind

the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader

the emotional response the story creates within the reader

to serve as a sign or symbol of something

a tool used by writers to hint at larger themes, ideas, and meaning in a story or piece of writing

describing something in an interesting and detailed way

encountered or used routinely or typically: ordinary

a group of words or expressions that are related in meaning

a place, situation, or thing that is not known about or understood

to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have

a feeling or idea that is suggested by a word in addition to its basic meaning

to cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

to come or go back to a previous place, subject, activity, or condition

a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative

to get new knowledge or skill in a subject or activity

examine something closely so that you can understand it

bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind

to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about it

to say what you think will happen in the future

a short passage taken from a text, film, or piece of music

a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have

the use of words or pictures in books, films, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations

the result of a particular influence; something that happens because of something else

to examine something closely so that you can understand it

how a text is connected together to link it all and give it meaning

said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right

to not have any knowledge or experience of something

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance

a word that connects a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun to another word

a group of words that contain a subject and a verb

existing or firmly attached within something or under a surface

to change words into a different language

a brief, clear statement giving the most important facts about something

an obvious difference between two or more things

a group of words which share a similar theme and concept

to represent, express, or identify by a symbol

a sentence that introduces the main focus or idea of a paragraph

intentionally choosing some things and not others

something that makes you believe that something is true or exists

a sentence that explains the main focus or idea of a paragraph

where a non-human object or thing is given human characteristics

a rhetorical device used to compare two things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

something well-known from a long or close association.

an obvious difference between two or more things.

to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind.

the process of rewriting sentences, adding, dropping or reframing ideas and choosing more precise words

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

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