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.

Using simple, compound and complex sentences in descriptive writing

English

Writing complete sentences and correcting sentence fragments

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

Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs

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

One main clause that expresses a complete idea

One main clause and one subordinate clause

Which piece of punctuation do you put before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

only at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle of the sentence

only in the middle or at the end of the sentence

at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the sentence

In a complex sentence, a subordinate clause can go {{ }}.

You might use simple sentences in your writing to add {{ }}.

What sentence type is the following sentence: 'Because of the glorious sunshine, the drooping flowers began to bloom again.'

Using complex sentences can help paint a more complete picture for the reader since the extra information adds more {{ }}.

a subject, a verb and the expression of a complete idea

a subject, a subordinate clause and the expression of a complete idea

a subject, a verb and the expression of an incomplete idea

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

a complete sentence that makes sense on its own

extra information that doesn't make sense on its own

extra information that does make sense on its own

one main clause that expresses a complete idea

one main clause and one subordinate clause

Since it was raining; John sought cover under a tree.

Since it was raining John sought cover under a tree.

Since it was raining, John sought cover under a tree.

Which of the following sentences with a subordinate clause is punctuated correctly?

Starter Quiz

What makes a complete sentence?