a humorous way of criticising ideas or people, especially to make a political point

saying what you think without trying to be polite

to copy the style of something or someone else in a humorous way

Writing an open letter

English

Exploring attitudes to teenagers across time

Applying reading strategies to non-fiction texts

Comparing ideas and advice on love in different centuries

Exploring how love has changed over time

Exploring vivid childhood accounts

Using juxtaposition and foreshadowing in childhood accounts

Understanding and planning open letters

Using and understanding irony in non-fiction writing

Writing humorously

Analysing a dramatic description of an event

Structural methods in a dramatic account

Withholding information and timing revelations

Using dialogue effectively

Analysing and improving an article

Using credible expert views in a non-fiction article

Planning an effective article

Writing an effective article

In 'Non-Fiction: Teenage Kicks', pupils evaluate how authors use language, to express similar or differing viewpoints. In 'Non-Fiction: Explorers', pupils analyse how historical or social context may lead to authors having differing views, on the same topics.

In 'Non-Fiction: Changing Views', pupils compare language choices used in non-fiction texts. In 'Non-Fiction: Teenage Kicks', pupils evaluate how authors use language to expresses similar or differing viewpoints.

In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by looking at a collection of non-fiction texts about the theme of teenagers. They first build towards writing an open letter, before then looking at how they can write nuanced and sophisticated articles in an original voice.

Non-fiction: teenage kicks

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

What word beginning with 's' would you use to describe the criticism of someone or something in a humorous way?

copy the style of something or someone else in a humorous way

use language opposite to what you truly mean

'Why let pupils develop their teamwork when you could develop their anxiety!'

'I always dread exams. I'd rather submit an essay.'

Which of the below sentences uses satire?

Who does Sassoon write his open letter 'A Soldier's Declaration' on behalf of?

Which of the below is *not* an ingredient of satire?

"I am not protesting against the military conduct of the War, but against the political errors and insincerities ...". This sentence uses:

Match the terminology with the correct definition. 

a letter with a specific recipient, made public for everyone to read

a letter intended to be read by one person only

'I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers.'

'I have seen and endured the suffering of the troops.'

'I am not protesting against the conduct of the war.'

Which of the following uses emotive language?

What does it mean to analyse a piece of writing?

Which of the below uses colloquial language?

Writing an open letter

Lesson outcome

Content guidance