Curriculum Objectives

• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using prepositions to express time and cause / Express time, place and cause using prepositions [for example, before, after, during, in, because of] / Terminology for pupils: preposition
• Formation of nouns using a range of prefixes [for example super–, anti–, auto–] / Terminology for pupils: prefix
• Use the forms a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel [for example, a rock, an open box] / Terminology for pupils: consonant / Terminology for pupils: consonant letter / Terminology for pupils: vowel / Terminology for pupils: vowel letter
• Terminology for pupils: clause
• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Choosing nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition / Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition / Terminology for pupils: pronoun
• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using fronted adverbials / Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using commas after fronted adverbials / Fronted adverbials [for example, Later that day, I heard the bad news.] / Use commas after fronted adverbials
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns / The grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s / Apostrophes to mark plural possession [for example, the girl’s name, the girls’ names]
• Terminology for pupils: possessive pronoun
• Terminology for pupils: adverbial