Curriculum Objectives

• Terminology for pupils: subordinate clause
• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense / Use of the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple past [for example, He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play]
• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using conjunctions to express time and cause / Express time, place and cause using conjunctions [for example, when, before, after, while, so, because] / Terminology for pupils: conjunction
• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using adverbs to express time and cause / Express time, place and cause using adverbs [for example, then, next, soon, therefore]
• 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
• 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
• Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning [for example, solve, solution, solver, dissolve, insoluble] / Terminology for pupils: word family
• Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech / Terminology for pupils: direct speech / Terminology for pupils: inverted commas (or ‘speech marks’)
• 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]
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using and punctuating direct speech / Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech [for example, a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation within inverted commas: The conductor shouted, "Sit down!"]
• Noun phrases expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (e.g. the teacher expanded to: the strict maths teacher with curly hair)
• Terminology for pupils: determiner
• Terminology for pupils: possessive pronoun
• Terminology for pupils: adverbial
• Standard English forms for verb inflections instead of local spoken forms [for example, we were instead of we was, or I did instead of I done]

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