Curriculum Objectives

• Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English appendix 2 by: Using passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence / Use of the passive to affect the presentation of information in a sentence [for example, I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)] / Terminology for pupils: active / Terminology for pupils: passive
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using hyphens to avoid ambiguity / How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity [for example, man eating shark versus man-eating shark, or recover versus re-cover] / Terminology for pupils: hyphen
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the semi-colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] / Use of semi-colons within lists / Terminology for pupils: semi-colon
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using a colon to introduce a list / Use of the colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses / Use of the colon to introduce a list / Terminology for pupils: colon
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses
• Indicate grammatical and other features by: Punctuating bullet points consistently / Punctuation of bullet points to list information / Terminology for pupils: bullet points
• The difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, find out – discover; ask for – request; go in – enter]
• How words are related by meaning as synonyms and antonyms [for example, big, large, little] / Terminology for pupils: synonym / Terminology for pupils: antonym
• The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they to come in some very formal writing and speech]
• Recognising subjunctive forms
• Terminology for pupils: subject and object

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