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English // Writing Composition
Writing Craft VocabularyKnow and use the vocabulary of writing craft and effect — form, structure, register, tone, voice, coherence, cohesion, argument, evidence, perspective…
Ages 8 to 11LanguageEnglish // Writing Composition
Vivid Word ChoicesChoose precise and vivid words and phrases to create specific effects in writing
Ages 8 to 10MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Choosing Form and Tone for Your AudienceIdentify the audience for and purpose of writing before beginning, selecting the appropriate form, tone, and register to match the intended reader and…
Ages 9 to 10Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Evidence-Based WritingDraw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to non-fiction
Ages 9 to 11MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Literary Evidence in WritingDraw evidence from literary texts to support analysis, reflection, and research in writing, applying grade-level reading standards to literature
Ages 9 to 11MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing for an audienceProduce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organisation are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience, maintaining a consistent style…
Ages 9 to 11Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Planning NarrativesPlan narrative writing by considering how authors have developed characters and settings, drawing on techniques observed in texts read, heard, or performed
Ages 10 to 11Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Research & Note-TakingGather relevant information from print and digital sources, summarise or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a basic bibliography or…
Ages 10 to 11MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Layout and Formatting in Informational WritingUse layout devices including headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets, and tables to structure text and guide the reader through informational and explanatory…
Ages 10 to 11MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing a PrécisPrecis longer passages by summarising the main ideas and key information concisely while maintaining the essential meaning and removing non-essential detail
Ages 10 to 11MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Persuasive WritingWrite arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence — including introducing claims, acknowledging counterclaims, organising reasons…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Techniques for EffectApply growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, and text structure to writing — drawing on literary and rhetorical devices from reading (e.g., rhetorical…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Research & Source EvaluationSummarise and organise material from reading and research — gathering relevant information from multiple sources, assessing credibility, integrating evidence…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Planning, Revising and Editing WritingPlan, revise, and edit writing to improve coherence and effectiveness — considering how the writing reflects its intended audience and purpose, amending…
Ages 11 to 14Thinking skillEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Across GenresWrite for a range of purposes and audiences beyond narrative — including scripts, poetry, personal and formal letters, notes for talks, and other forms…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Writing Character & DialogueWrite narratives that develop real or imagined experiences using effective technique — including establishing context and point of view, developing characters…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Developed Informational and Explanatory WritingWrite informative and explanatory texts that examine a topic and convey ideas clearly — organising information logically with headings and formatting…
Ages 11 to 14MethodEnglish // Writing Composition
Cohesion and Transitions Across WritingUse varied transitions, cohesive devices, and paragraph-linking strategies to create coherence across a whole piece of writing — including temporal transitions…
Ages 11 to 14MethodScience // Animals of the World
BiodiversityUnderstand that biodiversity — the variety of different species in an ecosystem — is essential for healthy ecosystems, and that keystone species (like wolves in…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Protecting Endangered AnimalsKnow how people work to protect endangered animals — through national parks and marine reserves, captive breeding programmes (like those that saved the…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Endangered & Extinct SpeciesUnderstand why some animal species become endangered or go extinct — habitat destruction, hunting/poaching, pollution, climate change, and invasive species…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Invasive SpeciesUnderstand that invasive species are animals (or plants) that have been introduced to a place where they don't naturally belong — like grey squirrels…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
Structural AdaptationsUnderstand that animals have structural adaptations (body features like the giraffe's long neck, eagle's talons, dolphin's streamlined shape), behavioural…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptScience // Animals of the World
SymbiosisUnderstand symbiosis — close relationships between different species — including mutualism (both benefit, like clownfish and anemones), commensalism (one…
Ages 9 to 11Concept