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  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Grammar for Effect

    Analyse the effectiveness and impact of grammatical features in texts read — understanding how authors make deliberate grammatical choices (sentence length…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Phrases & Clauses

    Understand and analyse the function of phrases (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, prepositional) and clauses (main, subordinate, relative) in general and in…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Standard English

    Know and understand the differences between spoken and written language — including differences in formality, register, grammar, and vocabulary — and between…

    Ages 11 to 13Concept
  • English // Grammar & Punctuation

    Verb Voice and Mood

    Understand and use active and passive voice deliberately, and recognise verb moods (indicative, imperative, subjunctive, conditional) and their effects…

    Ages 12 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Evaluating Arguments in Non-Fiction

    Evaluate arguments and claims in non-fiction texts — assess whether reasoning is sound, evidence is relevant and sufficient, distinguish between fact and…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Figurative Language and Literary Devices

    Determine the meaning of figurative and connotative language in context, analyse the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, and identify literary…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Poetic forms and conventions

    Recognise and understand poetic conventions — including form (sonnet, ballad, free verse), metre, rhyme scheme, stanza structure, imagery, and sound devices…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Narrative Perspective and Unreliable Narrators

    Analyse point of view and narrative perspective — including first person, third person limited and omniscient, and unreliable narrator — and how the author's or…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Plot Structure and Character Development

    Analyse how plot structure unfolds through episodes or key events, and how characters develop, respond to challenges, and change over the course of a narrative…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Understanding drama and performance

    Understand how dramatists communicate meaning through performance — including staging, direction, set design, lighting, and actors' choices — and how different…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Critical comparison across texts

    Make critical comparisons across texts — comparing themes, characters, settings, styles, or arguments in two or more works, including texts from different…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Tracing Theme Across a Text

    Determine and analyse the theme or central idea of a text, trace how it develops across the text through key details and events, and provide an objective…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Purpose, audience, and context

    Identify the purpose, audience, and context of a text and use this knowledge to support comprehension — recognising how writing aimed at different audiences…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Reading Comprehension

    Analysing Text Structure

    Analyse how a text's structure — including its overall organisation, use of chapters, stanzas, scenes, paragraphs, or sections — contributes to its meaning…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept
  • English // Vocabulary

    Advanced Figurative Language

    Understand and interpret figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meaning — including allusion, irony, pun, oxymoron, and extended metaphor…

    Ages 11 to 14Concept