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    Fiction texts

    • Critical reading
    • Fiction writing

    Non-fiction texts

    • Critical reading
    • Non-fiction writing

    Spelling, punctuation and grammar

    • Spelling
    • Punctuation
    • Grammar

    Shakespeare

    • About Shakespeare
    • A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Macbeth
    • Much Ado about Nothing
    • Richard III
    • Romeo and Juliet
    • The Merchant of Venice
    • The Tempest
    • Twelfth Night

    Understanding poetry

    • How to understand rhythm in poetry
    • How to understand open and closed form in poetry
    • How to identify form in poetry
    • Drafting 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'

    Reading skills

    • Sentences
    • Paragraphs
    • Structure
    • Summarising material
    • Character
    • Atmosphere and setting
    • Analysing persuasive texts
    11 Class Clips

    Writing skills

    • Sentences
    • Structure and paragraphs
    • Tone and style
    • Formal and informal
    • Preparing and drafting
    • Writing to inform and explain
    • Writing to describe
    • Writing to persuade, argue and advise
    • Writing to review and comment
    • Writing to analyse
    • Creative and narrative writing
    17 Class Clips

    Spoken English

    • Speaking
    • Debating and arguing
    • Drama
    • What do the words we use say about us?
    • Why does language change over time?
    38 Class Clips

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