Longman
Book
Project
Reading for
information
Reading for
enjoyment
Reading to reflect on writer’s
ideas & craft
Awareness of genre
Knowledge about language
Familiar rhymes for
shared activity
Repetition; rhythm; rhyme
Layout of lines, verses
Effect of words
Range of large, small,
familiar & unfamiliar
animals
Opportunities for
a) discussion of texts matched to
interest and development;
b)prediction;
c) questioning on ideas in story
Opportunities for
a) discussion of texts matched to
interest and development;
b)prediction;
c) questioning on ideas in story
Opportunities for
a) discussion of texts matched
to interest and development;
b)prediction;
c) questioning on ideas in story
Opportunities for
a) discussion of texts matched
to interest and development;
b) using sentence patterns for
prediction;
c) questioning on ideas in story
Opportunities to:
retell stories
innovate on stories
discuss outcome of plot
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles
Use of ‘…’ to show
continuation
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles
Sight words
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles
Days of the week
Sight recognition words
Simple sentences with capital
letters, full stops, speech
marks
New rhymes on popular
themes
Repetition; rhythm; rhyme
Layout of lines, verses
Effect of words
Elements of familiar
tales incorporated into
new ones
Big book for shared
enjoyment
How the plot progresses
Predict outcome, sequence
events
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles, layout
Adjectives
Use of capitals and full stops
in sentences
Title
P2
Level A
Band 1
Cluster A
Band 1
Cluster B
Band 1
Cluster C
Band 1
Cluster D
Band 1
Cluster E
Favourite
Rhymes
Animals
Facts – what
each animal eats
Mai Ling
Teddy
Reflecting familiar
situations
Environmental
print, signs
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Cumulative text
Familiar situations
treated in entertaining
way
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Familiar situations
treated in entertaining
way
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Ben Biggins
Band 1
Cluster F
Webster
Band 2
Cluster A
Band 2
Cluster B
Animal
Poems
Bean
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Reflecting familiar
situations
Animal facts
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles
Rhyming words
Question and answer
Capital letters & full stops
Sight recognition words
Phonics -initial phonemes;
rhyming words
Capital letters & full stops
Sight recognition words
Phonics -initial phonemes;
rhyming words
Days of the week
Simple sentences with capital
letters & full stops
Sight recognition words
Band 2
Cluster C
Little Frog
Band 2
Cluster D
Cat
Band 2
Cluster E
Family
Band 2
Cluster F
Harry
P3
Level B
Band 3
Cluster A
Minnie
Band 3
Cluster B
Doodling
Daniel
Band 3
Cluster C
Monster Pack
Band 3
Cluster D
Dolls’ House
Band 3
Cluster E
Once upon a
time …
Band 3
Cluster F
Faraway Folk
Tales
Environmental
print
Novelty big book for
shared enjoyment
Humorous animal
fantasy
Animal stories in
familiar settings
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Humorous family
stories in familiar
settings
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Humorous family
stories in familiar
settings
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Discuss features of interest in
stories
Sequence events
Choice of vocabulary
Make predictions
Discuss characteristics of
different cats
Covers, titles,
illustrations, speech
bubbles, layout
Direct speech
Sight recognition words
Covers, titles,
illustrations, layout
Compare to own experience
Discuss different characters
Covers, titles,
illustrations, layout
Sight recognition words
Simple sentences with capital
letters, full stops, speech
marks
Sight recognition words
Breaking words into syllables
Recall & describe incidents in
story
Sequence events
Covers, titles,
illustrations, layout
Sight recognition words
Final phonemes
Humorous stories,
familiar settings
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Fantasy adventure
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Predict events, then retell story
in sequence.
Identify and discuss reasons for
main events.
Recall and describe where
Daniel went, what he doodled,
why & what effect it had.
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout
Onset & rime
Consonant clusters – fl, bl, cr
and vowel digraphs - oo, ar,
a-e
Vowel digraphs
Past tense
Humorous fantasy
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Stories, familiar
settings
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Fairy stories, folktale
overtones
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Traditional folk tales
from Africa
Big book for shared
enjoyment
What makes this fantasy, even
though real life setting?
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout
Sequencing events.
Discuss the passing of time in
the story
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout
Predict endings of stories.
Discuss the way the stories are
constructed – repetition,
accumulation
Choice of settings.
How characters are presented
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout
Conventional Opening
phrases
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout
Vowel digraphs
Comparative & superlative
adjectives – smallest, hairiest
Verbs ending in –ed & -ing.
Connecting words.
Wider range of punctuation
Irregular sight words
Polysyllabic words
Compound words –someone,
without
Question words – who, what,
when
Band 4
Cluster A
Poems
Band 4
Cluster B
Monster
Band 4
Cluster C
John
Band 4
Cluster D
Giddy House
Band 4
Cluster E
Favourite
Stories
Band 4
Cluster F
Playground
Rhymes
P4
Level B
Band 5
Fantasy poems,
familiar setting
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Fantasy stories,
familiar setting
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Humorous rhyming
stories, familiar setting
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Fantasy stories,
imaginary journey
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Traditional stories,
variety of cultures
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Playground
rhymes/games,
cultural mix
Big book for shared
enjoyment
Recall & refer to own experience
Question reality, possibility, role
of imagination
Rhythm, rhyme, pattern
Variety of punctuation.
Different spelling patterns in
rhyming words
Discuss main aspects of text –
characters, feelings
First phrase - use to
predict or suggest
alternative story
Adjectives used to describe
character
What makes this humorous?
Identify elements.
Express preferences of stories,
characters
Discuss and compare settings.
Recall & refer to own experience
Narrative poetry.
Questioning words, use of
question mark.
Connecting words
The effect of specific
vocabulary
Discuss and compare story
themes & morals.
How are characters presented?
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, layout.
What makes this
fantasy?
Covers, titles, author,
illustrations, country of
origin
Discuss choice, range and
classification of poems
Rhythm, rhyme,
pattern, structure
Range and use of punctuation
Polysyllabic words
King
Grumpyguts
Fantasy/humour
Introduction & development of
characters and their
characteristics
Billy
Fishbone
Fantasy adventure
Blue Moo
Animal fantasy
Language used to create effect –
use of names, repetitive
sentences
Structure of story – beginning,
turning point, resolution
Comic – illustrations
with speech bubbles
and text boxes.
Openings and endings
Stories on a theme
Use of apostrophe for
contraction
Informal language for
conversation
Different spellings of the
same phoneme; pluralisation
of nouns
Prefix – unhappy
Metaphor – ocean of grass
Baabra Lamb
Animal fantasy
Longer sequence of events;
discuss reasons for events
Gregorie
Peck
Animal fantasy
Development of character,
reasons for behaviour
Direct speech
interspersed in narrative
Repetitious nature of
narrative, leading in a
circle
Narrative; events
leading to surprise
ending
Using verbs and adjectives to
convey meaning
Variety of connectives.
Choice of verbs for accuracy.
Wordplay – ewe, you
Range of alternatives for
‘said’.
The Shadow
Dance
Band 6
French shop
labels
Rhythmical patterned
text
Setting – where is it, how
important is it, how is it
described? Author talking
directly to reader
Reasons for events and
behaviour. Humour based on
misunderstanding
Discuss characters, reasons for
behaviour
Narrative, illustrations
Story told in present tense
Narrative; structure of
tale
Link punctuation to type of
sentence – question,
exclamation etc.
Discuss use of specific verbs
to describe behaviour
Narrative with direct
speech intermingled.
Openings and endings.
How illustrations add to
enjoyment.
How illustrations add to
narrative. How events
in story lead towards
outcome.
Narrative with direct
speech intermingled.
Varied length of text on
pages and in paragraphs
Narrative with direct
speech intermingled.
Varied length of text on
pages and in
paragraphs.
Narrative with direct
speech intermingled.
Openings and endings.
How illustrations add to
enjoyment.
Mysterious narrative
Varied length of
sentences for impact
Varied length lines,
rhyming patterns,
layout;
Narrative with direct
speech intermingled.
Fantasy elements
introduced
Webster and
the treacle
toffee
The day
Poppy said
“Yes!”
Clever Dog,
Webster
Humorous animal and
family story
Family story
Discuss why different characters
have different views of events.
How the events lead to the
outcome.
Letang’s new
friend
School story
Understand and explain feelings
of characters. How the contrast
in Letang’s old and new homes
is shown.
How events lead towards
outcome. Characters’ behaviour
is affected by events.
Trouble for
Letang &
Julie
Fantasy
Labels, animals’
names
School story
Letang &
Julie save the
day
School story
Identify similarities between the
main characters.
How the beginning of the story
relates to the outcome
The day
Poppy went
out
Fantasy
Discuss contrast in characters;
reasons for and results of their
actions.
Compare range of story settings
The
Smugglers of
Mourne
Jilly’s days
Historical adventure
Good Dog
Animal fantasy
Humorous
performance poems
How atmosphere is created.
How situation is reversed
through events.
Familiar situations to relate to
own experience
How situation builds and is
resolved. How realism and make
believe are mixed in.
Elements which make
this a fantasy
Simple similes; descriptions
Connectives showing time.
Range of punctuation
including commas marking
clauses.
Connectives showing time.
Range of punctuation
including commas marking
clauses.
Different ways of beginning
sentences
Collect descriptive adjectives
Use of rhyme and alliteration
Use of ellipsis
Alliteration
Suffixes
Adverbs
Capital letters for names.
Rhyming unusual words –
namby-pamby, titbits
Band 7
Band 8
Joshua’s Junk
Performance poems
Nyamia & the
bag of gold
Traditional stories
The Bumbles
Humorous adventure
How does the story illustrate the
moral?
How are the characters
portrayed?
Voice of narrator; how his
viewpoint differs from other
characters
Crazy Crocs
Animal fantasy
/Rhyme
How are characters and
opinions presented?
Which is funniest story? Justify
preferences.
How do toys show their dislike?
Why does their behaviour
change? Compare/relate to own
experiences
Poupette
‘Issues’ story: jealousy
Jug Ears
‘Issues’ story: teasing
Why does a) Nicky’s b) the
bullies’ attitude change?
Horrible
Baby
‘Issues’ story: jealousy
Compare Sophie’s behaviour
before and after dream; give
reasons for it.
Cold Dark
Night
Celtic folktales
Henry
Seamouse
Animal fantasy
Use of modern setting to
‘contain’ stories; introduction to
‘storytelling’.
Discuss description and
character of Emily. Find
examples in text to justify.
Seagull
Sweaters
‘Issues’ story:
conservation
Use chapter 1 to predict
relationship between Mark and
Gran. Compare to at end of
story.
How does Gran’s character
develop?
Identify main themes.
Narrative
Conventional opening
phrases
Adjectives
Use of commas in lists, to
show clauses
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
sections; subtitles
Narrative and rhyme.
Use of paragraphs;
layout for direct speech
Pronouns; use of first person
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
sections; subtitles
Narrative; illustrations;
sentences carrying over
pages
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
sections
Compare openings
Traditional stories
usually carry a moral
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
headings
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
sections
Compound words
Range and use of punctuation
Contracted forms
Contraction
Pronouns
Use of formal language by
aliens
Pronouns
Use of different language for
certain situations (baby talk)
Use of italic font for effect
Dialect
Compound words
Pronouns used to indicate
gender.
Contractions using
apostrophes.
Effect of adding –ed & -ing
to verbs.
Identify words in text used
for effect e.g.stumbled,
furiously
P5
Level C
Band 9
The Sandtiger
Animal fantasy
adventure
Presentation of characters.
Development of plot towards
conclusion
BJ Dog
Animal fantasy
How author creates setting.
Structure of story
Kung Fu
Katy
Humorous adventure
Which things could/could not be
real?
How do we feel towards Katy?
Does this change? Why?
Rachel v.
Bonecrusher
the Mighty
Imaginary worlds
Discuss how opening sets scene
and presents problem.
Identify aspects of Rachel’s
character
Rachel & the
Difference
Thief
Imaginary worlds
Where Does
Laughter
Begin?
Poems that play with
words
Discuss form of modern story
written as traditional one –
triumph of good over bad,
character in disguise.
Discuss Rachel’s character
Compare poems which play with
words and those with amusing
content
The Hairy
Canaries
Humour
Nonsense stories
The Copper
Chisel
Historical play set in
Ancient Egypt
Identify main stages of stories.
Discuss the outcomes.
Look for similarities showing
they might be by the same
author.
Identify how the author builds
up a picture of the setting.
Discuss the importance of the
character Wia
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
sections
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
headings
Narrative with direct
speech.
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
headings
Narrative with direct
speech
Chapters – how story is
divided into key
headings
Varied forms and
layout
Use of speech marks
Synonyms for ‘said’
Prefixes
Different types of dialogue:
questions, statements, orders.
Words with double
consonant e.g. pulled.
Find examples of ‘sound
effect’ words e.g.
Woooooosh
Onomatopoeic words e.g.
splodge.
Comparative & superlative
adjectives
Locate increasing range of
conjunctions – until, before,
while
Use thesaurus to collect
synonyms
Understand use of suffixes –
ly, est
Recognise use of verbs,
adjectives, nouns
Become familiar with terms
for poetry - rhyming couplet,
blank verse etc
Understand how
dialogue is interspersed
into narrative.
Explore use of conjunctions
and adverbial phrases.
Investigate uses of
apostrophe.
Identify conventions for
play scripts.
Discuss the importance
of the Introduction.
Locate examples of
compound words.
Justify use of past or present
tense verbs.
Band 10
Rajo and Raja
Identify features
indicating
cultural
setting/way of
life
Family stories
Changes in
the Night
Use text to find
differences
between
Victorian and
today
Historical/fantasy play
Recognise key words or phrases
indicating changing attitude.
Compare settings and how they
influence events in stories.
Use text to infer differences
between characters
How does writer show time
shift?
Explain the children’s behaviour
in scenes 1 & 2. Use text to
justify and illustrate
Short stories
Understand how
descriptions in text
replace illustrations
Locate words with common
roots: telephone
Investigate use of language
for effect: ‘The house looked
hungry.’
Conventions of
playscript: character
list, scenes, layout,
scenesetter
Homonyms e.g. present
Recognise how behaviour of
characters is linked to their
personalities.
Identify ways in which
characters relate to each other.
Discuss how the characters
change through the stories.
Identify issues, and compare the
three stories.
Compare the cats in the two
poems.
Identify main themes in poems.
Discuss mix of genres –
fantasy character in
realistic setting
Distinguish use of possessive
apostrophe from use in
contractions
Locate examples of
another genre (report)
mixed into narrative.
Investigate use of suffix
‘ment’, and identify root
words.
Discuss the form of
each poem – rhyme
pattern, rhythm, verse
etc.
Locate and discuss
effectiveness of
examples of description
in text.
Discuss and compare
the form of the poems –
rhyme pattern, rhythm,
layout, verse etc.
Conventions of play
script: character list,
scenes, layout, stage
directions.
Identify use of figurative
language e.g. ‘lemon moon’.
Discuss use of adverbs, and
suggest
additional/alternatives.
Look at variety of synonyms
for ‘said’.
Collect examples of
onomatopoeia.
Locate examples of simile
and discuss effect.
Explore use of range of
punctuation.
Collect and classify adverbs
used in stage directions.
BJ Goes on
Holiday
Fantasy adventure:
sequel
A Hat-trick of
Sports Stories
Stories on a theme
Mimi &
Apricot Max
Cat poems
Kung Fu
Katy and a
piece of cake
Fantasy adventure
Recognise aspects of behaviour
and how they contribute to the
story.
Cheating at
Conkers
Poetry anthology
Everyday settings
Discuss the ‘voice’ of the poem.
Distinguish between writer and
poem’s voice.
Who’s for the
Zoo?
‘Issues’ play
Tomasina’s
Twin
Fantasy adventure
Predict the content from the cast
list.
Identify main themes of plays;
identify similarities and
differences.
Discuss how author sets scene
and creates mood.
Compare the characters and use
text to justify your opinions of
Understand how
dialogue is interspersed
into narrative.
Understand how
Vocabulary associated with
plays and drama
Locate examples of simile
and discuss effect.
Recognise use and formation
of adverbs from adjectives.
them.
Band 11
The Not So
Famous Five
Adventure/mystery
Examine how the story istold
through both text and
illustration.
Discuss how author builds
tension and suspense.
Compare the cats in the two
poems.
Identify main themes in poems.
Josephine &
Pobble
Cat poems
The Burst
Boiler
Fantasy, humour
Short stories
Feelings
Poems on a theme
from different times
Fantastico
The Golden
Ring
Fantasy Science
Fiction
Humour
Stories from another
culture (Poland)
Explore changes of storyteller
through book. How do you know
who is narrating?
Identify factors across the four
stories which link the setting.
Bertie’s
Uncle Basil
Fantasy/Humorous
play
Use the text to support opinions
about the characters.
Gracie
Trollop &
Crunch
Animal adventures
Adventure
Humour/fantasy
Sally & the
Booted Puss
Short story anthology
Harriet’s
Turn
‘Issues’ story: bullying
Keep it Clean
Oscar the dog
Consolation novel
Dog poems
Compare the imaginary kingdom
to the real world.
Express opinions and justify
preferences.
Identify the themes, and
compare their treatment in
different poems.
How does the author set the
scene without actually telling the
reader where it is set?
Explore the relationships
between the characters in the
different stories.
Discuss the way Harriet deals
with what is happening, and the
issues raised.
How does the poet give human
descriptions in text
replace illustrations
Investigate how and
why text is divided into
paragraphs and
chapters.
Discuss and compare
the form of the poems –
rhyme pattern, rhythm,
layout, verse etc.
Examine how
description is worked
into narrative.
Discuss and compare
the form of the poems –
rhyme pattern, rhythm,
layout, verse etc.
Locate evidence in text
giving appearance of
Fantastico.
Compare the way the
stories end, and note
similarities with other
traditional stories.
Discuss how successful
the stage directions are
in guiding performers.
Collect and list synonyms for
‘said’.
Compare the use of past and
present tense verbs.
Discuss use of less common
nouns, verbs and adjectives;
use context to establish
meanings.
Understand way in which
range of punctuation is used.
Locate and explain different
uses of the apostrophe.
Locate examples of simile
and discuss effect.
Examine use of figurative
language.
Discuss value of ‘made-up’
words, and when they might
be used.
Collect examples of gender
word
Explore comparative and
superlative adjectives.
Identify uses of prefixes and
suffixes.
Look at how the
narration is alternated
with dialogue, and how
it is paragraphed.
Compare and contrast
this story with the
original Puss in Boots
Look at the way the
chapters open – how do
they maintain the
reader’s interest?
Identify imperative verbs,
and explore how word order
changes in different forms of
sentence.
Look at idiomatic phrases
and discuss meaning.
Find examples of
Look at examples of
Look at use of colon.
Explore compound words
and friends
P6
Level C/D
Band 12
characteristics to the dog?
Compare the personalities of the
dogs.
Compare forms of different
poems.
Identify clues which distinguish
older poems from modern.
different rhyming
patterns.
figurative language
Discuss and compare
the form of the poems –
rhyme pattern, rhythm,
layout, verse etc.
Locate examples and discuss
effect of alliteration.
Discuss reasons for using
punctuation or not in poetry.
Identify the issues in the stories,
and discuss their success in
getting the message across.
Express preferences with
reference to text.
Identify ways in which author
influences reader’s perception of
characters.
Discuss structure of story and
how events lead towards
conclusion.
Investigate how the author
gradually builds a picture of Mr
Kite.
Compare openings to
stories, and evaluate
their success in drawing
reader in.
Locate and justify use of full
range of punctuation.
Discuss the
effectiveness of the
ending and suggest
alternatives.
Compare the use of formal
and informal language, and
discuss when each could be
used.
Evaluate the success of
similes in descriptions.
Identify examples of
figurative language.
Evaluate effectiveness of
adjectives and adverbs,
suggesting alternatives.
Explain differences between
spoken and narrative
language.
Nibbling the
Page
Poems in different
forms
Toby and
other tales
Short story anthology
Familiar settings
Archibald
Gribbet
Mystery adventure
Family story
Invasion of
the Wire
Ones
Science fiction
Camping
Paradise
Humorous Adventure
Locate evidence in text showing
relationships between characters.
Pizza, Curry,
Fish & Chips
Poetry collection
Identify and discuss the mood
created in each poem.
Express opinions on the poems,
using text to justify them.
Celebrity
Chicken
Humorous/ ‘Issues’
play
Identify the author’s viewpoint;
how is the message conveyed?
Does it affect the reader’s
opinion?
Discuss reasons for
chapter divisions,
andevaluate openings
and endings.
Discuss which poems
contain elements of
another genre: e.g.
autobiography, recount,
report.
Identify conventions of
play script: character
list, scenes, layout,
stage directions.
Captain
Stardust &
the Space
Pirates
Science fiction play
Investigate how author builds up
characters.
Discuss stereotyping of
characters.
Identify conventions of
play script: character
list, scenes, layout,
stage directions.
Discuss the functions of
the ‘Prologue’ and
‘Epilogue’.
Locate examples of words
used in an unusual way;
evaluate their effect.
Discuss examples of
colloquial English.
Discuss value of ‘made-up’
words, and when they might
be used.
Understand use of auxiliary
verbs in past and future
tenses.
Investigate words with
Band 13
I thought I
heard a
goldfish
singing …
Fantasy/Modern fable
The Man
with No
Shadow
Fantasy folk tale
Rhythm &
Rhyme
Performance poems
Poor Me One
Traditional Caribbean
story
Follow the
Sea
A Pack of
Wolf Tales
Duncan
Carrick
Band 14
Aspects of life
and conditions at
the time.
Discuss the importance of the
settings in creating the
atmosphere of the story.
Discuss how the attitude of the
children’s parents towards the
three men is conveyed.
Discuss the relationship and
attitudes of the characters.
Discuss how Peter’s character
changes through the story.
Compare poems from the
different cultures, looking at
content, style and language.
Use the beginning of the story to
predict the nature of the tale.
Discuss and express opinions on
the parents’ behaviour and relate
to other reading.
Identify the message(s)
carried in the story.
How is the story suited
to being a moral tale?
Classic & narrative
poems
Discuss choice of opening and
closing poems; express opinions
on their effectiveness.
Understand difference
between narrative
poems and ballads.
Traditional stories,
myths and legends on
a theme.
Discuss the way the wolves are
portrayed in the stories; is there
a consistent view?
Historical Scottish
story
Plot significant events in each
chapter, and reflect on how they
lead to the outcome.
Compare the openings;
how much do they tell
you straight away about
the characters or
setting?
Understand that the
main character is
fictional but the story is
based on real events.
Compare the rhythm of
the raps to other forms
of poetry.
Discuss how effective
the first sentences of
chapters a re in
involving the reader.
How does the writer
Rap with
Rosen
Raps
Ebony & the
Mookatook
Bush
Humorous adventure
Watcher at
Adventure
Discuss how the characters of
Ebony and Chad are presented.
Identify main ideas and events,
and make predictions.
Express an opinion on Robert’s
common roots e.g. micro-,
photo-.
Identify and discuss
examples of strong
descriptive and figurative
language.
Identify what makes
this a moral tale.
Locate examples and
understand function of
suffixes and prefixes.
Identify features needed
to make different forms
effective.
Identify features that
account for this being
called a ‘folk tale’.
Understand differences
between local dialects.
Consider use of dialect words
Look at range of connectives
in compound and complex
sentences.
Understand wider use of
verbs e.g. passive,
conditional.
Locate and collect examples
of similes and metaphors.
Identify examples of archaic
language.
Investigate onomatopoeia in
Peter and the Wolf.
Identify use of commas to
demarcate embedded clauses.
Investigate ways of making
compound sentences.
Locate examples of figurative
speech.
Locate adverbs, discuss
effectiveness and suggest
alternatives.
Collect synonyms to describe
the Window
P7
Level D/E
Band 15
character and behaviour,
justifying from the text. How
does he change?
Comment on aspects of the
writing style in the three stories.
convey the passage of
time?
feelings, and distinguish
shades of meaning.
Identify common
elements in folk tales.
Discuss the way the writer sets
the scene in the first chapter.
Make predictions about events.
Discuss the title and relate to the
various poems; is the distinction
straightforward?
Referring to the text, express
opinions on the poems.
Discuss Joseph’s feelings and
their importance to the story.
Read the original Pied Piper, and
evaluate this as a follow up.
Discuss the purpose of
the last sentences of
each chapter.
Identify narrative
poems.
Classify the others,
giving reasons.
Identify examples of archaic
language.
Revise use of auxiliary verbs.
Identify examples and
understand the term
‘preposition’.
Identify and discuss
examples of informal or
colloquial language.
Explore the use of
flashbacks to help tell
the story.
Examine the effect of using
passive verbs.
Identify the narrator in each
extract, and consider his/her
point of view.
Compare to other media versions
of these stories.
Discuss the characters in the
three stories; are they consistent?
How do they develop?
Compare treatment of
theme in different
stories.
Distinguish between archaic
and modern language, and
reasons for use of either.
Discuss style of
narrative and its
appropriateness, using
text to justify.
Discuss which elements
of the book are realistic
or unrealistic.
Discuss use of standard
English and slang.
The
Dolphin’s
Daughter
When the rain
stopped in
Natland
Heroes &
Villains
Fantasy/Folktale
The Only
Child in
Hamelin
Town
Fantasy/sequel
Facing the
Enemy
Classic fiction extracts
Grandfather
Singh Stories
Realistic stories
Humorous
Quiddy & the
Mysterious
Mega Virus
Adventure/mystery
Identify how characters’
behaviour is both affected by
and affects events.
Through a
Window
Poetry anthology
Rich or Poor?
Traditional stories
Compare and contrast poems
with similar themes.
Examine how atmosphere is
created in the poems.
Identify how different
character’s points of view are
conveyed. How does the author
influence our opinion of
Fantasy/humour
Narrative poems
Humorous
Classify the poems into
different types, based
e.g. on form or effect.
Read opening
paragraphs and identify
common features that
author uses to capture
Identify the different usage of
formal and informal
language.
How words such as virus can
change meanings with time.
Locate and evaluate
examples of similes,
metaphors and
onomatopoeia.
Look for examples of and
explain use of formal
language.
How is language used to
Escape from
Everytown
Band 16
Weaving
Words
Fantasy adventure
with episodes based on
classic novels
Poems in different
forms
Myths,
Legends and
Monsters
Myths and legends
White Bird
Flying
Historical short stories
On the Day
the World
Began
Tales from
the
Underland
Creation myth
The Quest of
Isis
Myth
Fantasy/ legend
characters?
reader’s interest.
Discuss the effect that the books
have on the characters.
Investigate and discuss
the linking of chapters
and episodes.
Discuss and compare
structures and forms of
different poems.
Examine variations of
style and form.
Locate and investigate examples
of personification; how do they
affect the impact of the poem?
Compare characteristics of
Heroes and Monsters.
How does author handle passage
of time?
Consider the way the same
setting is used as the background
for different stories and times.
Express opinions on how the
author has provided the setting
for different stories.
How does the author use the
introduction to set the scene for
the stories and gain the reader’s
interest?
Examine reasons for characters’
behaviour and its affect on the
story.
Does the narrator’s
style of language alter
with the change of
historical period.
Discuss the way the
stories are introduced.
Identify the themes
which contribute to
folktales and legends.
Compare this story with
other versions, or other
myths and identify
common features.
describe human emotions,
e.g. ‘green-eyed monster?
Select examples of complex
sentences to identify main
clauses.
Look at how the poets create
hyphenated or new words to
strengthen description.
Locate and collect examples
of similes and metaphors;
evaluate their effect.
Investigate use of passive
voice.
Identify words from
different cultures and
religions within the stories.
Explore changes in usage of
language and find present
day equivalents.
Explore irregular plurals e.g.
sarcophagi.