English · Year 6

Lesson 1

Explore how similes and metaphors paint pictures with words.

⏱ 20 min · 12 questions

Lesson 2

Punctuate spoken words correctly when writing dialogue.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 3

Capture the most important ideas of a text in your own words.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 4

Use adverbs to tell how, when or where an action happens.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 5

Build different sentence types using clauses and conjunctions.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 6

Spot techniques writers use to convince readers, like rhetorical questions and the rule of three.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 7

Use Greek and Latin roots to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 8

Work out the deeper message or lesson behind a story.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 9

Notice who is doing the action in active and passive sentences.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 10

Use clues in a text plus what you know to work out unstated meaning.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 11

Add extra detail neatly using brackets, dashes or commas.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Lesson 12

Build and understand words from ancient roots like 'photo', 'graph' and 'aqua'.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Lesson 13

Judge whether information is reliable and spot when a text is biased.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Lesson 14

Explore structured poems with set lines and syllable patterns.

⏱ 14 min · 6 questions

Lesson 15

Turn verbs and adjectives into nouns to write in a more formal style.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 16

Use pronouns and linking words to tie a text together smoothly.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 17

Choose the right level of formality for your audience and purpose.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 18

Use ellipsis dots and other marks to create pause, suspense and emphasis.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 19

Work out what characters are like from their actions, words and thoughts.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 20

Add depth to sentences with clauses that cannot stand alone.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 21

Tell a word's plain meaning from the feelings and ideas it suggests.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 22

Put information into your own words and shorten it without losing meaning.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 23

Use rhetorical questions and repetition to make persuasive writing stronger.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 24

Compare how the same story is told in a book and in a film version.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 25

Notice how changing words can shift the tone of a piece of writing.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 26

Spot when words mean the opposite of what they say for effect.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 27

Mix short, long, simple and complex sentences to improve writing flow.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 28

Judge whether a claim is backed by evidence or just opinion.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 29

Recognise references to well-known stories, people or events.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 30

Use a semicolon to link two closely related complete sentences.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 31

Use a formal, objective tone to make persuasive writing more convincing.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 32

Tell the difference between what a text is about (topic) and its deeper message (theme).

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 33

Use the prefixes anti-, auto- and sub- to work out and build word meanings.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 34

Use a colon to introduce a list, an explanation or an example.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 35

Track a metaphor that runs through a whole text and explain its effect.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 36

Strengthen persuasive writing by answering the opposite point of view.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 37

Explore how English words come from other languages and change over time.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 38

Explore oxymorons: pairs of words with opposite meanings used together.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Lesson 39

Use matching grammatical patterns to make writing clear and balanced.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Lesson 40

Use hyphens to join words that work together to describe a noun.

⏱ 15 min · 6 questions

Lesson 41

Place apostrophes correctly for singular, plural and irregular owners.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 42

Spot and fix verbs that slip between past, present and future in a text.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 43

Sort out tricky pairs like practise and practice, affect and effect, accept and except.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 44

Explore poems without set rhyme or rhythm, and how line breaks shape meaning.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 45

Craft opening lines that grab the reader using action, dialogue, questions and setting.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 46

Use sentence length, cliffhangers and withheld information to keep readers on edge.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 47

Identify headlines, bylines, leads and the inverted pyramid in news reports.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 48

Learn debate roles, build arguments with evidence and prepare rebuttals.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions