N.C. Pupils should be taught to:  plan their writing by:  discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar  discussing and recording ideas  draft and write by:  composing and rehearsing sentences orally (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures (English Appendix 2)  organising paragraphs around a theme  in narratives, creating settings, characters and plot  in non-narrative material, using simple organisational devices [for example, headings and sub-headings]  evaluate and edit by:  assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements  proposing changes to grammar and vocabulary to improve consistency, including the accurate use of pronouns in sentences  proof-read for spelling and punctuation errors.

Inspired by the beasts being kept in captivity in, 'Beasts of Olympus' we thought more about animals kept in captivity in our world.  We researched different ways animals were held in captivity then identified and discussed the pros and cons.  We also looked at examples of discussion texts to help us recognise what features we would need to write our own.  We practised using logical connectives, writing engaging introductions, organising for and against arguments and using 'PEE' in our work to create engaging paragraphs.  We then used our skills to write our own discussion texts.

Next, we wanted to persuade others to visit Greece so we examined lots of example leaflets to help us identify what features we would need to use.  We came up with subheadings for our leaflet sections and carried out research to ensure we had the best information. We the practised using a range of persuasive features and created the setions for our leaflet.  We then planned our leaflet layouts before using Google Slides to publish them.