
The Christmas Truce
by Carol Ann Duffy
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Mapped to UK National Curriculum
Learning Outcomes
Write syllabic forms of poetry, and a black out poem.
Curriculum Objectives
- Ask questions to improve their understanding.
- Draw inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence.
- Check that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context.
- Discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader.
- Select appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning.
- Evaluate and edit by proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning.
- Draft and write by selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning.
- Use further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the reader.
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