Structural terminology
LANGUAGEUse structural terminology (chapter, scene, stanza) to refer to parts of literary texts and describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections
Mastery Evidence
- Identify chapters, scenes, or stanzas in a given text and use the correct term for each
- Explain how the second stanza of a poem builds on the mood established in the first
- Describe how a specific chapter advances the plot by referring to events in earlier chapters
Assessment Prompt
“When [child] talks about a book they're reading, do they use words like "chapter", "stanza", or "scene" correctly — and can they explain how a later chapter builds on what happened earlier?”
Prerequisites2
- Text Features & PresentationsoftAges 7—10
- Different Types of TextshardAges 5—7
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- Text Features & Presentation soft
Understanding how parts build on each other connects to language/structure contribution to meaning
- Expressive and Sensory Language hard
Identifying language contribution requires literary language understanding
- Listening to Texts Read Aloud hard
Recognising literary language requires listening comprehension of stories/poetry
- How Many in Total? soft
Sorting and categorising objects uses the same counting/cardinality skills from maths
- One-to-one counting hard
Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
- Non-Fiction Text Features soft
Non-fiction structures knowledge supports analysing text presentation
- Main Topic of Informational Texts hard
Non-fiction structures build on Y1 informational text main topic
Unlocks3
- Poems, Drama & ProsehardAges 9—10
- Structure of information textshardAges 9—10
- How Parts Build a Whole TexthardAges 10—11