English Mastery topic summaries
Browse topic summaries from NeurofiED's english mastery curriculum. See the concepts, skills and practice styles pupils meet as they build 11+ confidence.
English Mastery
Creative Writing
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English Mastery
Performing Out Loud
Learn a poem by heart and perform it with a clear voice and expression.
English Mastery
Testing the Topic
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Antonyms and Synonyms
Antonyms and Synonyms
Understanding and using synonyms and antonyms helps expand vocabulary and improves comprehension and writing.
Figurative Language
Similes and Metaphors
In this topic, pupils learn the difference between similes and metaphors and explore how both devices make writing more vivid and memorable. They will identify examples, explain their effects and use them in their own descriptive sentences.
Spoken Language Skills
Collaborative Conversation
Learn how to participate effectively in group discussions, staying focused on the topic, responding thoughtfully, and contributing constructively.
Spoken Language Skills
Listening & Responding
Master the art of active listening to fully comprehend spoken information and formulate articulate, appropriate responses in academic and social settings.
Year One - Spoken Language
Asking Good Questions
Learn how to ask questions to find out more. Meet the question words: who, what, where, when, why, and how.
Year One - Spoken Language
Listening Carefully
Learn how to be a good listener. Find out what good listening looks like and how to show you are listening.
Year One - Spoken Language
Speaking in Full Sentences
Learn to say your ideas in full sentences, with a clear voice that everyone can hear.
Year One - Spoken Language
Taking Turns When We Talk
Learn why we take turns when we talk, and how to wait for your turn in a group.
Year Two - Spoken Language
Explaining Your Ideas
Learn to explain your ideas and give a reason using the word because.
Year Two - Spoken Language
Joining in a Discussion
Learn how to share ideas in a group, stay on topic, and build on what others say.
Year Two - Spoken Language
Performing Out Loud
Learn a poem by heart and perform it with a clear voice and expression.
Year Two - Spoken Language
Telling It in Order
Learn to tell about things in the right order, with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
ZZ IMPORTER TEST - Fronted Adverbials & Direct Speech
Fronted Adverbials
Learn what a fronted adverbial is, how to spot one at the start of a sentence, and how to follow it with a comma.