What you should be able to do
- Develop secure sensory detail with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Develop increasingly independent imagery with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Develop applied word choice with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Develop confident atmosphere with leadership-level depth and transfer.
- Apply Descriptive Writing skills through deep guided study appropriate to ages 10–12.
- Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.
Course journey
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 10–12.
How learning is evidenced
Practice evidence
Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.
Completion task
A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.
Who this pathway is for
This pathway is designed for Upper Primary learners (ages 10–12) who want to develop sensory detail, imagery, word choice, atmosphere at Mastery level.
Progression
After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Descriptive Writing, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.