Year 6 English · AC9E6LY03

Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences

Students learn to analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences. They move from…

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Students learn to analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences. They move from recognising the feature to explaining how it works in context, then applying it deliberately in their own reading, speaking, writing or multimodal creation.

Core idea: In English, choices in language, structure, literature and mode create meaning for a particular audience and purpose. A strong answer names the choice, gives evidence and explains the effect.

Success looks like

  • identify the relevant feature, strategy or text choice
  • use precise English metalanguage
  • support the answer with specific evidence
  • explain the effect in context
  • apply or revise the choice for a new audience and purpose
Key conceptTeach from the board

Use the evidence-to-effect routine

What to noticeHow to test itEvidence of mastery
analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiencesanalyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiencesstudent explains the effect or reason
second contextapply the same idea in a new textstudent transfers the idea
checkexplain the effect with evidencestudent justifies with precise evidence
  1. Name the feature, strategy or choice.
  2. Quote, describe or point to the exact evidence.
  3. Explain what the evidence does for meaning, clarity, representation, relationship or audience response.
  4. Check the explanation against the purpose of the whole text or task.

Worked transfer

Take an unseen example linked to this outcome. First identify the relevant choice, then rewrite, annotate, compare or present it in a second context so the idea is not only memorised.

Teacher prompt: What changed, what stayed the same, and how do you know the new version still suits the audience and purpose?

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AC9E6LY03 - Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences
Example 1

Use the evidence-to-effect routine What to notice How to test it Evidence of mastery analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences student explains the effect or reason second context apply the same idea in a new text student transfers the idea check explain the effect with evidence student justifies with precise evidence Name the feature, strategy or choice. Quote, describe or point to the exact evidence. Explain what the evidence does for meaning, clarity, representation, relationship or audience response. Check the explanation against the purpose of the whole text or task.

Example 2

Worked transfer Take an unseen example linked to this outcome. First identify the relevant choice, then rewrite, annotate, compare or present it in a second context so the idea is not only memorised. Teacher prompt: What changed, what stayed the same, and how do you know the new version still suits the audience and purpose?

Example 3

1. Annotate a model example Students highlight the exact words, sentence parts, text features, visual choices or spoken moves connected to the descriptor.

Example 4

2. Compare two versions Students compare a weaker and stronger version, then explain which choices improve meaning, clarity, credibility, cohesion or audience effect.

Curriculum examplesCopied content

Content description: analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences

  • Descriptor focus: analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences
Questions and answersWith answers

Exam routine: feature or strategy → evidence → effect → context → check.

Important questions

  • Identify the exact feature or strategy in analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences. Answer with precise evidence and a short explanation.
  • Point to the evidence that supports the answer. Answer with precise evidence and a short explanation.
  • Explain how the choice changes meaning, effect, clarity or audience response. Answer with precise evidence and a short explanation.
  • Apply the idea in a fresh sentence, text extract, discussion or multimodal example. Answer with precise evidence and a short explanation.
  • Revise one answer or created text using the success criteria. Answer with precise evidence and a short explanation.
Explicit teaching sequenceResearch aligned

Text structures and language features working together

Learning intention: Identify purpose and audience, map the dominant structure, locate language and multimodal choices, and explain how the combined pattern engages or influences readers.

  1. Model a short example.
  2. Locate exact evidence.
  3. Explain meaning, audience or purpose.
  4. Compare strong and misleading reasoning.
  5. Guide a revision, then release a fresh task.

Model and guided checks

  • purpose and structure: A conservation article presents a problem, explains causes, compares solutions and recommends action. Ask: The problem–solution structure guides readers towards a reasoned recommendation.
  • cause–effect language: Because plastic blocks drains, streets flood after heavy rain. Ask: The causal connective makes the relationship between problem and consequence explicit.
  • comparison structure: The report groups solar and wind power under matching headings for cost, reliability and impact. Ask: Parallel organisation helps readers compare the options fairly.
  • persuasive modality: The council should protect the wetland because surveys show declining bird numbers. Ask: Moderate modality combines a recommendation with evidence instead of an unsupported command.
  • formal register: The report states, “The trial produced a measurable reduction in waste.” Ask: Precise, formal wording supports an informative purpose and public audience.
  • evaluative vocabulary: The headline calls the proposal a “costly gamble”. Ask: The metaphor and negative evaluation position readers before evidence is presented.

Misconception check: One version suits every audience equally well.

Exit check: Identify, cite, explain and justify one revision.

Practice and reviewReady for practice
  • Answer hunting — Build meaning across the whole text, not from one isolated word.
  • Prediction never checked — Confirm or revise predictions using later evidence.
  • Purpose ignored — Choose a reading path and strategy that match the task.
  • Evidence copied without explanation — Explain why the selected detail supports the answer.

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Curriculum alignmentStart here

Students learn to analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a text, and engage and influence audiences. They move from recognising the feature to explaining how it works in context, then applying it deliberately in their own reading, speaking, writing or multimodal creation.

Core idea: In English, choices in language, structure, literature and mode create meaning for a particular audience and purpose. A strong answer names the choice, gives evidence and explains the effect.

Success looks like

  • identify the relevant feature, strategy or text choice
  • use precise English metalanguage
  • support the answer with specific evidence
  • explain the effect in context
  • apply or revise the choice for a new audience and purpose
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