SEN / Grade 4 Pathway

Small steps that actually get you there

This is a different route to the same skills — not an easier-looking version of the same page. Nothing is assumed: every idea is taught before you're asked to use it.

You'll never be asked to “analyse the semantic field” here. We start with the word, what it means, and what picture it puts in your head. Turn on this pathway and the app keeps your activities in small steps.

Six small steps

Step 1 of 6

The freezing rain hammered the cracked window.

Find the important word.

Read the sentence again. Which word stands out most?

Sentence scaffolds

Four levels of support. You keep the support until you don't need it — then it fades.

The writer uses the word ______.
This is a ______ (noun / verb / adjective).
The word suggests ______.
This makes the reader feel ______.
This shows that ______.

Ready for a full GCSE-style paragraph? The Paragraph Builder uses the same six steps with mark-scheme feedback.

Open Paragraph Builder