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title: "Year 6 English : Comparing Modern and Classic Texts"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-11-06-year-6-english-comparing-modern-and-classic-texts"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
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# Year 6 English : Comparing Modern and Classic Texts

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2024-11-06_10_39_30.jpg)   6 November 2024

In English Year 6 has analysed front covers and language features to find differences and similarities between classic and modern texts. We were surprised at how similar the language features were in the Wizard of Oz (published in 1900), and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (published in 1997).

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