English Curriculum

The teaching of English is structured through the use of units or blocks of learning. Each unit of work is focused on either narrative, non-fiction or poetry from high-quality texts and these are arranged across the year to support progression in learning and forge strong cross-curricular links where appropriate. This is because the skills taught through daily English lessons are not isolated to this area of the curriculum, and different ‘aspects of English’ exist. The skills taught during English lessons need to be acquired in meaningful contexts, and therefore opportunity for further development is promoted in all subject areas. The progressive objectives of our Long and Medium term plans provide a clear, but flexible scaffold, organised into twelve key strands of knowledge, understanding and skills. These can be grouped to form the following key areas: sentence structure; punctuation; text structure and organisation; creating and shaping texts; word structure and spelling; presentation and handwriting.

These are often closely linked and simultaneously contribute to a child’s understanding of the reading, writing and speaking process. Teaching blocks are custom designed by clustering learning objectives taken from the twelve strands, and can vary in duration from two to six weeks. As a result, a highly personalised learning experience is provided.

The medium-term and short term plans are adapted from the curriculum and give details of the main teaching objectives for each unit. These plans define areas taught, and ensure an appropriate balance and distribution of work across each unit covering a range of genres. These plans include weekly short term planning which clearly states the learning objectives and the differentiated activities, including support, where appropriate for the week. This is followed through with both pupil and teacher assessment against the learning outcomes.

Guided reading occurs daily at the beginning of the English session and is based on a whole class guided reading activity that occurs each day, lasting for a minimum of 20 minutes. The guided reading will be linked to the high quality class text taught in the main English lesson. Various activities will be used within the sessions, ranging from comprehension, to answering a big question about a text, to identifying features of a particular genre of book. All children will have the opportunity to participate within the lesson and record their work within a guided reading and spelling book. Staff will regularly share ideas and discuss good practice to ensure guided reading sessions are up to date and have a variety of enriching activities that stimulate and involve all children.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) is to be taught both discretely and integrated throughout the curriculum. It is taught discretely at the beginning of each English lesson with a focus that links to the piece of writing planned through the week. It is thus a tool to support and raise achievement within writing as well covering the content domain provided in each year groups file. When opportunities arise, SPaG will be taught within both topic and science work to maximise impact.

English is taught both discretely and integrated throughout the curriculum. Discrete subject based lessons will also be taught alongside English. English is timetabled for 6 hours per week; additional work may be covered in other subject lessons and at an appropriate point within the geography, history and RE unit a non-fiction essay will be answered by the children showcasing their writing for a purpose in an analytical form.

Year 3

Autumn - First half term

Week 1

Hodgeheg

Reading

To make predictions and analyse the first chapter
To give the meaning of new vocabulary
To identify vocabulary that describes a character
To explain how an author creates an effective setting
To retrieve information from the text

Purpose and Audience

To describe and inform
Child reader

Writing – Character and Setting

To plan a character profile
To write expanded noun phrase sentences
To write a character profile
To finish writing a character profile
To edit a character profile

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify nouns and verbs (Year 2)

Spellings

To identify silent letters in words from different origins

Vocabulary

Cautiously
Opposite
Hesitant

Week 2

Hodgeheg

Reading

To retrieve information from the text
To retrieve information
To compare themes within the book
To interpret and explain the meaning of what has been read
To summarise what has been read

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Family

Writing – Persuasive Speech

To write persuasive sentences
To plan a persuasive speech
To draft a persuasive speech
To write a persuasive speech
To edit a persuasive speech

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how the suffixes –ness, –est and –er change the meaning of nouns (Year 2)

Spellings

To compare which words have a silent h and which do not

Vocabulary

Heroic
Solution

Week 3

Hodgeheg

Reading

To identify features of a biased argument
To compare and contrast persuasive techniques
To retrieve information from a text
To make a prediction
To justify my inferences using evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To persuade/inform
The general public

Writing – Biased Argument

To write a range of sentences relating to a topic
To plan an argument
To write an argument
To finish an argument
To plan an adventure story

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify adjectives and adverbs (Year 2)

Spellings

To identify silent e and its impact

Vocabulary

Consequence
Convince

Week 4

Hodgeheg

Reading

To explain the meaning of words in context
To justify inferences about how a character is feeling
To justify my inferences with evidence
National Poetry Day
To summarise the whole story succinctly

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Child reader (friends)

Writing – Adventure Story

To write a range of descriptive sentences
To write the opening and build-up of the story
To write the problem and resolution to my story
To edit and present my work effectively
National Poetry day
Punctation and Grammar

To recognise adjectives with the suffixes –ful, –less, –er or -est in sentences (Year 2)

Spellings

To recognise that the long a sound can be spelled ai

Vocabulary

Contrast
Examine

Week 5

The Velveteen Rabbit

Reading

To analyse the front cover and blurb
To analyse the themes within a text
To use inference to make judgements about a character
To explain the meaning of words in context
To retrieve information using skimming and scanning

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – First Person Narrative

To publish and adventure story
To plan a first person narrative
To write emotively
To write a first person narrative
To edit a first person narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how to correctly use a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or vowel (Year 3)
To identify and create expanded noun phrases (e.g. the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon) (Year 2)

Spellings

To recognise words that end with the l sound spelled can be spelled al

Vocabulary

Expectation
Isolated

Week 6

The Velveteen Rabbit

Reading

To examine the writing style of an author
To infer how a character feels
To analyse a change in character
To give the meaning of words in context
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of Velveteen rabbit

Writing – Write in the style of the author

To identify the key features of an author’s writing style
To plan in the style of an author
To draft a section in the style of an author
To write in the style of an author
To edit and improve my writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify words that have apostrophes for omission and explain which letter/s have been omitted
To discuss how apostrophes are used for possession (Year 2)

Spellings

To recognise words that end with the l sound spelled can be spelled le

Vocabulary

Identical
Quivering

Week 7

The Velveteen Rabbit

Reading

To discuss what is meant by a moral
To answer a big question justifying my opinion
To use skimming and scanning to retrieve information
To use evidence to justify my inferences
Assessment Week

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Story Writing with a Moral

To analyse the use of morals in story
To plan a story with a moral
To write a story with a moral
To edit a story with a moral
Assessment week

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning(e.g. solve, solution, solver, dissolve, insoluble)(Year 3)

Spellings

To identify the k sound spelt ch

Vocabulary

Character
Perched

Autumn - Second half term

Week 1

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Reading

To make a prediction
To identify the features of a diary
To discuss the impact vocabulary has on the reader
To order events

Purpose and Audience

To inform
George

Writing – Diary Entry

To discuss the main characters
To write descriptive sentences
To write a diary entry
To write an alternative diary entry (point of view of Grandma?)

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the present perfect and the progressive form of verbs (Year 2+3)
To use the correct form of an or an (Year 3)

Spellings

To identify the i sound in the middle of words spelt with a y

Vocabulary

Tolerate
Despise

Week 2

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Reading

To discuss a character from the text
To examine the impact of author’s word choices
To infer information from the text
To retrieve information
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To instruct
Children

Writing – Instructions

To identify the features of an instructional text
To construct sentences effectively
To plan a set of instructions
To write a set of instructions
To edit a set of instructions

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify heads and subheadings (Year 3)

Spellings

To recognise that u sound is also spelt ou

Vocabulary

Tremendous
Resemble
Diagram

Week 3

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Reading

To identify the features of a monologue
To give the meaning of words in context
To retrieve information
To summarise a text effectively
To retrieve, deduce and infer information

Purpose and Audience

To inform/describe
The audience

Writing – Monologue

To describe how a character has developed
To construct sentences effectively
To plan a monologue
To write a monologue
To edit a monologue

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how to use conjunctions to express time (when, before, after, while, so) (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare the prefixes: un, dis and mis

Vocabulary

Peculiar
Immense

Week 4

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Reading

To examine an author’s writing style
To explain how an author’s word choice can enhance meaning
To discuss the use of dialogue
To identify themes within an author’s writing
To discuss words and phrases that the author uses

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of the book

Writing – To Write an Alternative Ending

To publish a monologue.
To use direct speech
To plan an alternate ending
To write an alternative ending

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how to use adverbs to express time (first, then, next, soon (Year 3)

Spellings

To analyse the in, il, im and ir prefixes

Vocabulary

Clutched
Seize
Draught

Week 5

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Reading

To identify the features of suspense writing
To retrieve information using skimming and scanning
To infer information from a passage
To give the meaning of words in context
To summarise effectively

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Children

Writing – Dilemma Story Writing

To plan a story with a dilemma
To write the opening to a story
To write the dilemma in a story
To write the resolution to a story
To edit my dilemma story.

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how to use prepositions to express time (first, then, next, soon) (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare the prefixes: re, sub, inter

Vocabulary

Preferred
Obedient

Week 6

Twas the Night before Christmas

Reading

To read and understand a poem
To identify unfamiliar vocabulary
To examine rhyming couplets
To write a summary of the poem
To evaluate key themes within the poem

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Reader of the poem

Writing – Narrative Poetry Writing

To identify the features of a poem
To plan an alternative 3 stanzas
To write an alternative ending
To write an alternative ending
To edit and improve the poem

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise the difference between past, present and future tenses
To discuss the present perfect form of verbs instead of the simple please (e.g. He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play)

Spellings

To identify (t) ch words with the -er suffix

Vocabulary

Identify
Illuminate

Week 7

Twas the Night before Christmas

Reading

To find evidence by skimming and scanning
To retrieve information from the poem
To deduce effectively to answer questions
To sequence a poem
To retrieve information to answer true or false questions

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Narrative Poetry Writing

To plan a narrative poem
To edit a narrative poem
To perform a narrative poem

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the formation of nouns using a range of prefixes (e.g super-, anti-, auto-)

Spellings

To add suffixes beginning with vowels to polysyllabic words

Vocabulary

Shimmer
Peculiar

Spring - First half term

Week 1

The Jabberwocky

Reading

To identify the features of a nonsense poem
To recognise themes behind a poem
To explore the rhyming structure of the poem
To discuss the characters within the poem

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of the poem

Writing – Writing Alternative Stanzas

To discuss the meaning of the poem
To understand syllables and create portmanteau words
To plan alternative stanzas to a poem
To write an alternative stanza of the Jabberwocky

Punctuation and Grammar

To differentiate between statements, questions, commands and exclamations (Year 2)

Spellings

To compare the different sounds for the spelling ough

Vocabulary

Absurd
Explanation
Immense

Week 2

he Jabberwocky

Reading

To answer retrieval questions about the poem
To analyse the meaning of a poem
To discuss the vocabulary of a poem
To explain the impact rhyme has on the reader
To sequence events from a poem

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Children

Writing – Writing Own Nonsense Poem

To write a poem in the style of the Jabberwocky
To edit and redraft my entire poem
To perform my poem

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how to use commas in a list (Year 2)
To identify the difference between 1^st and 3^rd person

Spellings

To analyse the ar sound

Vocabulary

Character
Broad
Contrast
Isolated

Week 3

James and the Giant Peach

Reading

To write a prediction
To identify features of a play script
To retrieve information to demonstrate understanding
To infer information about how a character is feeling
To order events

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Actors

Writing – Play Script

To plan a play script
To write a play script
To write a play script
To edit and perform a play script
To analyse a character

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall co-ordinating conjunctions using FANBOYS
To recognise subordinating conjunctions (when, if, that, because) within a text (Year 2)

Spellings

To recognise double letters in common spellings words

Vocabulary

Navigate
Tolerate
Nestled

Week 4

James and the Giant Peach

Reading

To write a summary
To infer how a character is feeling
To explain how language helps develop a character
To infer information about a character
To discuss the meaning of unfamiliar words

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Children

Writing – Character Descriptions

To write a character description
To analyse an alternative character
To write a character description
To plan a piece of writing as a narrator
To write the opening as a narrator

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise and discuss differences between headings and subheadings (Year 3)
To introduce paragraphs as a way to group related material (Year 3)

Spellings

To recognise that the ‘ow’ sound can be spelled au

Vocabulary

Guard
Vigorous
Significant

Week 5

James and the Giant Peach

Reading

To examine a writer’s word choices
To retrieve information effectively
To interpret the themes behind a story
To discuss how vocabulary choices, impact the reader
To answer a big question justifying my opinion

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of James and the Giant Peach

Writing – Write as the Narrator

To write the build-up and main body
To write the build-up and main body
To write the resolution
To edit a piece of writing
To publish a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall what nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are (Year 2)

Spellings

To identify the soft c sound

Vocabulary

Ambitious
Heroic
Establish

Week 6

James and the Giant Peach

Reading

To identify the features of a first person narrative
Reading Assessment
To explain how information is related and contributes to meaning as a whole
To explain how the meaning is enhanced through the use of words and phrases
To summarise a story

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – 1^st Person Narrative

To plan a 1^st person narrative
Reading Assessment
To write the opening to a 1^st person narrative
To write the dilemma
To write the resolution

Punctuation and Grammar

To introduce how to use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech (Year 3)

Spellings

To analyse the ort sound

Vocabulary

Exchanged
Amateur

Spring - Second half term

Week 1

Iron Man

Reading

To discuss the characters within the text
To infer information about the Iron Man’s actions
To analyse the language used
To sequence events

Purpose and Audience

To describe/inform
General reader

Writing – Character Description

To plan a character description
To write a range of descriptive sentences
To write a character description
To finish and edit and improve a character description

Punctuation and Grammar

To recap how to use the present perfect tense and the progressive tense (Year 2+3)

Spellings

To compare the use of prefixes super, anti, auto

Vocabulary

Hesitant
Halt
Immense

Week 2

Iron Man

Reading

To justify opinions using evidence from the text
To empathise with a character through language choices
To infer information from a text
World Book Day
To write a prediction

Purpose and Audience

To inform
General Public

Writing – Newspaper Report

To identify the features of a newspaper report
To plan a newspaper report
To write the headline and orientation
World Book Day
To collect witness reports using reported and direct speech

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify prepositions, adverbs or conjunctions
To recall the purpose of headings and subheadings (Year 3)

Spellings

To discuss the use of the suffixes: ation

Vocabulary

Appreciate
Broad
Identify

Week 3

Iron Man

Reading

To answer true or false questions
To retrieve information from a text
To investigate the author’s word choices
To infer meaning from the text
To compare how the characters have developed throughout the book

Purpose and Audience

To inform
General public

Writing – Newspaper Report

To write the main body of a newspaper report
To write the main body of a newspaper report
To write the re-orientation
To edit and improve a newspaper report
To publish a newspaper report

Punctuation and Grammar

To demonstrate how to use inverted commas punctuate speech correctly (Year 3)

Spellings

To identify the use of the suffixes ly

Vocabulary

Sympathetic
Unwilling
Significant

Week 4

Iron Man

Reading

To consider the author’s use of language
To make a prediction for the end of a story
To retrieve information
To make inferences from the text using text evidence
To order events effectively

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of Iron man

Writing – Alternative/Prediction Ending

To write a range of descriptive sentences
To plan an alternative ending
To write an alternative ending
To write an alternative ending
To finish, edit and improve an alternative ending

Punctuation and Grammar

To differentiate between main and subordinate clauses (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare the use of the suffixes: ly and ally

Vocabulary

Require
Limit
Crucial

Week 5

Iron Man

Reading

To identify features of a fantasy story
To discuss how language choices, influence the genre
To compare the Iron Man with other texts studied
To review the end of a story

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Children

Writing – Own Fantasy Story

To plan a fantasy story
To write the opening and build up to a fantasy story
To write the dilemma to a fantasy story
To write the resolution to a fantasy story

Punctuation and Grammar

To use expanded noun phrases (Year 2)

Spellings

To analyse the suffix –ly exceptions

Vocabulary

Heroic
Essential
Crucial

Summer - First half term

Week 1

The Giant’s Necklace

Reading

To discuss the context of a book
To define words in context
To analyse a character through their vocabulary choices
To infer using clues from the text
To retrieve information

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing a Scene/Dialogue

To describe a setting
To describe a character
To create dialogue between characters
To write a scene
To edit and improve a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall coordinating conjunctions using FANBOYS
To recall subordinating conjunctions (Year 2)

Spellings

To compare the ending sure and ture

Vocabulary

Fragrant
Nestled
Opposite

Week 2

The Giant’s Necklace

Reading

To retrieve and deduce from the text
To infer information using evidence from the text
To retrieve information and identify words in context
To infer information using Point, Evidence, Explain
To use inferences and the author’s vocabulary choices to analyse a character

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General reader

Writing – Setting Description

To discuss vocabulary appropriate for a setting description
To write a range of descriptive sentences
To plan a piece of description
To write a setting description
To edit and improve a setting description

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise how to correctly use different tenses, including present perfect and progressive (Year 2+3)

Spellings

To discuss the ous suffix

Vocabulary

Shimmer
Perched
Resemble

Week 3

The Giant’s Necklace

Reading

To identify the features of a letter
To practise a range of comprehension questions to show knowledge of the text
To gather information effectively using retrieval and summary skills
To discuss the impact of vocabulary choices on the reader
To retrieve information using skimming and scanning

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Cherry’s friend

Writing – Persuasive Letter

To write a range of persuasive sentences
To plan a persuasive letter
To write a persuasive letter
To finish a persuasive letter
To write a range of sentences in the style of the author

Punctuation and Grammar

To match words to their word class (All years)
To revise how to use paragraphs correctly (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare suffixes

Vocabulary

Establish
Convince
Tremendous

Week 4

The Giant’s Necklace

Reading

To make predictions about the ending
To infer meaning from the text
To make comparisons throughout the text
To analyse a change in character

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of Giant Necklace

Writing – Alternative Ending

To plan a story ending
To write the ending to a story
To write the ending to story
To edit and improve a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall how to punctuate speech correctly (Year 3)
To discuss word families based on common words (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare suffixes that sound like shun

Vocabulary

Navigate
Clutched
Examine

Week 5

Fox

Reading

To retrieve information
To analyse the author’s word choices
To compare the different characters within the text
To predict what might happen next using evidence from the text
To compare and contrast the motives of different characters

Purpose and Audience

To empathise/entertain
Readers of Fox

Writing – Perspective Writing – Magpie

To write a range of complex sentences
To discuss themes and ideas within a text
To explore the ideas of friendship
To write from Magpie’s perspective
To edit and improve a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise complex sentences
To distinguish between main and subordinate clauses (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare suffixes that sound like shun

Vocabulary

Character
Appreciate
Sympathetic

Week 6

Fox

Reading

To infer information from the text
To analyse vocabulary in a text
To explain the author’s word choices
To summarise a section of the book
Assessment

Purpose and Audience

To empathise/entertain
Readers of Fox

Writing – Perspective writing – Fox

To discuss the character Fox
To write a range of descriptive sentences
To empathise with the character of Fox
To write from Fox’s perspective
Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise the difference between apostrophes for possession and omission (Year 2)

Spellings

To discuss the gue and que sounds

Vocabulary

Isolated
Preferred
Convince

Week 7

Fox

Reading

To analyse an author’s writing style
To justify my inferences with evidence from the text
To discuss how meaning is enhanced through the choice of words
To empathise with a range of characters
Sports Day

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of Fox

Writing – Write in the Style of an Author

To publish a piece of work
To plan a piece of writing in the style of an author
To write a range of sentences in the style of an author
To write in the style of an author
Sports Day

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify prepositions, adverbs and conjunctions of time, place and cause
To explain when to use a or an before a word (Year 3)

Spellings

To identify words spelt ch but with the sh sound

Vocabulary

Despise
Hostile
Peculiar

Summer - Second half term

Week 1

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To analyse the features of the genre
To make a prediction
To analyse a character’s emotions
To analyse the author’s use of language

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General reader

Writing – Setting Description

To generate descriptive vocabulary
To create descriptive phrases
To write an effective setting description
To discuss the characters within the story

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as a statement, question, exclamation or command. (Year 2)

Spellings

To discuss the s sound spelt sc

Vocabulary

Illuminate
Cautiously
Contrast

Week 2

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To evaluate the features of a diary
To infer information from the text
To answer retrieval questions
To answer a range of questions

Purpose and Audience

To inform/empathise
Edmund

Writing – Character Development + Diary

To analyse a character in detail
To write a diary entry
To edit and improve a diary entry
To write an alternative diary entry

Punctuation and Grammar

To change the tense of sentences using the past, present and future tense (including progressive and perfect) (Year 2+3)

Spellings

To compare the ay sound spelt ei, eigh or ey

Vocabulary

Absurd
Consequence
Convince

Week 3

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To identify the features of an autobiography
To compare contrasts within the text
To retrieve information
To make inferences
To make a prediction based on evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To inform/entertain
New teacher

Writing

To plan an autobiography
To draft an autobiography
To edit and improve an autobiography
To redraft an autobiography
To publish an autobiography

Punctuation and Grammar

To write examples of speech using the correct punctuation

Spellings

To explain the possessive apostrophe

Vocabulary

Ambitious
Obedient
Amateur

Week 4

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To analyse the author’s use of vocabulary and language
To make a prediction
To justify an inference about a character’s transformation
To analyse an author’s word choice
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Writing

To identify the key features of an author’s writing style
To plan a piece of writing in the style of an author
To write in the style of an author
To write in the style of the author
To edit and improve a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise the various uses of apostrophes
To use commas to separate items in a list (Year 2)

Spellings

To explain homophones or near-homophones

Vocabulary

Unwilling
Guard
Crucial

Week 5

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To identify the features of a play script
To infer information about how a character is feeling
To identify and discuss unfamiliar words
To sequence events

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Actors

Writing

To plan a play script with effective stage directions
To write a play script
To write a play script
To edit and improve the stage directions and dialogue within a play

Punctuation and Grammar

To explain the different word classes (Year 1+2+3)

Spellings

To explain homophones or near-homophones

Vocabulary

Examine
Quivering
Require

Week 6

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To identify features of the fantasy genre
To use vocabulary to make inferences
To understand words in context
To empathise with a character

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Children

Writing

To discuss the characteristics of a protagonist
To plan a fantasy story in the style of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
To write the opening to a fantasy story
To edit and improve the opening

Punctuation and Grammar

To write sentences that include subordinate clauses (Year 3)

Spellings

Class revision session

Vocabulary

Solution
Vigorous
Identical

Week 7

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Reading

To make inferences about a character
To use vocabulary to make inferences
To put events in chronological order using retrieval
To empathise with a character
To review a book

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Children

Writing

To write the build-up and dilemma of a fantasy story
To edit and improve the build-up and dilemma
To write the resolution and ending of a fantasy story
To edit and improve a fantasy story
To publish a fantasy story

Punctuation and Grammar

Class revision session

Spellings

Class revision session

Vocabulary

Seize
Nestled
Limit

Autumn 1

The Hodgeheg

The Original Velveteen Rabbit

Character profile, setting description
Persuasive speech
Balanced argument
Adventure story
First person narrative
Write in the style of the author
Story writing with a moral

Autumn 2

George’s Marvellous Medicine

Twas the night before Christmas

Diary entry
Instructions
Monologue
Alternative ending
Dilemma story writing
Narrative poetry writing
Narrative poetry writing

Spring 1

The Jabberwocky

James and the Giant Peach

Writing alternative stanzas
Writing own nonsense poem
Play script
Character descriptions
Write as the narrator
1st person narrative

Spring 2

Iron Man

Character description
Newspaper report
Alternative ending
Own fantasy story

Summer 1

The Giant’s Necklace

Fox

Writing a scene
Setting description
Letter writing
Ghost Story ending
Perspective writing- Magpie
Perspective writing- Fox
Write in the style of the author

Summer 2

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Setting description
Diary
Autobiography
Write in the style of the author
Play script
Own Fantasy story

Year 4

Autumn - First half term

Week 1

Tudor Rose

Reading

To discuss and explain the meaning of words in context
To identify the features of a monologue
To infer how a character is feeling
To explain themes and discuss the meaning of words in context

Purpose and Audience

To describe and inform
The audience

Writing – Monologue

To practise effective sentence construction
To compare and contrast the feelings and actions of a character
To plan a monologue
To write a monologue

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify singular and plural nouns (Year 1)
To recognise the difference between plural and possessive s (Year 4)

Spellings

To identify silent letters in words from different origins

Vocabulary

Lavish
Alternate

Week 2

Tudor Rose

Reading

To make inferences about the characters within the text
To explain how language is used to contrast different characters
To discuss how a character is developed within a text
To retrieve information from a text
To infer meaning from a text

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General reader

Writing – Character Description

To write a range of descriptive sentences
To compare and contrast different characters
To plan a character description
To write a character description
To edit a character description

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how subordinating conjunctions are used to link arguments (if, although, despite) (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare which w words have a silent h and which do not (need to learn the specifics)

Vocabulary

Loath
Privilege

Week 3

Tudor Rose

Reading

To identify changes in language, setting and character
To explain the impact language choices have on the reader
To discuss the impact language choices have on the reader
To make a detailed prediction based on evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To persuade and inspire
The British troops

Writing – Speech Writing

To analyse features of speech writing
To write persuasive sentences
To plan a speech
To write a speech
To edit and improve a speech

Punctuation and Grammar

To express time, place and cause using conjunctions (e.g. when, before, after, while, so, because) ( Year 3)

Spellings

To show the silent e changes the sound of the vowel that precedes it (e.g. rid to ride)

Vocabulary

Arrogant
Guarantee
Legitimate

Week 4

Tudor Rose

Reading

To retrieve information effectively
To compare the changes in themes within the text
To summarise a chapter effectively
To infer information from a text
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Historical Writing

To identify descriptive phrases
To plan an emotive and descriptive battle scene
To write a range of descriptive sentences
To write a descriptive and emotive battle scene
To edit and improve my writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To express time, place and cause using adverbs (e.g. then, next, soon, therefore) (Year 3)

Spellings

To recognise that ate can also be spelt eight

Vocabulary

Bewilder
Simultaneously
Loath

Week 5

The Vanishing Rainforest

Reading

To read and discuss themes within a text
To identify the features of an persuasive letter
To discuss and analyse language in a text
To summarise the text effectively

Purpose and Audience

To perusade
The nabe (opposition)

Writing – Persuasive Writing

To practise effective sentence construction
To plan a persuasive letter
To write a persuasive text
To edit and improve a persuasive letter

Punctuation and Grammar

To express time, place and cause using prepositions (e.g. before, after, during, in, because of) (Year 3)

Spellings

To recognise these words all contain double letters

Vocabulary

Catastrophe
Answer
Government

Week 6

The Vanishing Rainforest

Reading

To retrieve, deduce and infer information
To identify features of an information text
To retrieve information from the text
To infer information using evidence from the text
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Year 4 children

Writing – Information Text

To read and discuss themes within a text
To plan an information text
To write an information text
To write an information text
To edit and improve an information text

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the layout of different texts (including subtitles and organising paragraphs) (Year 3)

Spellings

To discuss plural nouns that have an o after a consonant add es

Vocabulary

Decision
Interest

Week 7

Ride of Passage
(start reading Journey to the River Sea)

Reading

To analyse how vocabulary changes through a narrative
To discuss the impact of figurative language
To discuss a character’s emotions
To analyse how a character’s emotions have changed
Reading Assessment

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General reader

Writing – Setting and Character Description

To generate a range of rich vocabulary
To write a setting description
To empathise with Toki’s character
To write a character description
Reading Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To demonstrate how to punctuate direct speech (Year 3)
To use other punctuation within direct speech (e.g. a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation with inverted commas: The conductor shouted, “Sit down!” (Year 4)

Spellings

To identify the soft c sound

Vocabulary

Appear
Dwell
Pelt

Autumn - Second half term

Week 1

Ride of Passage
(Start Journey to the River Sea)

Reading

To summarise effectively
To explain the meaning of words in context
To infer meaning from the text
To explain the impact of different punctuation choices
To make comparisons about the characters

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General reader

Writing – Retell a Story

To write effective sentences
To plan a story
To write the opening of a story
To retell the story
To edit and improve the story

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise and write fronted adverbials e.g Later that day, I heard the bad news (Year 4)

Spellings

To analyse the ‘ort’ sound

Vocabulary

Abundant
Special

Week 2

Journey to the River Sea

Reading

To identify emotive language
To empathise with the character
To identify the language used in an emotive letter
To infer meaning from a text
To explain the meaning of words in context

Purpose and Audience

To inform and show feelings
Maia’s friends

Writing – Emotive Letter

To write sentences using emotive language
To plan an emotive letter
To write an emotive letter
To write an emotive letter
To edit and improve an emotive letter

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare the different sounds for the spelling ough

Vocabulary

Anticipation
Anxious

Week 3

Journey to the River Sea

Reading

To make a prediction
To discuss the vocabulary an author uses in descriptions
To infer meaning from the text
To infer and retrieve information from a text
To recap the story so far

Purpose and Audience

To describe and inform
General reader

Writing – Descriptive Narrative

To use key words and phrases to describe a setting
To write a variety of sentences
To plan a descriptive narrative
To write a descriptive narrative
To edit and improve a descriptive narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

When we add –ed to walk, or change mouse to mice, this change of morphology produces an inflection of the basic word which has special grammar
E.g. dogs is an inflection of dog, went is an inflection of go
To differentiate between writing in the past, present and future tense (Year 2)

Spellings

To analyse the ar sound

Vocabulary

Predicament
Remember

Week 4

Journey to the River Sea

Reading

To identify the features of a letter of complaint
To give the meaning of new vocabulary in context
To infer how a character is feeling
To use evidence from the text to justify a complaint
To make a detailed prediction using evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To make a complaint
Mr Murray

Writing – Complaint Letter

To write effective sentences using subordinating conjunctions
To plan a letter of complaint
To write a letter of complaint
To edit and improve a letter of complaint

Punctuation and Grammar

To use the progressive form of verbs in the present and past tense to mark actions in progress (e.g she is drumming, he was shouting) (Year 2)

Spellings

To investigate spelling words

Vocabulary

Persecute
Torment
Hostile

Week 5

Journey to the River Sea

Reading

To retrieve information showing the difference in characters (Maia and Finn)
To identify features of a diary entry
To analyse Clovis’ character
To discuss themes within the story
To identify features of a diary entry

Purpose and Audience

To inform and shoe empathy
Finn

Writing – Narrative Writing from Different Viewpoints

To publish a letter of complain
To empathise with Finn’s character
To write a diary entry
To empathise with Clovis’ character
To write a diary entry from an alternative viewpoint

Punctuation and Grammar

To expand noun phrases for description and specification (e.g the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man in the moon) (Year 2)
To identify and write expanded noun phrases by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (e.g the teacher expanded to: the strict maths teacher with curly hair) (Year 4)

Spellings

To investigate spelling words

Vocabulary

Companion
Unscathed

Week 6

Journey to the River Sea

Reading

To analyse the vocabulary an author uses in description
To explain how dialogue is used to advance the narrative
To identify different literary techniques that the author has used
To infer information about Finn’s character
To answer retrieval questions

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General Reader

Writing – Adventure Story

To analyse adventure story writing
To plan an adventure story
To write an adventure story
To write an adventure story
To edit and improve an adventure story

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall the difference between main and subordinate clauses (Year 3)

Spellings

To recognise words starting ch but with the sh sound

Vocabulary

Remorse
Ally
Companion

Week 7

David Attenborough

Reading

To identify the features of a non-fiction text
To discuss the meaning of vocabulary in context
To retrieve evidence from the text
To answer a range of comprehension questions
To infer meaning from character description and dialogue

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and inform
Nature lovers

Writing – Documentary Writing

To identify the features of a documentary
To plan a documentary
To write a documentary
To write a documentary
To edit and improve a documentary

Punctuation and Grammar

To use commas after fronted adverbials (Year 4)

Spellings

To recognise words with the digraph au

Vocabulary

Majestic
Devour

Spring - First half term

Week 1

Fantastic Mr Fox

Reading

To identify features of a play script
To analyse the impact of stage directions
To analyse language used and its impact on the reader
To explain how characters are developed within a play script
To make an effective prediction

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Actors

Writing – Play Script

To write a range of detailed stage directions
To plan a play script
To write a play script
To write a play script
To edit and improve a play script

Punctuation and Grammar

To write in the present perfect tense (e.g He has gone out to play contrasted with He went out to play) (Year 3)

Spellings

To identify The i sound in the middle of words spelt with a y

Vocabulary

Nuisance
Suffocate
Monotonous

Week 2

Fantastic Mr Fox

Reading

To analyse language and its meaning in context
To identify the features of a speech
To summarise the author’s intent with speech writing
To retrieve information
To complete a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To persuade and inspire
The other animals

Writing – Speech

To write a range of persuasive sentences
To plan a speech
To write an effective speech
To edit, improve and redraft a speech
To publish a speech

Punctuation and Grammar

To use a range of determiners articles (the, a or an), demonstratives (e.g. this, those), possessives (e.g. my, your) and
quantifiers (e.g. some, very) (Year 4)

Spellings

To recognise that the u sound is also spelt ou

Vocabulary

Optimist
Possess
Odious

Week 3

Fantastic Mr Fox

Reading

To sequence the events from a text
To infer using evidence from the text
To discuss how the author’s phrasing adds meaning
To retrieve information from a text
To identify and answer a range of question types

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Adventure Story

To identify the features of adventure story writing
To plan an adventure story
To write an adventure story
To write an adventure story
To edit and improve an adventure story

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise a range of modal verbs (Year 5 but links to the speech writing very well)

Spellings

To compare the prefixes: un, dis and mis

Vocabulary

Lurk
Enough
Hunches

Week 4

Fantastic Mr Fox

Reading

To compare how a character changes throughout the text
To discuss how vocabulary choices changes the meaning
To retrieve information
To use Point, Evidence, Explain to infer from the text
To identify and answer a range of question types

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Alternative Ending

To discuss different types of endings
To plan an alternative ending
To write an alternative ending
To write an alternative ending
To edit and improve an alternative ending

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss verb inflections (Standard English forms instead of local spoken forms e.g. we were instead of we was or I did instead of I done) (Year 4)

Spellings

To analyse the in, im, il and ir prefixes

Vocabulary

Conceal
Consequence
Famous

Week 5

Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan

Reading

To analyse and understand a poem
To read and analyse the vocabulary in the poem
To discuss and justify the themes of a poem
To make inferences about the poem
To compare a poem to other text types

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Poetry

To discuss the poet’s intent
To describe what is important to me
To plan a poem
To write a poem
To edit and improve a poem

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall how apostrophes are used for possession (singular possession e.g. the girl’s name Year 2)
Plural possession – e.g. the girl’s name, the girls’ name (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare the prefixes: re, sub, inter

Vocabulary

Oblige
Separate
Residence

Week 6

My Country

Reading

To analyse and discuss the themes within a poem
To read and analyse the vocabulary in the poem
To discuss and justify the themes of a poem
To make inferences about the poem
Reading Assessment

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Poetry

To compare two poems
To discuss what is important to the poet
To describe a place that is important to me
To write a poem in the style of the author
Reading Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To use a range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (Year 3)

Spellings

To recognise the ee sound can be spelled with an i

Vocabulary

Physical
Elaborate
Special

Spring - Second half term

Week 1

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Wolves of Currampaw

Reading

To identify the features of a leaflet
To retrieve and record key information
To skim and scan to find information
To make a prediction

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Someone interested in wolves

Writing – Leaflet

To record information effectively
To plan a leaflet
To write a leaflet
To continue to write a leaflet

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall different prepositions and preposition phrases (A preposition phrase has a preposition as its head followed by a noun, pronoun or noun phrase e.g. He was in bed) (Year 3)

Spellings

To demonstrate the s sound spelt sc

Vocabulary

Futile
Vindictive
Consequence

Week 2

Wolves of Currampaw

Reading

To identify features of a persuasive text
To use inference skills to answer questions
To identify and understand the meaning of new vocabulary
To identify the features of a book review
To use evidence from the text to justify my answer

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Lobo’s pack

Writing – Persuasive Writing

To write a range of persuasive sentences
To plan a persuasive speech
To write a persuasive speech
To write and edit a persuasive speech

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how to choose between using nouns and pronouns including possessive pronouns (Year 4)

Spellings

To identify the ay sound spelt ei, eigh or ey

Vocabulary

Strength
Knowledge
Various

Week 3

Wolves of Currampaw

Reading

To sequence events successfully
To explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases
To summarise a text
Spring Assembly
To discuss an author’s vocabulary choices

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Seton

Writing – Diary

To publish my work
To plan a diary entry
To write a diary entry
Spring Assembly
To write an alternative diary

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall the difference between main and subordinate clauses (Year 3)

Spellings

To explain the possessive apostrophe

Vocabulary

Business
Allegiance
Aspire

Week 4

Wolves of Currampaw

Reading

To make an effective prediction
To discuss the style of the author
To put events in chronological order
To discuss how words and phrases impact the audience
To infer explaining vocabulary choices

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Ending in the Style of the Author

To plan an alternative ending
To write the opening section of an alternative ending
To write the main body of an alternative ending
To write the resolution of an alternative ending
To edit my work effectively

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise sentences written in different tenses (including present perfect) (Year 2 + 3)
To use apostrophes to mark plural possession (Year 3)

Spellings

To explain homophones or near-homophones

Vocabulary

Wound
Wrath
Worthy

Week 5

Wolves of Currampaw

Reading

To empathise with a character
To identify the features of a monologue
To retrieve the features of a monologue
To infer a narrative from pictures

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Lobo and you

Writing – Monologue

To write emotive sentences
To plan a monologue
To write a monologue
To continue writing a monologue

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss verb inflections. When we add ed to walk, or change mouse to mice¸ This change of morphology produces an inflection of the basic word which has special grammar e.g. dogs is an inflection of dog. Went is an inflection of go (Year 4)

Spellings

To explain homophones or near-homophones

Vocabulary

Sanctuary
Gratitude
Linger

Summer - First half term

Week 1

Guard Wolf in Siberia
Winter’s Wolf

Reading

To analyse and understand a poem
To read and analyse the vocabulary in the poem
To discuss and justify the themes of a poem
To make inferences about the poem
To compare a poem to other text types

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Poetry Writing

To discuss the meaning within a poem
To plan a poem in the style of the author
To write a poem in the style of the author
To edit and improve a poem
To perform a poem

Punctuation and Grammar

To use a range of expanded noun phrases (Year 4)

Spellings

To discuss the use of the suffix ation

Vocabulary

Enough
Compassion
Clemency

Week 2

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reading

To discuss the language an author uses to describe a setting
To explain the impact language choices have on the reader
To summarise a text
To identify and discuss a theme in the text
To make a prediction

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General reader

Writing – Descriptive and Figurative Language

To discuss the characters and settings of a play
To compare and contrast settings
To write a setting description
To edit and improve a setting description
To argue for or against and idea

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how paragraphs can be used to organise ideas (Year 4)

Spellings

To identify the use of the suffix ation

Vocabulary

Flawless
Imagine
Conjure

Week 3

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reading

To identify and discuss a theme in the text
To identify the vocabulary used in a biased argument
To explore different characters’ points of views
To use evidence to convey a character’s viewpoint
To make a detailed prediction

Purpose and Audience

To argue and persuade
Hermia and Lysanda

Writing – Biased Argument

To generate ideas and consider counter arguments
To write the introduction and first argument
To write a biased argument and conclusion
To edit and improve a biased argument
To publish a biased argument

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise how to use inverted commas correctly (Use a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation with inverted commas)(Year 4)

Spellings

To discuss the use of the suffix ly

Vocabulary

Sincere
Variety
Concur

Week 4

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reading

To identify features of a play script
To analyse the impact of stage directions
To discuss how characters are developed within a play script
To analyse language used and its meaning
To write an effective summary

Purpose and Audience

To inform
New teacher

Writing – Play Script

To plan a play script
To write a play script
To write a play script
To edit and improve a play script
To perform a play script

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall the progressive and perfect tense (Year 2 + 3)

Spellings

To compare the use of the suffixes ly and ally

Vocabulary

Leisure
Vocation
Library

Week 5

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reading

To discuss the themes within a story
To retrieve information from the text
To use evidence to justify my inferences
To give the meaning of words in context
To compare characters within the text through the vocabulary used

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Actors

Writing – Prose Writing

To practise turning a play script into prose
To plan a section of prose
To write a scene of the play in prose
To write a scene of the play in prose
To edit and improve my scene

Punctuation and Grammar

To distinguish between the plural and possessive s (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare the endings sure + ture

Vocabulary

Natural
Saunter
Continue

Week 6

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Reading

To discuss words in context
To infer information
To retrieve information effectively
To discuss a character’s transformation
Reading Assessment

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Story Writing (Magic)

To plan my own short
To write the beginning of my story
To write the main body of my story
To write the resolution of my story
Reading Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the use of determiners (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare the endings sure + ture

Vocabulary

Burden
Justice
Accident

Week 7

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Snake

Reading

To analyse and discuss a poem
To read and analyse vocabulary in a poem
To discuss and justify the themes of a poem
To make inferences about a poem
Sports Day

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Poetry readers

Writing – Poetry Writing

To listen and discuss the mood of a poem
To identify how fear is created in a poem
To plan how to create fear in a poem
To write in the style of Emily Dickinson
Sports Day

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify prepositions and their role within a sentence
(links a following noun, pronoun or noun phrase to some other word in a sentence)
Look how they are different to adverbs and how before or since can act as prepositions or conjunctions (Year 3)

Spellings

To add suffixes beginning with vowels to polysyllabic words

Vocabulary

Description
Trait

Summer - Second half term

Week 1

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To identify the features of a biography
To discuss the meaning of words in context
To retrieve information from the text
To make a prediction

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Year 4 historians

Writing – Biography/fact file (own Roman General)

To plan a short fact file
To write a section of a short fact file
To write a section of a short fact file
To edit and improve a fact file

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall Word families based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning (e.g solve, solution, solver, dissolve, insoluble) (Year 3)

Spellings

To compare the ay sound spelled ei, eigh or ey

Vocabulary

Profession
Contemporary
Infamous

Week 2

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To identify features of an autobiography
To sequence the events of a text
To discuss the impact vocabulary choices have on the reader
To retrieve information effectively
To skim and scan effectively

Purpose and Audience

To explain
Year 4 geographers

Writing – Autobiography

To plan an autobiography
To write an autobiography
To continue to write an autobiography
To edit and redraft an autobiography
To publish an autobiography

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify possessive pronouns (Year 4)

Spellings

To discuss the gue and que sounds

Vocabulary

Volatile
Abandon
Smouldering

Week 3

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To identify the features of an explanation text
To make a prediction using key evidence
To analyse the vocabulary used within a text
To infer using evidence from the text
To skim and scan effectively

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Explanation (own animal – link to animals topic)

To research and gather key information writing effective sentences
To plan an explanation text
To write an explanation text
To write an explanation text
To edit and improve an explanation text

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall conjunctions adverbs and prepositions (Year 3)

Spellings

To identify additional spellings + revision

Vocabulary

Diligent
Perplexed
Noteworthy

Week 4

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To explore the meaning of vocabulary used in the text
To analyse a character
To discuss the genre of writing and make comparisons
To explain the meaning of words in context
To summarise key events

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Emperor Vespasian

Writing – Detective and Mystery Writing

To identify suspense in detective and mystery writing
To discuss the use of dialogue in detective and mystery writing
To plan a piece of detective and mystery writing
To write a detective and mystery story (over 2 days if not finished)
To edit and improve a detective and mystery story

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise how to recognise and write fronted adverbials (Year 4)

Spellings

To discuss the prefix bi

Vocabulary

Privilege
Labour
Actual

Week 5

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To identify features of a persuasive text
To empathise with a character by using retrieval
To use inference to understand why a character acts like they do
To give the meaning of different words

Purpose and Audience

To inform and show emotion
General reader

Writing – Persuasive Writing

To write a range of persuasive phrases
To plan a persuasive text
To write a persuasive text
To edit and improve a persuasive text

Punctuation and Grammar

To expand noun phrases by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases (Year 4)

Spellings

To analyse the spelling when the ending sounds like shun

Vocabulary

Nimble
Surprise
Bellow

Week 6

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To infer how a character feels from the text evidence
To discuss the impact language has on the reader
To discuss contrast
To discuss the impact a contrast in vocabulary has
To make a detailed prediction with justifications

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Flavia

Writing – Emotive Recount

To identify the features of an emotive recount
To plan an emotive recount
To write an emotive recount
To write an emotive recount
5. To edit and improve an emotive recount

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise determiners (Year 4)

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Treacherous
Cultivate
Opposite

Week 7

Secrets of Vesuvius

Reading

To make a prediction
To retrieve information using skimming and scanning
To identify contrasting information
To analyse the difference between fact and opinion
To write an effective summary

Purpose and Audience

To argue and debate
Flavia and her friends

Writing – Balanced Argument

To identify the features of a balanced argument
To plan a balanced argument
To write the introduction and for paragraphs
To write the against paragraphs and conclusion
To edit and improve a balanced argument

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise a range of SPaG terminology

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Consequence
Endeavour
Famous

Autumn 1

Tudor Rose

Vanishing Rainforest

Ride of Passage film

Monologue
Character description
Speech writing
Historical writing
Persuasive letter
Information text
Character and Setting description

Autumn 2

Ride of Passage film

Journey to the River Sea

David Attenborough documentary writing

Retell a story
Emotive letter
Descriptive narrative
Letter of Complaint
Narrative writing from different viewpoints
Adventure story
Documentary writing

Spring 1

Fantastic Mr Fox play

Presents from my Aunt in Pakistan ( Poetry)

My Country ( Poetry)

Play script
Speech writing
Adventure story
Alternative ending
Poetry writing
Poetry writing

Spring 2

Wolves of Currumpaw

Leaflet
Persuasive writing
Diary
Ending in the style of the author
Monologue
Poetry

Summer 1

A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream

Snake

Descriptive and Figurative language
Biased Argument
Playscript
Prose writing
Story writing
Poetry

Summer 2

Secrets of Vesuvius

Biography/Factfile
Autobiography
Explanation
Detective and mystery story
Persuasive writing
Emotive recount
Balanced Argument

Year 5

Autumn - First half term

Week 1

Varjak Paw

Reading

To make a prediction
To retrieve evidence
To use inference to understand a character
To discuss an important elder in my life

Purpose and Audience

To empathise/describe
Child reader

Writing – Prediction, Character description

To write expanded noun phrases
To analyse character traits
To consider how Varjak’s emotions change
To write a character description

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how to use fronted adverbials effectively (Year 4)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Vocabulary

Pelt
Companion
Strength

Week 2

Varjak Paw

Reading

To discuss vocabulary to make inferences
To explain the meaning of words in context
To put events in chronological order
To empathise with a character
To analyse the author’s use of language

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Themselves

Writing – Monologue

To plan a monologue
To write a monologue
To plan an alternative monologue
Wo write an alternative monologue
To edit my work effectively

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify subordinating and coordinating conjunctions (Year 3)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Vocabulary

Simultaneously
Dwell
Nimble

Week 3

Varjak Paw

Reading

To identify the features of a balanced argument
To analyse the impact of technical vocabulary
To write a summary
To retrieve information
To infer effectively using evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To inform/debate
A child

Writing – Prediction, Character description

To plan a balanced argument
To write the introduction and for paragraph
To write the against paragraph and conclusion
To edit and improve a balanced argument
To publish a balanced argument

Punctuation and Grammar

To demonstrate how to use relative pronouns and relative clauses (who, which, where, when, whose, that, or an omitted relative pronoun) (Year 5)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Vocabulary

Consequence
Alternate
Concur

Week 4

Varjak Paw

Reading

To identify the features of suspense writing
To use inferences to discuss a character
To analyse the author’s use of vocabulary and language
To give the meaning of words in context
To analyse a change in character

Writing – Suspense Story

To write a range of suspense sentences
To plan a piece of suspense writing
To write a suspenseful narrative
To write a suspenseful narrative
To edit and improve the language choices within the narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss modal verbs and the scales of likelihood (Year 5)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Vocabulary

Lurk
Burden
Conjure

Week 5

Beowulf

Reading

To make a prediction
To discuss and debate traits of a character
To justify inferences using evidence from the text
National Poetry Day
Harvest Festival

Writing – Balanced Argument

To discuss and debate traits of a character (plan)
To write a balanced argument
To write a balanced argument
National Poetry Day
Harvest Festival

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify and use embedded clauses in writing (Year 5)

Spellings

To analyse different sounds of ough

Vocabulary

Inevitable
Inferior
Obstinate

Week 6

Beowulf

Reading

To explain the meaning of words in context
To identify the features of a diary
To explain the thoughts and feelings of a character
To infer information from the text
To define words in context

Purpose and Audience

To inform, reflect on events
Beowulf (himself)

Writing – Diary

To edit a biased argument
To analyse the thoughts and feelings of characters
To develop a character through a diary entry
To write an alternative diary entry
To edit and improve a diary entry

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the differences between reported and direct speech (Year 4)

Spellings

To analyse different sounds of ough

Vocabulary

Acrid
Shirk

Week 7

Beowulf

Reading

To identify the features of a traditional story
To analyse an author’s language choices
To infer information from the text
To sequence events
Reading Assessment

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Reader

Writing – Historical Story Writing

To make a detailed prediction with evidence about the next Beowulf legend
To plan a legend in the style of Beowulf
To write a legend in the style of Beowulf
To write a legend in the style of Beowulf
Reading Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (e.g later), place (e.g nearby) and number (e.g secondly) or tense choices (e.g he had seen her before)

Spellings

To identify silent letters

Vocabulary

Yield
Wretched

Autumn - Second half term

Week 1

Anglo Saxon Boy

Reading

To identify the features of a letter of complaint
To use inference to discuss a character in more detail
To give the meaning of words in context
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To persuade/inform
Harold Godwinson

Writing – Letter of Complaint

To make a detailed prediction about the text
To plan a letter of complaint
To write the opening of a letter of complaint
To edit a letter of complaint ensuring formal language has been used

Punctuation and Grammar

To indicate degrees of possibility using modal verbs (e.g. might, should, will, must) (Year 5)

Spellings

To recognise spellings that change nouns to verbs

Vocabulary

Careering
Inept
Represent

Week 2

Anglo Saxon Boy

Reading

To retrieve information from the text
To explore a character’s feelings in a text and make comparisons
To justify my inferences using evidence from the text
To explain the meaning of words in context
To infer a character’s feelings using evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To inform/entertain
Child reader

Writing – Charcter Decription

To empathise with Magnus’ character
To write a character description
To plan an alternative character description
To write an alternative character description
To edit a character description

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise articles and determiners (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare endings that sound the same but are spelt differently

Vocabulary

Rigorous
Reluctant
Perhaps

Week 3

Anglo Saxon Boy

Reading

To identify the features of a formal report
To make predictions using evidence from the text
To explain how a character is feeling using retrieval skills
To infer how a character is feeling from the text
To sequence events in a text

Purpose and Audience

To inform/recount events
Harold

Writing – Formal Report Writing

To plan a formal report
To write a range of formal sentences
To write a formal report
To write a formal report
To edit and rewrite a paragraph

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise when to use nouns and pronouns
To identify expanded noun phrases (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare endings that sound the same but are spelt differently

Vocabulary

Melancholy
Merchant
Vindictive

Week 4

Anglo Saxon Boy

Reading

To practise retrieval skills
To infer a character’s feelings using evidence from the text
To analyse an author’s use of language
To sequence events from a text
To use skimming and scanning to retrieve information

Purpose and Audience

To inform/entertain
Child reader

Writing – Historical Story Writing

To generate a range of rich vocabulary
To plan a historical narrative
To write a historical narrative
To write a historical narrative
To edit the opening and conclusion to the historical narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify prepositions within a text
To differentiate between adverbials of time, place and number (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare endings that sound the same but are spelt differently

Vocabulary

Robust
Physical
Anticipation

Week 5

Anglo Saxon Boy publishing/A Christmas Carol

Reading

To analyse the author’s word choices
To explain a character’s thoughts and feelings
To examine a central theme of a text
To explain a character’s thoughts and feelings
To use evidence to justify my inferences

Purpose and Audience

To describe
Fiction readers

Writing – Historical Story

To write a final draft
To publish a historical narrative
To generate ideas or a detailed setting description
To write a setting description
To edit and improve the language used within the setting description

Punctuation and Grammar

To use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis (Year 5)

Spellings

To recognise adverbs of possibility

Vocabulary

Allegiance
Arrogant
Blunder

Week 6

A Christmas Carol

Reading

To analyse the author’s word choices
To analyse the author’s word choices
To discuss a character’s feelings
To write a summary
To retrieve, deduce and infer meaning from a text

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Actors

Writing – Play Script

To identify and discuss features of a play script
To plan a play script
To write a play script
To write a play script
To edit and improve the stage directions and dialogue within a play script

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall devices used to build cohesion in a paragraph (e.g. firstly, after) (Year 5)

Spellings

To recognise adverbs of time

Vocabulary

Mortal
Ignorant
Device

Week 7

A Christmas Carol

Reading

To order events chronologically
To explain a character’s thoughts and feelings
To recall and retrieve information from the text
To discuss how a character has developed throughout the text
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To entertain/inform
Fiction reader

Writing – Character Description

To plan a character’s backstory
To write a character’s backstory
To edit and improve the sentence structure within a character’s backstory
To write creatively

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss a range of tenses (including perfect and progressive (Year 2 + 3)

Spellings

To identify words ending in ious

Vocabulary

Sullen
Obnoxious
Odious

Spring - First half term

Week 1

Skellig

Reading

To make predictions based on the front cover (then read)
To explore how a writer creates imagery through their vocabulary choices
To identify key features of an information booklet
To discuss words in context
To sequence events correctly

Purpose and Audience

To inform/describe
Child reader

Writing – Figurative Language/Setting Description/Information booklet

To create a bank of figurative language
To write a setting description
To plan an information booklet
To write an information booklet
To write an information booklet

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify how commas are used to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity (Year 5)

Spellings

To compare words ending in cial and tial

Vocabulary

Derelict
Meagre
Primitive

Week 2

Skellig

Reading

To discuss the language an author uses to portray various characters
To infer a character’s thoughts and feelings
To support inferences with evidence from the text
To identify the impact words have on the reader
To skim and scan effectively

Purpose and Audience

To inform
National Geographic readers

Writing – Information Text

To edit and improve my writing

To plan a character description

To write a character description

To edit and rewrite a paragraph

Punctuation and Grammar

To convert noun or adjectives into verbs using suffixes (e.g – ate; -ise;- ify (Year 5)

Spellings

To identify when we use ent, ence or ency

Vocabulary

Impede
Placid
Inaugural

Week 3

Skellig

Reading

To analyse a poem
To write an effective summary
To compare formal and informal language
To explain the importance of the author’s language choices
To infer information and justify it using evidence from the text

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Parents

Writing – Balanced Argument

To analyse a poem
To plan a balanced argument
To write a balanced argument
To edit and improve my writing
To argue my opinion effectively

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss verb prefixes (e.g dis-, de-, mis-, over- and re-) (Year 5)

Spellings

To explain when words can end in ation

Vocabulary

Insinuate
Increase
Stifle

Week 4

Skellig

Reading

To analyse an author’s style
To discuss the main themes within a text
To answer a range comprehension questions
To infer information using evidence from the text
To reflect on character transformation

Purpose and Audience

To entertain/style of the author
Skellig readers

Writing – Alternative Ending

To publish a balanced argument
To plan phrase in the style of the author
To write a final chapter in the style of the author
To write a final chapter in the style of the author
To edit and improve my work

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall relative pronouns and relative clauses (Year 5)

Spellings

To explain when we add suffixes

Vocabulary

Vacate
Entire
Limb

Week 5

The Ballad of Dick Turpin

Reading

To analyse the beginnings of a narrative poem
To infer and retrieve information
To use evidence to justify inferences
To retrieve and infer information
To analyse the characters in a narrative poem

Purpose and Audience

To empathise
Poetry readers

Writing – Narrative Poetry + Perspective Writing

To analyse different rhyming patterns in a poem
To turn poetry into prose
To write from the perspective of the soldiers
To write from the perspective of the soldiers
To contrast the story from a range of perspectives

Punctuation and Grammar

To use parenthesis (brackets, dashes and commas) correctly (Year 5)

Spellings

To discuss the use of hyphens

Vocabulary

Vessel
Subsequent
Grief

Week 6

The Ballad of Dick Turpin

Reading

To analyse a protagonist
To discuss a range of characters
To analyse how the author uses language to describe nature and weather creating suspense
To answer a range of questions on the Highwayman

Purpose and Audience

To entertain/build tension
Child readers

Writing – Ghost Story

To plan a ghost story
To introduce the protagonist of a ghost story
To build tension in the main body of a ghost story
To write the ending of a ghost story
Reading Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To describe the use of bullet points in different texts
To revise devices used to build cohesion within a paragraph (Year 5)

Spellings

To compare the history of spelling words

Vocabulary

Mariner
Maroon
Seldom

Spring - Second half term

Week 1

The Arrival

Reading

To explore and discuss a picture book
To discuss themes and ideas within a text
To summarise events within a text using bullet points
To interpret and discuss the protagonist’s feelings

Purpose and Audience

To empathise/inform
Themselves 1^st person

Writing – Perspective Writing

To read and interpret a picture book with attention and detail
To explore key themes within a text
To write from a character’s perspective
To write from a character’s perspective

Punctuation and Grammar

To demonstrate how to use relative pronouns and relative clauses
To discuss subordinating conjunctions (Year 5)

Spellings

To identify spellings with double letters

Vocabulary

Obsolete
Sanctuary
Perhaps

Week 2

The Arrival

Reading

To discuss how a character changes within a text
To use inference to discuss a character’s feelings
To make a prediction about the ending of a text
To discuss character development through the book

Purpose and Audience

To entertain/describe
Child reader

Writing – Narrative Writing

To plan a piece of narrative based on a picture book
To write the opening to a narrative
To write the main body of a narrative
To write the ending of a narrative
World Book Day

Punctuation and Grammar

To explain the ways in which semi-colons can be used (Year 6)

Spellings

To identify spellings with double letters

Vocabulary

Clemency
Unscathed
Hostile

Week 3

Holes

Reading

To discuss the features of a persuasive text
To make inferences about the text
To explain the meaning of words in context
To retrieve and infer information
To write an effective summary

Purpose and Audience

To persuade and inform
Judges

Writing – Persuasive Text

To discuss how the author’s language choices influence the setting
To plan a persuasive text
To write a persuasive text
To write a persuasive text
To edit and improve a persuasive text

Punctuation and grammar

To discuss the use of commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity (Year 5)

Spellings

To recognise silent letters

Vocabulary

Residence
Wholesome
Regular

Week 4

Holes

Reading

To order significant events in a text
To retrieve information from the text
To discuss the author’s language choices
To justify my inferences using evidence from the text
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To reassure
Parents

Writing – Letter in Role

To identify the features of a letter in role
To write a letter in role 1
To write a letter in role 2
To edit my letter
To publish a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify the difference between modal verbs used for possibility and certainty
To recognise how adverbs can indicate possibility (Year 5)

Spellings

To discuss words starting with -acc

Vocabulary

Mention
Trait
Futile

Week 5

Holes

Reading

To analyse Sachar’s use of vocabulary and language
To recap the features of a play script
To make a prediction
To discuss a character’s transformation
To analyse an author’s word choices

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Actors

Writing – Publishing + Play script

To write an alternative letter
To plan a play script
To write a play script
To write a playscript
To finish and edit my writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recall apostrophes for omission and possession (Year 4)

Spellings

To identify words which have ei after c

Vocabulary

Radiating
Nauseous
Enough

Summer - First half term

Week 1

Holes

Reading

To discuss what makes a story captivating and suspense filled
To justify my inferences
To discuss the language used within the text
To answer a range of comprehension questions
To discuss the historical context of Holes (Put this in whatever place is needed)

Purpose and Audience

Debate
The audience

Writing – Debate

To discuss the topic of a speech
To prepare a speech for a debate
To write a speech for a debate
To deliver a speech in a debate
To experience a live debate

Punctuation and Grammar

To recap devices to build cohesion within a paragraph (Year 5)

Spellings

To identify words which have ie after c

Vocabulary

Distraught
Quench
Wince

Week 2

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Reading

To make predictions (front cover)
To discuss the narrator
to retrieve information
To use empathy to discuss characters
To order events effectively

Purpose and Audience

To entertain/inform
Themselves

Writing – Diary Entries – Chapter 1-5

To make a detailed prediction (empty chair)
To write a range sentences ( relative clauses, adverbial and prepositional phrases)
To write a diary entry (narrator)
To write a diary entry from another perspective (Ahmet)
To edit a diary entry

Punctuation and Grammar

To demonstrate how to punctuate speech correctly (Year 3)
To use an appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare a variety of suffices

Vocabulary

Article
Vital
Probably

Week 3

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Reading

To understand the experience of refugees
To use evidence to justify inferences
To justify personal views on a text
To explain a character’s thoughts and feelings
To analyse the author’s use of language

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and empathise with a character
Child reader
Write from Ahmet’s perspective about his journey to England

Writing – 1^st person story

To plan a first person narrative
To write the opening of a first person narrative
To write the main body of a first person narrative
To write the ending of a first person narrative
To edit and improve a first person narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify the difference between plural and possessive s (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare a variety of suffixes

Vocabulary

Decision
Description
Diligent

Week 4

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Reading

To discuss the main themes of a book
To retrieve and record key information
To give the meaning of words in context
To discuss character transformation using inference

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
The general reader

Writing – Write a Chapter in the Style of an Author

To discuss a character through their dialogue
To plan an additional chapter
To write an additional chapter in the style of the author
To write an additional chapter in the style of the author
To edit my writing effectively

Punctuation and Grammar

To give examples of fronted adverbials (Year 4)
To link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time, place, number and tense choice (Year 5)

Spellings

To discuss suffixes that sound like shun

Vocabulary

Concealed
Futile
Elaborate

Week 5

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Reading

To discuss the features of a formal letter
To empathise with the characters
To analyse the author’s word choices
To summarise effectively
To retrieve information

Purpose and Audience

To inform/persuade
The Queen
Write the letter that Alexa is going to send

Writing – Formal Letter

To use a range of persuasive techniques to plan a formal letter
To write a formal letter
To write a formal letter
To edit a formal letter
To discuss rhetoric and plan a positively biased news story

Punctuation and Grammar

To use different examples of parenthesis (Year 5)
To show how to use commas to clarify meaning and avoid ambiguity (Year 5)

Spellings

To identify a range of prefixes

Vocabulary

Companion
Strength

Week 6

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Reading

To order events from a text
To examine how the author creates atmosphere
To explore the purpose of a newspaper report
To write a prediction
Reading Assessment

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Newspaper readers

Writing – Newspaper

To write a range of witness statements
To write the orientation
To write the main body of a newspaper
To write the reorientation and edit a newspaper
Reading Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss word families based on common words (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare the history of a range of spelling words

Vocabulary

Covet
Endeavour

Week 7

The Boy at the Back of the Classroom

Reading

To infer from the text
To identify the features of an explanation text
To understand the narrator’s thoughts and feelings
To retrieve information from the text

Purpose and Audience

To Explain
Churchfields Infants School

Writing – Newspaper + Explanation Text

To publish a newspaper article
To plan an explanation text
To write an explanation text
To edit an explanation text

Punctuation and Grammar

To convert noun or adjectives into verbs using suffixes (Year 5)
To discuss verb prefixes

Spellings

To compare the history of a range of spelling words

Vocabulary

Various
Companion

Summer - Second half term

Week 1

The Piano (short film)

Reading

To summarise a story
To reflect on character transformation
To make inferences and predictions ( Nevermoor)
To explain and compare themes within a text

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and describe
Child readers

Writing – Retell the Story

To discuss the plot of a short film
To plan a narrative based on a short film
To write a narrative based on a short film
To write a narrative based on a short film

Punctuation and Grammar

To indicate degrees of possibility using adverbs (e.g. perhaps, surely) (Year 5)

Spellings

To identify silent letters

Vocabulary

Bicycle
Wound
Variety

Week 2

Nevermoor

Reading

To order events
To answer true or false questions about the text
To use inference to consider a character’s traits
To analyse language to portray a character
To retrieve information effectively from the text

Purpose and Audience

To empathise

Writing – Diary

To develop an understanding of the main character
To write a diary entry from the point of view of a character
To create empathy through exploring the thoughts and feelings of characters
To write an alternative diary entry from the point of view of a character

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise relative pronouns and relative clauses (Year 5)

Spellings

To compare the history of a range of spelling words

Vocabulary

Infamous
Cultivate
Abundant

Week 3

Nevermoor

Reading

To discuss the features of an autobiography
To use inference and justify my opinions
To use Point, Evidence, Explain to justify an inference
To explore an understanding of stories set in a parallel world
To discuss the internal feelings of Morrigan (monologue)

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Holidaymakers

Writing – Advertisement

To plan an advertisement for the Hotel Deucalion
To write an advertisement for the Hotel Deucalion
To write and edit an advertisement for the Hotel Deucalion
To develop an understanding of how to present an advert effectively
To free write and predict the next paragraph of the story

Punctuation and Grammar

To indicate degrees of possibility using adverbs (Year 5)
To indicate degrees of possibility using adverbs (Year 5)

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Profession
Aspire
Vocation

Week 4

Nevermoor

Reading

To discuss the language used in an advertisement
To develop an understanding of what to include in an advert to persuade the reader
To give the meaning of words in context
To make effective inferences
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Purpose and Audience

To inform and entertain
New class teacher

Writing – Autobiography

To plan an autobiography
To write an autobiography
To write an autobiography
To edit and redraft an autobiography
To publish an autobiography of how to present an advert effectively

Punctuation and Grammar

To use a range of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
To identify main and subordinate clauses (Year 3 and 4)

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Wrath
Worthy
Lavish

Week 5

Nevermoor

Reading

To identify features of journalistic writing
To sequence events
To analyse character development
To infer to make judgements on characters

Purpose and Audience

To inform

Writing – Trial Account (Journalistic writing – like a sports report)

To write a range of descriptive sentences
To plan a trial account
To write a trial account
To write a trial account

Punctuation and Grammar

To write sentences in the perfect and progressive tense (Year 2 & 3)

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Conceal
Persecute
Loathe

Week 6

Nevermoor

Reading

To make a prediction
To discuss fear and how Morrigan overcomes it
To infer what happened in the trial
To discuss how to create effective characters

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Child readers

Writing – To write in the Style of the Author

To plan an opening to a story
To write the opening
To write the main body
To write the resolution
To edit a chapter

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise a range of adverbials indicating time, place and number or tense choice (Year 5)

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Unscathed
Obliged
aspired

Week 7

Nevermoor

Reading

To discuss how to create magical worlds and settings
To discuss language used within fantasy stories
To make an effective prediction
To retrieve information
To discuss the themes within a text

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Child readers

Writing – Magical Story

To plan a magical story
To write the opening to their story
To write the main body of their story
To write the ending of their story
To edit and improve the magical story

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the difference between phrases and clauses (Year 3)

Spellings

Class revision

Vocabulary

Conjure
Treacherous
Predicament

Autumn 1

Varjak Paw

Beowulf

Character description
Monologue
Balanced argument
Suspense story
Balanced argument
Diary
Historical story writing
Recount

Autumn 2

Anglo Saxon Boy

A Christmas Carol

Letter of complaint
Character description
Report writing
Historical story writing
Setting descriptions
Play script
Character description

Spring 1

Skellig

The Ballad of Dick Turpin

Imagery and figurative writing
Information leaflet
Balanced argument
Writing in the style of an author
Narrative poetry
Tension writing ghost story

Spring 2

The Arrival

Holes

Perspective writing
Narrative writing
Persuasive leaflet
Letter in role
Play script

Summer 1

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Character descriptions
Newspaper
Explanation
Persuasive leaflet
Prediction, character description
Mystery story writing

Summer 2

The Piano (short film)

Nevermore: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

Retell the story
Balanced argument
Suspense argument
Letter + Diary
Autobiography
Advertisement
Magical story

Year 6

Autumn - First half term

Week 1

Silver Sword

Reading

To justify inferences using evidence from the text
To write a summary
To justify inferences using evidence from the text
To explain the meaning of words in context
To make a prediction

Vocabulary

Strength
Futile
Consequence

Purpose and Audience

To inform and show contrasts in a character
Joseph Balicki

Writing – Diary

To show empathy through a diary entry
To write an alternative diary entry
To ensure a range of clauses have been used through editing
To write a diary entry
To edit a diary entry

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise relative pronouns and relative clauses (Year 5)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Week 2

Silver Sword

Reading

To retrieve information from a non-fiction text
To skim and scan effectively to find evidence from the text
To examine the author’s intentions
To identify how reported and direct speech contributes to meaning
To retrieve information

Vocabulary

Accident
Endeavour
Vindictive

Purpose and Audience

To inform and recount events
General public under Nazi rule

Writing – Newspaper Account + Character Description

To identify features of a newspaper
To write a headline and orientation
To write witness accounts as reported and direct speech
To write the main body of a newspaper article
To edit and re-write parts that require improvement

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise different word classes (including prepositions) (All Years)
To discuss the difference between conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions (Year 3)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Week 3

Silver Sword

Reading

To summarise events
To infer using Point – Evidence – Explain
To explain how the author develops a character
To discuss how language shows the historical period
To practise comprehension skills

Vocabulary

Smouldering
Unscathed
Residence

Purpose and Audience

To inform and recount events
To describe and highlight characters
General public under Nazi rule

Writing – Newspaper account + Character description

To redraft a newspaper report
To publish a newspaper report
To compare the characters within the Silver Sword
To write a character description
To ensure show not tell has been included through my editing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise and expanded noun phrases (expanded by the addition of modifying adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases e.g. the teacher expanded to: the strict maths teacher with curly hair) (Year 4)

Spellings

To explain homophones

Week 4

Silver Sword

Reading

To compare a character throughout the text
To demonstrate how language develops a character
To justify inferences on two characters
To order the events of a chapter
To retrieve, infer and deduce information

Vocabulary

Volatile
Grief
Anxious

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and show an author’s voice
Reader of Silver Sword

Writing – Story

To plan the next chapter of a story
To write the next chapter of a story
To write the next chapter of a story
To ensure complex sentence structures are accurately punctuated through my editing
To complete a comprehension

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise subordinating and coordinating conjunctions (Year 2)

Spellings

To discuss grammatical terminology

Week 5

Silver Sword

Reading

To explain how an author shows emotion
To give the meaning of words in context
To discuss the features of a poem
To develop an understanding of the rhythm and rhyme of a poem
To show how an author builds contrast

Vocabulary

Obstinate
Simultaneously
Sanctuary

Purpose and Audience

To inform and empathise
General reader

Writing – Diary

To show empathy through a diary entry
To write an alternative diary entry
To practice performing a poem
To perform a poem
To edit and rewrite sections of a diary entry

Punctuation and Grammar

To differentiate between main, subordinate and relative clauses (Year 5)

Spellings

To identify words with the short vowel sound /i/ can be spelled with a y

Week 6

Rose Blanche

Reading

To make predictions
To justify inferences using evidence from the text
To analyse a section of text
Reading Assessment
Spag Assessment

Vocabulary

Treacherous
Conceal
Burden

Purpose and Audience

To describe and inform
General reader

Writing – Setting Description

To analyse a text
To discuss and analyse themes within a text
To write a setting description
Reading Assessment
Spag Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify sentences written in the subjunctive form (Year 6)
Discuss the difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing e.g. If I were or Were they comes in some very formal writing (Contrast with diary writing)

Spellings

To identify words with the long vowel sound /i/ can be spelled with a ‘y’

Week 7

Rose Blanche

Reading

To make a prediction based on previous experience
To complete comprehension questions
To retrieve information
To contrast themes within a text
To infer effectively to answer a range of questions

Vocabulary

Compassion
Nauseous
Ignorant

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and show an author’s voice
Reader of Rose Blanche

Writing – Style of Author Story Writing

To write an alternative setting description
To edit and improve setting description
To develop sentences in the style of the author into a plan for a story.
To write in the style of an author
To write and edit a story in the style of an author

Punctuation and Grammar

To use semi-colons and colons in lists and between independent clauses (Year 6)

Spellings

To identify silent letters

Autumn - Second half term

Week 1

Michelle Magorian by Goodnight Mister Tom

Goodnight Mr Tom

Reading

To retrieve information
To discuss contrast within the text
To identify themes within a text
To analyse a section of the text

Vocabulary

Allegiance
Reluctant
Vacate

Purpose and Audience

To inform
A Year 6 learning about WW2

Writing – Information Text

To plan an information text
To write a section of an information text
To write the next section of an information text
To edit and improve a section of an information text

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise the differences between synonyms and antonyms (Year 6)

Spellings

To discuss the suffix -er -or and -ar

Week 2

Goodnight Mr Tom

Reading

To discuss and analyse language within a text
To discuss and analyse language within a text
To analyse and discuss language within a text
To answer a 3-mark question successfully
To identify the themes within a text

Vocabulary

Mention
Continue
Leisure

Purpose and Audience

To inform and reassure parents
Parent of evacuee

Writing – Informal Letter

To plan an informal letter (letter is going to be written to your parents – use Zach as inspiration) http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/assessment/download/file/09%20KS2%20training%20exercise%201%20Pupil%20A.pdf
To write a part of an informal letter
To complete the informal letter
To edit and improve the sentence structure
To redraft the informal letter

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify sentences written in the active and passive
(e.g. I broke the window in the greenhouse versus The window in the greenhouse was broken (by me)) (Year 6)

Spellings

To identify words ending with -ably

Week 3

Goodnight Mr Tom

Reading

To discuss and analyse how meaning is enhanced within a text
To discuss how characters are portrayed through language choices
To retrieve information from the text
To infer using language from the text to justify my answer
To be able to justify my opinion when answering a big question

Vocabulary

Opposite
Optimist
Trait

Purpose and Audience

To show contrast in characters
Reader of Goodnight Mr Tom

Writing – Comparative Writing

To use characterisation to convey the personality of the character
To plan a comparative piece of writing
To write a comparative piece
To edit and redraft sections of a comparative piece
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Punctuation and Grammar

To use a range of modal and auxiliary verbs (Year 5)
To link ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections (e.g. the use of a of adverbials such as on the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence and ellipsis (Year 6)

Spellings

To discuss words with the suffix –ibly

Week 4

Goodnight Mr Tom

Reading

To discuss and analyse language within a text
To summarise a chapter
To explore and contrast the themes of a chapter
To skim and scan the text for information
To make a prediction

Vocabulary

Justice
Sullen
Inferior

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Reader of Goodnight Mr Tom

Writing – Narrative Writing

To write sentences in the style of Mr Tom and Willie
To convey character through speech
To write a narrative
To write a narrative
To edit and rewrite a section of the narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To distinguish between statements, questions, commands and exclamations (Year 2)
To punctuate bullet points to list information (Year 6)

Spellings

To discuss words with the suffix -ible

Week 5

Goodnight Mr Tom

Reading

To discuss the themes of the book
To analyse a character
To demonstrate a change in character
To justify my inferences
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Vocabulary

Regular
Wholesome
Physical

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Local authority

Writing – Formal Letter

To plan a formal letter (written as the doctor asking The local authority to let Willie stay with Tom)
To write a formal letter
To write a formal letter
To edit and improve a section of the letter
To publish a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise the difference between formal and informal including the subjunctive form (The difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing (e.g. find out- discover; ask for- request; go in- enter)(Year 6)

Spellings

To identify words with the prefix over

Week 6

Goodnight Mr Tom

Reading

To discuss and analyse language within a text
To explain the key themes within the text
To retrieve using evidence from the text
To make a prediction
To explain the meaning of words in context

Vocabulary

Covet
Inevitable

Purpose and Audience

To entertain with suspense
General reader

Writing – Alma Suspense Writing

To plan a piece of suspense writing
To write a suspenseful narrative
To write a suspenseful narrative
To edit and improve the language choices within the narrative
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (e.g. man eating shark versus man-eating shark or recover versus re-cover)(Year 6)

Spellings

To discuss the suffix –ful

Week 7

See Through My Eyes – Karl Nova

Reading

To analyse and discuss a poem
To read and analyse the vocabulary in the poem
To discuss and justify the themes of a poem
To make inferences about the poem
To compare a poem to other text types

Vocabulary

Knowledge
Insinuated
Justice

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Poetry Writing

To identify the features of a range of poetry
To plan a poem in the style of Karl Nova
To write a poem in the style of Karl Nova
To edit a poem in the style of Karl Nova
To perform my poem

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify sentences written in the perfect and progressive tense (Year 2 + 3) To recap relative clauses and relative pronouns (Year 5)

Spellings

To compare words ending in ious

Spring - First half term

Week 1

Coraline

Reading

To analyse the first chapter
To make a prediction
To retrieve information
To answer a 3 mark question successfully
To answer a range of questions

Vocabulary

Entire
Abandon
Rigorous

Purpose and Audience

To inform, empathise and recount events
Coraline

Writing – Diary Entry

To write a diary entry
To write an alternative diary entry
To write a diary entry
To edit and improve diary entries
To complete a reading comprehension

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how suffixes and prefixes change the meaning of words (Year 5)
To discuss the grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare words ending in cial and tial

Week 2

Coraline

Reading

To sequence events
To explain how the author builds suspense through word choices
To make a clear point before providing effective evidence
To infer how a character is feeling and justify my choices
To analyse a character within the text

Vocabulary

Lurk
Devour
Primitive

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and cause suspense
General reader

Writing – Suspense Writing

To plan descriptive phrases that build suspense
To build suspense through my writing
To build suspense through my writing
To edit and improve a piece of suspense writing
To complete a reading comprehension

Punctuation and Grammar

To distinguish between adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions (Year 3)
Adverbs are used to modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb or even a whole clause
Prepositions links a following noun, pronoun or noun phrase to some other word in the sentence
Conjunctions link two words or phrases together

Spellings

To identify when we use ent, ence or ency

Week 3

Coraline

Reading

To identify the features of a monologue
To explain how dialogue develops a character
To give the meaning of words in context
SPaG Assessment
Reading Assessment

Vocabulary

Alternate
Clemency
Anticipation

Purpose and Audience

To show contrasting emotions in a character
The audience/reader

Writing – Monologue

To plan a monologue
To write comparatively through a monologue
To edit and improve a monologue
Reading Assessment
SpaG Assessment

Punctuation and Grammar

To revise how apostrophes are used for omission and possession (including exceptions e.g. its and the plural rule) (Year 2+3)
To discuss how word families are based on common words, showing how words are related in form and meaning (e.g solve, solution, solver, dissolve, insoluble) (Year 3)

Spellings

To discuss words ending /shul/ after a vowel letter

Week 4

Coraline

Reading

To make and justify a prediction
To answer 3 mark questions
To explain how the author builds suspense through their word choices
To summarise effectively
To analyse an author’s word choices

Vocabulary

Wretched
Wince
Mortal

Purpose and Audience

To show contrasting emotion between characters
General reader

Writing – Dialogue

To plan a dialogue which conveys a character’s emotions
To convey character’s emotions through speech
To convey a character’s emotions through a speech
To edit and improve a dialogue
To redraft a piece of writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To use semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses (e.g. it’s raining; I’m fed up) (Year 6)
To explain how commas clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity (Year 5)

Spellings

To discuss words ending /shul/ after a vowel letter

Week 5

Coraline

Reading

To justify my inferences
To sequence events from the text
To summarise a chapter succinctly
To explain the impact of the sentence techniques the author has used
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Vocabulary

Remorseful
Confined
Apprehensive

Purpose and Audience

To describe and build atmosphere
General reader

Writing – Descriptive Writing

To publish a piece of writing
To write a precis summarizing key events from Coraline
To plan a piece of descriptive writing
To write descriptively
To edit a piece of descriptive writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise how articles and determiners are used (Year 4)
To recognise fronted adverbials (Year 4)

Spellings

To discuss words which contain ei and ie

Week 6

Poetry revision (If + seasons)

Reading

To discuss the themes within a poem
To discuss the language used within a poem
To compare 2 pieces of poetry
To infer effectively
To answer a range of questions

Vocabulary

Torment
Cascade
Etched

Purpose and Audience

To entertain and cause suspense
General reader

Writing – Free Writing

To plan a piece of narrative writing
To write a piece of narrative
To write a piece of narrative
To edit and improve a narrative
To redraft a narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To recognise the difference between a possessive pronoun and possessive determiner (Year 4)
To give examples writing in the subjunctive form (Year 6)

Spellings

To identify spellings with double letters

Spring - Second half term

Week 1

Shackleton’s Journey

Reading

To discuss the author’s language choices
To write a prediction
To explain the techniques of persuasion
To justify my inferences using evidence from the text

Vocabulary

Various
Prominent
Profession

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Shackleton

Writing – Persuasive Letter

To infer and justify language choices
To identify the characteristics of a crew member
To plan a letter of application
To write a letter of application

Punctuation and Grammar

To identify and use a range of prepositions, adverbials and conjunctions (Year 4)
To give examples of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (Year 2+3)

Spellings

To identify words with the /f/ sound that are spelled ph

Week 2

Shackleton’s Journey

Reading

To explain the meaning of words in context
To answer comprehension questions
To analyse a passage justifying my opinions
To analyse the impact of words in context
World Book Day

Vocabulary

Mariner
Majestic
Maroon

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Crew member

Writing – Diary

To write an emotive journal entry
To plan a descriptive journal entry
To write descriptively
To show character development through a journal entry
World Book Day

Punctuation and Grammar

To distinguish between reported and direct speech (Year 3)
To distinguish between a phrase and clause (Year 4)

Spellings

To identify words with a soft c sound can be spelled ce

Week 3

Shackleton’s Journey

Reading

To analyse an author’s intentions through vocabulary choices
To explain the impact of figurative language
To analyse a passage discussing contrast
To infer meaning from a text
To answer a range of SATS style questions

Vocabulary

Catastrophe
Linger
Possess

Purpose and Audience

To describe a key event and to empathise
General reader

Writing – Emotive Language

To plan a narrative with emotions in mind
To write an emotive recount
To write an emotive recount
To edit and redraft emotive recount
To publish a piece of emotive writing

Punctuation and Grammar

To differentiate between sentences written in the active and passive voice (Year 6)

Spellings

To identify words which can be nouns and verbs

Week 4

Shackleton’s Journey

Reading

To find evidence from the text using skimming and scanning
To justify my inferences using evidence from the text
To infer, retrieve and deduce information from the text
To explain the meaning of words in context
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Vocabulary

Predicament
Ally
Subsequent

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
General reader

Writing – Story Writing

To plan a third person narrative
To write a 3^rd person narrative
To write a 3rd person narrative
To edit and improve a 3rd person narrative
To complete a comprehension

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss the effect of ellipsis (Year 6)
To give examples of how to use parenthesis (Year 5)

Spellings

To discuss words with an /o/ sound can be spelled ou or ow

Week 5

Shackleton’s Journey

Reading

To retrieve information from a text
To write an effective summary.
To analyse words in context
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Vocabulary

Inaugural
Contemporary
Inept
Government

Purpose and Audience

To inspire and persuade
The crew

Writing – Speech Writing

To identify the features of an effective speech
To plan a speech
To write the opening of a speech
To write the main body of a speech
To write the conclusion of a speech

Punctuation and Grammar

To distinguish between verb tenses (progressive, perfect and future)
To identify the subjunctive mood

Spellings

To compare a variety of suffixes

Summer - First half term

Week 1

Shackleton’s Journey

Reading

To answer retrieval questions
To identify the meaning of unfamiliar words
To answer a range of questions about a poem
To answer a range of questions about a poem
To answer a range of SATs style comprehension questions

Vocabulary

Treacherous
Optimist
Endeavour

Purpose and Audience

To inform/persuade
General public/the council

Writing – Biased letter

To plan a biased letter
To write a biased letter
To write a biased letter
To edit and improve a biased letter

Punctuation and Grammar

To use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions with a comma.
To distinguish between formal and informal language.

Spellings

To compare a variety of suffixes

Week 2

Oliver Twist

Reading

To summarise a section of text
To retrieve information from a text
To make an inference using text evidence
To write a prediction.
To discuss vocabulary used within the text

Vocabulary

Persecute
Robust
Abundant

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
Mr Bumble

Writing – Persuasive Letter

To discuss persuasive techniques
To plan a persuasive letter
To write a persuasive letter
To write a persuasive letter
To edit a persuasive narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To use a range of expanded noun phrases
SATS Revision

Spellings

To discuss adverbs synonymous with determination

Week 3

Oliver Twist

Reading

To use Point Evidence Explain
To answer a rage of comprehension questions
To sequence events effectively
To retrieve evidence effectively

Vocabulary

Arrogant
Blunder
Covet

Purpose and Audience

To describe
General readers

Writing – Character + Setting Description

To write a character description.
To plan a descriptive narrative.
To write a descriptive narrative.
To edit a descriptive narrative

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how to effectively use a range of cohesive devices (use of adverbials, repetition of a word or phrase, ellipsis, etc.) (Year 6)

Spellings

To investigate words with origins in other countries

Week 4

SATS Revision

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how to effectively use a range of cohesive devices (use of adverbials, repetition of a word or phrase, ellipsis, etc.) (Year 6)

Week 5

SATS Week

Week 6

Oliver Twist

Reading

To compare the features of tabloids and broadsheets.
To collect evidence from the text
To identify how reported and direct speech contributes to meaning
To justify my inferences
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Vocabulary

Conjure
Plagued
Merchant

Purpose and Audience

To inform
General public

Writing – Newspaper

To write the headline and orientation
To write the main body of a newspaper
To finish writing the main body of a newspaper
To write the reorientation and edit effectively
Play practice

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss figurative language

Spellings

To recognise silent letters

Week 7

Rabbits

Reading

To identify the themes of a book
To give the meaning of words in context
To justify my choices
To answer a range of question types
To answer true or false questions

Vocabulary

Vessel
Represent
Obnoxious

Purpose and Audience

To build atmosphere and to describe
General reader

Writing – Descriptive Writing

To plan a piece of descriptive writing
To write descriptively
To plan a piece of descriptive writing
To write descriptively
Play rehearsal

Spellings

To identify silent letters

Summer - Second half term

Week 1

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Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act 1)

Reading

To discuss the time period of Macbeth
To compare the language used in Shakespeare to modern day
To explain the meaning of words in context
To evaluate the historical period
To contrast themes within the play

Vocabulary

Arrogant
Blunder
Covet

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
To inform
General Reader
Lady Macbeth

Writing – Battle Description + Letter to Lady Macbeth

To learn about the main events and themes in Macbeth
To generate language for a detailed setting description
To write a detailed setting description
To edit a battle scene
To write an informal letter in role

Punctuation and Grammar

To discuss how to use the subjunctive form when writing (Year 6)

Spellings

To compare the history of a range of spelling words

Week 2

Rhos y Gwaliau

Week 3

Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act 2)

Reading

To compare the characters within Macbeth
To write a summary
To write a prediction justifying it with evidence from the text
To explain the meaning of words in context
To discuss the change in characters

Vocabulary

Acrid
Subsequent
Remorse

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
Readers of Macbeth

Writing – Prose Writing

To turn a play script into sentences
To write a scene in prose
To edit and improve a scene

Punctuation and Grammar

To explain the differences between formal and informal writing (Year 4)

Spellings

To compare the history of a range of spelling words

Week 4

Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act 3)

Reading

To discuss the thoughts and feelings of Banquo
To understand the features of a monologue
To sequence events effectively

Vocabulary

Noteworthy
Wrath
Aspire

Purpose and Audience

To inform
The audience

Writing – Monologue (Banquo)

To plan an internal monologue
To write an internal monologue
To write an internal monologue

Punctuation and Grammar

To use semi-colons, colons and dashes in between independent clauses (Year 6)

Spellings

To compare the history of a range of spelling words

Week 5

Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act 4)

Reading

To understand the structure and features of a poem
To discuss character development within a text
To perform a poem

Vocabulary

Gratitude
Impede
Infamous

Purpose and Audience

To entertain
To inform
Readers of Macbeth

Writing – Poetry + instructions (witch’s brew)

To generate ideas for a poem
To write a poem using rhyming couplets
To write an instructional text

Punctuation and Grammar

Revision

Spellings

Class revision

Week 6

Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act 5)

Reading

To justify my inferences with evidence from the text
To discuss the impact of the language and phrases used in Macbeth
To compare the characters within the play
To explain the meaning of words in context
To write a summary

Vocabulary

Ovet
Omniscient
Allegiance

Purpose and Audience

To persuade
The Jury

Writing – Debating – Court Room Trial

To understand the importance of debate
To write formal arguments to be presented in a debate
To debate ideas through drama
To summarise an argument by writing a closing statement

Punctuation and Grammar

Revision

Spellings

Class revision

Week 7

Tales from Outer Surbubia: How to make a Pet

Reading

To identify the features of instructional writing
To discuss the themes within a text
To justify my opinion with evidence from the text
To compare the author’s styles of writing
To answer a range of comprehension questions

Vocabulary

punctual
quench
radiating

Purpose and Audience

To inform
Year 5 pupils

Writing – Instructions ( How to make the perfect year 6 pupil)

To plan a series of instructions
To write a series of instructions
To edit a series of instructions
Play rehearsal

Punctuation and Grammar

Revision

Spellings

Class revision

Autumn 1

Silver Sword

Rose Blanche

Diary
Newspaper account
Character description
Historical story writing
Diary
Setting description
Style of the author

Autumn 2

Goodnight Mr Tom

See through my eyes

Suspense writing
Persuasive letter
Information letter
Information text
Comparative piece
Narrative Writing
Poetry

Spring 1

Coraline

Alma

Diary
Suspense
Monologue
Dialogue
Descriptive writing
Suspense

Spring 2

Shackleton’s Journey

Diary
Emotive language
Story writing
Speech writing
Newspaper report

Summer 1

Oliver Twist

Rabbits

Persuasive letter
Character and setting description
Newspaper
Descriptive writing

Summer 2

Oliver Twist

Macbeth

Tales of Outer Surbibia

Balanced argument
Battle description + letter
Prose
Monologue
Poetry
Instructions