Year Group Intro Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Christmas Revise and apply Spring 1 Spring 2 Easter Revise and apply Summer 1 Summer 2 Transition 5 Chatterboxes & Reading and spelling age tests Non Fiction/ Recounts Narrative Unit/ Myths & Legends Narrative Unit/ Stories from other cultures Non Fiction/ Persuasion Michael Morpurgo – Author study. Short stories & Wreck of the Zanzibar Poetry- Poetry analysis and recital Poetry Writing- Preparing poems to be read out aloud Fantasy Alice in Wonderland/ Literary Heritage/ Film comparison Performance Unit ? SPAG & Etymology Prefixes & Suffixes Revise Spelling Sound spelt y & ou words Revise spelling suffixes- ation & ly words ending sure/ ture Revise spelling - ous Revise spelling- tion/sion/ssion/cian & K spelt ch & sh spelt ch & words ending in ue Revise sc words and eigh/ ey Revise Y3 & 4 homophones & others words that confuse Revise Y3&4 spelling lists and ways of learning spellings Revise apostrophe for omission Revise apostrophe for possession (incl plural words) revise ¾ spelling list and ways of learning spellings Review individual spellings SPAG Revise paragraphs TIPTOP for organising ideas Revise sentences as in Y3 & sentence punc & use of capital letters Recap on direct speech + punc Revise word families and Y3 pronouns + prefixes Recap on all Y3 terminology Discuss dialect verb forms (Y4) Revise fronted adverbials + comma Pronouns for cohesion More subordinating connectives and use of comma to mark clauses Recap on all Y4 terminology Revise diff between plural & possessive s Converting nouns or adjectives into verbs Revise noun phrases (Y4) Introduce relative clauses Revise paragraph organisation and introduce cohesion within paragraphs & between paragraphs Brackets, dashes, commas for parenthesis & commas to clarify meaning Y5 terminology Assessment Focus & Assessment Title WAF- My First Day at PMS (Baseline) Spoken Lang WAF- Pandora’s Box RAF- (Baseline) RAF- Analysis of persuasive adverts/ Christmas songs etc RAF- Character or theme WAF- Instructions RAF- Analysis using CLIPS Spoken language performance WAF- Creative writing- using skills they have learnt for audience and purpose RAF/WAF Spoken Language- Script
Year Group Intro Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Christmas Revise and apply Spring 1 Spring 2 Easter Revise and apply Summer 1 Summer 2 Transition 6 Superheroes War – Memorial/ Leaflets/ Letter/ Retrieving information Christmas Letters to soldiers/ shoe box appeal Mr Men Short stories Revision Revision & SATS Harry Potter- Transition unit looking at skills for KS3 SPA Revise Y3/4 spelling list and ways of remembering spellings Cious/ tious endings Ance/ ence endings Selection from 5/6 list Cial/ tial endings Able/ ible endings Selection from 5/6 list Adding suffixes to fer endings Use of the hyphen words i before e + exceptions Selection from 5/ 6 list Silent letters Selection from 5/ 6 list Review individual spelling logs & progress Ough words Revise all 5/6 list Making spelling posters/ mobiles Spelling bee G Revise paragraphing basics Revise sentence basics Drum in correct use of cap latters Teach ‘subject’ & ‘object’ Cohesion across paragraph Passive voice Introduce semi colons in lists and use of bullet points Teach ‘active’ & ‘passive’ Cohesion within paragraphing Increasing sentence variety Introduce use of colons Teach ‘synonym’ & ‘antonym’ Punctuation for effect Linking beginnings & endings Moving the subordinate clause Sentence variety for effect Revise comma for clauses Teach ‘ellipsis’ Layout & its effects Moving the clause Introduce semi colon to join linked sentences Minor sentences Use of the dash Y6 Developing paragraphs further Sentence structures for formal writing Introduce colon Hyphens to avoid ambiguity Revise all terminology Paragraphing for effect Assessments WAF- The day I woke up with a superpower Biography News report heroic act RAF- SATs paper Superheroes WAF- Letters Poems Diary entries (evaluate and edit) RAF- SATs paper Golden Dreams 2010 WAF- A short story with focus on sentence variety, punc & linking begs and ends -Descriptive character RAF- Rain & Shine (2008) RAF- 2014 SATs paper WAF- Cross curricular for writing evidence RAF- PEE paragraphs on character
Year Group Intro Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Christmas Revise and apply Spring 1 Spring 2 Easter Revise and apply Summer 1 Summer 2 Transition 7 Holes- Whole novel study Reading age & Spelling age tests War? War Poetry pre 1914 Non- fiction Pick up Christmas in the last two weeks Gothic Horror Author Study Spoken Language Unit (Language change) An introduction to Shakespeare (teachers choice some limitations) Author Study Drama- Play and performance SPAG Revise 5/6 spelling list and ways of learning spellings Revise Y5/6 Terminology Continue to revise key terminology &language devices. Using vocabulary and sentence types to suit audience and purpose. Improve vocabulary choice and using sentence variety for effect. Use of sophisticated punctuation for effect. Whole school spelling focus/ Cross- curricular Assessments RAF- Essay on character or theme RAF- Comparison to views on war WAF – Letters to soldiers WAF- Gothic story/ opening WAF- To write an acceptance/ nomination speech or podcast S&L RAF- Analysis of a key scene- focus on language & structure RAF- Write a review on the differences between script and stage (or review of a performance) S&L
Year Group Intro Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Christmas Revise and apply Spring 1 Spring 2 Easter Revise and apply Summer 1 Summer 2 Transition 8 Private Peaceful Reading and spelling age tests Author Study - Morpurgo War? War Poetry pre 1914 Non- fiction Poet Study Pick up Christmas in last 2 weeks The Apprentice Task Literature from other cultures Author Study- Macbeth Film analysis on ACT 2 SCENE 2 Short Stories SPAG Revise 5/6 spelling list and evaluate own spelling strengths and weaknesses Revise Y5/6 Terminology Continue to revise key terminology &language devices. Using vocabulary and sentence types to suit audience and purpose. Improve vocabulary choice and using sentence variety for effect. Use of sophisticated punctuation for effect. Whole school spelling focus/ Cross- curricular Assessments RAF= Question on theme or character Reading age and spelling tests RAF- Comparison to views on war WAF – Letters to soldiers Shoebox appeal WAF- WAF- RAF- Question ‘How tension is created in act 2 scene 2’ Higher ability to complete a comparative essay to film. WAF/ RAF