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English Woodstock CE Primary School
English It is our intention when teaching the English curriculum that our pupils acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to become lifelong learners and linguists. We strive to ensure that all our pupils receive a well-rounded learning experience when reading, writing, speaking and listening which will equip them with the fundamental tools to achieve in the academy and beyond. It is our intention to immerse pupils in the wonders of quality texts to instil a love for reading, a passion for discovery and a confidence to explore their imagination through our text-led English curriculum. English is a core subject of the National Curriculum and a prerequisite for educational and social progress as it underpins the work undertaken in all areas of the curriculum. The acquisition of language and early reading skills are of the upmost importance to us here at Woodstock CE Primary School and therefore the teaching of all aspects English is given a high priority within school. Confidence in basic language skills enables children to communicate creatively and imaginatively, preparing them for their future journey through education and beyond. Phonics Teaching The school follows a rigorous and systematic approach to the teaching of synthetic phonics supported by Ruth Miskin’s ‘Read Write Inc’ phonics scheme of work. Our school’s approach to phonics establishes consistent practice, continuity and progression in the teaching and learning of phonics. In EYFS and KS1 all children receive a daily discrete
phonics and spelling les sons. We use Read, Write Inc (RWI) materials to support the teaching of phonics, ensuring that we adapt our sessions to meet the needs of all children in class. In Years 1 & 2, spelling words are sent home to practise each week.
In KS2, children follow the National Curriculum expectations for spelling through daily spelling activities linked to the Read Write Inc Spelling Scheme. These include dictation exercises, investigations of spelling patterns, focused spelling activities within guided reading provision and weekly spelling lists sent home for important consolidation. Reading Reading is a key tool for life. Teaching children to become confident and fluent readers, by developing a love and passion for reading is a large and exciting part of what we do at Woodstock CE Primary School. We have lots of opportunities for reading exciting books and materials – supported by a rich, well-resourced library. Each week, parents and volunteers listen to children read in school and we ensure reading books are carefully matched to ability. We use Read Write Inc phonics daily across EYFS and KS1 and all pupils will normally have an hour and a half of English related teaching in the morning. This is a mixture of learning about reading, writing and speaking and listening, which includes a variety of text types and genres. A wide range of stories and genres is read frequently in class to inspire a life‐long enthusiasm for books and all that they offer children and adults alike. From Reception onwards, children enjoy regular guided reading sessions using high quality texts that engage the listener, develop a breadth of vocabulary and support ideas for writing. We ensure that children are continually being encouraged to read for pleasure through events such as visiting the local library, author visits, celebrating World Book Day and enjoying bedtime stories.
To develop children’s reading skills in the Early Years and Key Stage 1 we use popular and well-established reading scheme books, which provide the children with reading material that is pitched at exactly the right level. ‘Oxford Reading Tree’ is used as the ‘core resource’, which is supplemented with books from other schemes, for example Tree Tops and Project X, in order to provide an extensive library of books at every stage, to ensure children have a broad and rich reading experience. Writing Writing is an essential part of our curriculum offer and of high importance at Woodstock CE Primary School. In EYFS children learn how to hold a pencil correctly and begin to form letters, words and sentences. From Reception, children are introduced to a joined style of handwriting as soon as the child is able to correctly form letters, with the expectation that during Key Stage 1 most will be able to write neatly and fluently. During Key Stage 2 the children will be working towards earning their ‘Pen License’. The teaching of writing in our school adopts a range of known successful approaches, including text-led writing, Talk for Writing approach, employing the three stages of imitation, innovation and invention to range of non-fiction and fiction genres; and explicit teaching of spelling, grammar and punctuation. The children are continuously being encouraged to plan, draft and edit their work. Writing is always taught in context and where appropriate links are made to our curriculum topics; finding real-life purposes for children’s writing to enthuse and engage them. An example of this is Year 6 pupils writing speeches around the theme of Winston Churchill as part of the annual Blenheim Palace Public Speaking Competition. The children learn the ‘skills’ needed for the different genres and teachers engage the children through topic links, film, drama, Talk for Writing strategies and exciting ‘Curriculum Theme’ days. Speaking & Listening We support our children in developing the skills necessary to read, write and speak fluently to communicate their ideas and emotions. Through our exciting and engaging curriculum, we actively encourage our children to communicate their thoughts and ideas. Children are given the opportunity to reflect on both their learning and feelings.
CYCLE A: Years 1 & 2
Theme Autumn Term: Into the Woods Spring Term: Passport to Britain Summer Term: Memory Lane
Key Texts
Genres/ Text Types
Traditional Tales Persuasion Poetry
Non Chronological Report Stories from Other Cultures Stories with a historical theme
Recount Poetry
Outcome Write own innovated version of a traditional Tale
Conservation project Poem about Christmas
Written report about a UK country
Write a section of own story Write own Magic Key story Recount of Ridgeway trip Friendship poem writing
Grammar & Punctuation
Capital letters and full stops Past tense – Traditional story openings Adjectives – describing a story character Using ‘and’ Coordination in sentences Noun phrases
Revise capital letters and full stops exclamation marks question marks Ask questions about what needs to change. Using capital letters for the names of people, places, days of the month/ week and the pronoun ‘I’ Sentence forms: Statement Link to the text
Capital letters and full stops Conjunctions Factual writing. Vocab Sentence types Clear and concise statements to convey information. Adverbs
Contractions/ apostrophes The possessive apostrophe Story telling language. Time conjunctions
Noun, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Proper nouns/ capital letters Sentence types Past tense/ present tense including –ed suffix rules Apostrophes/ commas Conjunctions
Noun, verb, adjective Commas in lists and sentences Comparative and superlative adjectives Past tense Expanded noun phrases Apostrophes for contraction Speech in narrative
Phonics (Y1)
Set 2 sounds
Set 2 sounds Phonics: ea, oi Phonics: a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e Phonics: aw, are Phonics: ur, er, ow Phonics: ai, oa, ew Phonics: ire, ear, ure
Phonics: ay,ai and a-e Phonics: ee, ea Phonics: I, igh, i-e, ie, y Phonics: ow, o, oa, o-e Phonics: oo, ew, u-e
Phonics: au, ph, qu Phonics: ir, ur, er Phonics: ir, ou, oy Phonics: air, ar, or, Phonics: ea, oi
Phonics: tion, tious, cious Phonics: a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e Phonics: I, igh, i-e, ie, y Phonics: ow, oo, oo Phonics: aw, are Phonics: ay, ai, a-e Phonics: ire, ear, ure
Spelling (Y1 and Y2)
Double consonants Division of words by syllables -tch and ch v sound at end of words Adding s and es to words
Adding ing after a double consonant Adding the suffix –ing to words ending in e Adding ed Where we double up the consonant then add ed adding ed y for an i Spellings: adding ed/ ends in e so just add d Words ending in er The ge , dge sound Spellings: Adding ing where double consonant
The -ge sound spelt with g/j Soft C The s sound spelt c before e. i and y The n sound spelt kn and gn at the beginning of words The r sound spelt wr at the beginning of words The l sound spelt -le at the end of a word The l sound at the end of a word spelt -el
The l sound spelt -al at the end of a word The igh sound at the end of a word spelt -y Adding es to the end of a noun or verb ending in y changes to i and add es Adding -er, -ed -ing -est to a root word ending in y with a consonant before it Adding -er, -ed -ing -est to a root word ending in -e with a consonant before it
Drop the e add the suffix er est Double the consonant before adding the suffix The or sound spelt a before l and ll The ‘u’ sound spelt ‘o’
The ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ey’ The ‘o’ sound spelt a after w and qu The ‘ur’ sound spelt or Suffixes –ment / -ness (exceptions: argument and root words ending in y with a consonant before but only if the root word has more than one syllable) Words ending in ‘tion’ Homophones and near homophones Contractions The ‘ju’ sound spelt s
Comprehension Texts (DERIC)
Aesop’s Fables
The True Story of The 3 Little Pigs- John Sciewszka The Wolf Story- What Really Happened to Red Riding Hood by Toby Forward The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig
Cops and Robbers by The Ahlbergs Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy Can’t You Sleep Little Bear by Martin Waddell The Flower by John Light
Beegu by Alexis Deacon Emily Browne and The Thing Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Recommended Holiday Read
The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark by Jill Tomlinson The Hodgheg by Dick King-Smith Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
CYCLE A: Years 3 & 4
Theme Autumn Term: Field to Fork Spring Term: Tomb Raiders Summer Term: Europe Explored
Key Texts
Genres/ Text Types
Narrative
Humorous and free verse poetry Discussion
Myth Newspaper report
Performance poetry Stories from other cultures (Journey) Persuasive writing
Narrative Poetry
Outcome
Write an alternative version of The Blind Man and The Hunter
Write own poem linked to Harvest. Write a discussion on local versus imported produce.
Write an ending to own innovated Egyptian myth.
Write a newspaper report on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Create and perform own poem to a wide audience.
Setting description Travel Brochure
Innovated narrative poem
Grammar & Punctuation
Revision: nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs. Revision: punctuation. Punctuating direct speech. Sentences with more than one clause- using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although. Nouns and pronouns- used appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition.
Fronted adverbials. Past tense verbs. Apostrophe-indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns Using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
Extending range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although Choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition Apostrophes Recap on indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns. Fronted adverbials Indicate grammatical and other features by using commas after fronted adverbials.
Using and punctuating direct speech Using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause Extending range of sentences with more than one clause. Editing- focus on verbs. Editing- focus on adjectives/adverbs.
Choose nouns or pronouns appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition. Use of conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause. Use of fronted adverbials. Indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns Using and punctuating direct speech
Homophones Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although. Use of the present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense.
Spelling
Prefixes dis/in Prefix im Suffix -ous Suffix -ly Suffix -ture Adding ‘ation’ to verbs to form nouns
Words with k sound spelt ‘ch’ Words with the sh sound spelt ch Suffix ion Suffix ian Prefix re Prefix anti
Suffix -sure Prefix auto Prefixes inter/sub Words with the ‘ay’ sound Words ending in ‘ous’ Words with the s sound spelt ‘sc’
Zhun spelt sion Adding il and revising un, in, mis, dis The c sound spelt que The g sound spelt gue Adding ir to words beginning with r
Homophones and near homophones The suffix ‘-ation’ The suffix ‘-ly’ The use of im rather than in before a root word beginning with m or p
The use of ir rather than in before a root word beginning with r. The use of il rather than in before a root word beginning with ‘I’. The prefix auto.
Homophones and near homophones
Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable; The suffix ation. The prefixes ‘dis-‘ ad ‘mis-
Comprehension Texts (DERIC)
Dominic Grows Sweetcorn Farm Boy The Battle of Bubble and Squeak- Phillipa Pearce
Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo Dream Variations by Langston Hughes
The Firework Maker’s Daughter- Phillip Pullman The Witches by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl Revolting Rhymes Something Told The Wild Geese by Rachel Field
The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson The Fishermen and His Wife by Brothers Grimm
Anthony Browne study- Hansel and Gretel, Voices in The Park, The Tunnel
Recommended Holiday Read
Stig of The Dump- Clive King Varjak Paw by SF Said Emil and The Detectives by Erich Kastner
CYCLE A: Years 5 & 6
Theme Autumn Term: Meet the Greeks Spring Term: Amazon Adventure Summer Term: War & Peace
Key Texts
Genres/ Text Types
Narrative: Myths
Non- Chronological Report Poetry
Stories from Other Cultures Persuasion Imagery in Poetry
Plays and Drama Biography/autobiography Narrative Poetry
Outcome Write own Greek Myth NCR- Life in Ancient Greece.
Narrative poem Create a setting description Tourist leaflet
Poem linked to rainforest Script writing Churchill autobiography
Grammar & Punctuation
Direct/indirect speech Simple, compound & complex sentences. Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or with Subjunctive verb forms Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis Use the perfect form of verbs Adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility
Modal verbs Use passive verbs Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing Expanded noun phrases Using a colon Punctuating bullet points
Antonyms Direct/indirect speech Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or with an implied (i.e. omitted) relative pronoun Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis Use the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause
Adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility Modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility Use passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing Expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely Using a colon to introduce a list Punctuating bullet points consistently
conjunctions relative clauses commas adverbials of time, place and number brackets to indicate parenthesis direct and indirect speech
Informal and formal speech structures Modal verbs Dashes to indicate parenthesis
Spelling
Words ending in –cious & -tious. Silent letter b Words ending in –able & -ible Words ending in –ably & -ibly Words ending in -ent Words ending -ant
Words ending in –cial & -tial Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer Revision Use of the hyphen Homophones and near homophones i before e except after c
the letter string –ough. Suffixes -cial Homophones Silent letter g, t Suffixes tial Letter strings –sion says zh
Double consonants Tricky words Prefixes im, pro, quad Suffixes -ant Split digraphs
/shus/ sound spelt -cious /shus/ sound spelt -ious and -tious short ‘I’ spelt with a ‘y’ Long ‘I’ spelt with a ‘y’
Homophones Silent letters Words ending in -ment
Comprehension Texts (DERIC)
Who Let the Gods Out by Maz Evans Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne The Pobble Who Had No Toes by Edward Lear
Farther by Graheme Baker Smith River Boy by Tim Bowler Wonder by RJ Palacio
Great Adventurers by Alastair Humphrey Boy by Roald Dahl The Rainmaker Danced by John Agard
Chamberlain Speech. Anderson Shelters. Evacuees- interviews. In Flanders Fields Street Child by Berlie Doherty
No Ballet Shoes in Syria Pig Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman I am Malala by Malala Yousafazai
Recommended The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin I Was a Rat by Phillip Pullman Call of The Wild by Jack London
Holiday Read
CYCLE B: Years 1 & 2
Theme Autumn Term: Around Our World Spring Term: Castles & Dragons Summer Term: Fighting Fit
Key Texts
Genres/ Text Types
Traditional Tales Non-Chronological Reports
Letter Writing Recount
Instruction writing Fiction Narrative Persuasion Poetry
Outcome
Write a section of own tale Write an animal based NCR
Write a letter to a friend Recount of school nativity
Write a set of instruction Write a story about a dragon Write a story with detail to describe feelings and experiences
Persuade other to make healthy life choices. Sport based poetry.
Grammar & Punctuation
Kung fu punctuation Capital letters and full stops Adjectives Past tense Using ‘and’ Coordination in sentences Noun phrases Exclamation marks
Kung Fu punctuation Sentence forms: Statement Question marks Different sentence types: Command/ Statement/ Exclamation/ Question Tenses Conjunctions
Questions and Statements Expanded Noun phrases Form sentences and recognise key punctuation Sort words into key word groups Recognise and write command sentences Proof read writing
Writing questions Different sentence types Editing and up-levelling writing Proof reading Tenses
Noun, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives Proper nouns/ capital letters Sentence types: Statements, questions, exclamations, commands Past tense/ present tense including –ed suffix rules Apostrophes/ commas Conjunctions
Commas in lists and sentences Comparative and superlative adjectives Speech verbs/ dialogue and punctuation Expanded noun phrases Apostrophes for contraction The possessive apostrophe
Phonics (Y1)
Phonics: Set 2 ay Phonics: Set 2 ee Phonics: Set 2 igh Phonics: Set 2 ow Phonics: Set 2 oo long Phonics: Set 2 oo short Es Phonics: Set 2 ar
Phonics: Set 2 or Phonics: Set 2 air Phonics: Set 2 ir Phonics: Set 2 ou Phonics: Set 2 oy Phonics: Set 2 assessment
Phonics: ea, oi Phonics: a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e Phonics: aw, are Phonics: ur, er, ow Phonics: ai, oa, ew Phonics: ire, ear, ure
Phonics: ay,ai and a-e Phonics: ee, ea Phonics: I, igh, i-e, ie, y Phonics: ow, o, oa, o-e Phonics: oo, ew, u-e
au, ph, qu ir, ur, er ir, ou, oy air, ar, or, ea, oi tion, tious, cious
a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e I, igh, i-e, ie, y ow, oo, oo aw, are ay, ai, a-e ire, ear, ure
Spelling (Y2)
Double consonant at the end of a one syllable word nk’ sound Division of words by syllables Spellings:-tch v sound at end of words Adding s and Adding ing where double consonant
Adding the suffix –ing to words ending in e Spellings: adding ed y for an i Adding ed- rop e add ed Words ending in er The ge , dge sound
The -ge sound spelt with g or j The s sound spelt c before e. i and y The n sound spelt kn and gn at the beginning of words The r sound spelt wr at the beginning of words The l sound spelt -le at the end of a word The l sound at the end of a word spelt -el
The l sound spelt -al at the end of a word The igh sound at the end of a word spelt -y Adding es to the end of a noun or verb ending in y changes to i and add es Adding -er, -ed -ing -est to a root word ending in y with a consonant before it Adding -er, -ed -ing -est to a root word ending in -e with a consonant before it
Drop the e add the suffix er/est Double the consonant before adding the suffix er/est The or sound spelt a before l and ll The ‘u’ sound spelt ‘o’ The ‘ee’ sound spelt ‘ey’ The ‘o’ sound spelt a after w and qu
The ‘ur’ sound spelt or suffixes –ment / -ness Words ending in ‘tion’ Homophones and near homophones Contractions The ‘ju’ sound spelt s
Comprehension Texts (DERIC)
Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
Elmer by David McKee The Very Smart Pea and The Princess to Be by Mini Grey
The Frog Prince by Brothers Grimm
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Gadone
Supertato by Sue Hendra
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Oi Get off Our Train by John Burningham Not Now Bernard by David Mckee
The Trouble With Trolls by Jan Brett The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak
Wolves by Emily Gravett The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
A Good Play, A Swing and My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson Grandpa by John Burningham
Slug Needs a Hug by Jeanne Willis The Heart and The Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
Recommended Holiday Read
Traction Man by Mini Grey Tales of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter The Ickabog by JK Rowling
CYCLE B: Years 3 & 4
Theme Autumn Term: Earth Matters Spring Term: City of Spires Summer Term: Invaders & Raiders
Key Texts
Genres/ Text Types
Narrative Poetry Recount
Fiction: Description Poetry Instruction
Play scripts Biography linked to poetry Persuasion
Outcome Write a story ending Environmental poetry.
Recount of school trip Description of Narnia Instruction on how to make
a marmalade roll Play script based on Stone Age Boy
Biography of Beowulf Recruitment poster for Roman Army
Grammar & Punctuation
Punctuation review (full stops, capital letter usage, exclamation and question marks, commas) Punctuating direct speech Sentences with more than one clause- using a wider range of conjunctions Nouns and pronouns- used appropriately for clarity and cohesion and to avoid repetition
Fronted adverbials Past tense Apostrophe-indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with Plural nouns Conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
Revision: nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs Revision: punctuation (full stops, capital letter usage, exclamation and question marks, commas) Apostrophes, speech marks, brackets, colon. Punctuating direct speech
Past tense Apostrophe-indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns Conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause Use of homophones in writing
Homophones and near homophones Speech Present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense Fronted adverbials, use of commas after fronted adverbials indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns
HOMOPHONES PRESENT PERFECT EDIT A PIECE OF WRITING TO IMPROVE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS AND FULL STOPS, FURTHER PUNCTUATION Conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions Homophones
Spelling
Prefixes dis/in Prefix im Suffix -ous Suffix -ly Suffix -ture Adding ‘ation’ to verbs to form nouns
Words with k sound spelt ‘ch’ Words with the sh sound spelt ch Suffix ion Suffix ian Prefix re Prefix anti
Prefix mis Suffix -sure Prefix auto Prefixes inter/sub Words with the ‘ay’ sound Words ending in ‘ous’
Words with the s sound spelt ‘sc’ Zhun spelt sion Adding il and revising un, in, mis, dis The c sound spelt que The g sound spelt gue Adding ir to words beginning with r Homophones and near homophones
Homophones and near homophones The suffix ‘-ation’ The suffix ‘-ly’ The use of im rather than in before a root word beginning with m or p The use of ir rather than in before a root word beginning with r The use of il rather than in before a root word beginning with ‘I’
The prefix auto Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words of more than one syllable; The prefixes ‘dis-‘ ad ‘mis-‘ THE SUFFIX ‘-ATION’ Homophones and near homophones
Comprehension Texts (DERIC)
How to Help a Hedgehog and Protect a Polar Bear by National Trust The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain
Why The Whales Came- Michael Morpurgo Topsy Turvy World (poem) The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsberg
Prince Caspian by CS Lewis The Ruby in The Smoke by Phillip Pullman You Are Old Father William by Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Riddle of the Runes by Janina Ramirez
How the Camel Got Its Hump by Rudyard Kipling The Fox and The Ghost King by Michael Morpurgo
Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman The Dancing Bear by Michael Morpurgo
Recommended Holiday Read
The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo The Sheep Pig by Dick King Smith
CYCLE B: Years 5 & 6
Theme Autumn Term: Rule Britannia Spring Term: In the Beginning Summer Term: Going Global
Key Texts
Genres/ Text Types
Poetry Classic Fiction
Argument and Debate Non Chronological Report Classical Poetry- The Tyger by William Blake
Stories with a historical setting
Stories with flashback Instructions/ explanation
Poetic Style
Outcome
Innovated nonsense poem based on Jabberwocky. Diary entry in character.
Write own balanced argument about a chosen subject
NCR on the ISS (space link) Poetry related to endangered species
Settings Story opener
Write a Harry Potter inspired story creating a flashback in the form of a Pensieve memory. Global Goals inspired explanation.
Write own free verse poem
Grammar & Punctuation
Expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely Simple, compound & complex sentences. Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or with an implied (i.e. omitted) relative pronoun Subjunctive verb forms Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis Direct/indirect speech Adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility
Modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. Use passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence. Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing. Use the perfect form of verbs to mark relationships of time and cause. Using a colon to introduce a list. Punctuating bullet points consistently.
Direct/indirect speech Adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility. Modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. Use passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence. Expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely.
Simple, compound & complex sentences. Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or with an implied (i.e. omitted) relative pronoun. Subjunctive verb forms Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing. Using a colon to introduce a list. Punctuating bullet points consistently.
Expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely. Direct/indirect speech Subjunctive verb forms. Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Simple, compound & complex sentences. Relative clauses beginning with who, which, where, when, whose, that or with an implied (i.e. omitted) relative pronoun.
Using a colon to introduce a list. Use passive verbs to affect the presentation of information in a sentence. Adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility. Modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing.
Spelling
Words ending in –cious & -tious. Silent letter b Words ending in –able & -ible Words ending in –ably & -ibly Words ending in -ent Words ending -ant
Words ending in –cial & -tial Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer i before e except after c Homophones and near homophones Revision
Words containing the prefixes -aero, -micro, -tele, -photo &- circ'. Words containing the prefixes -tele, -photo &- circ'. Words ending in –able & -ible
Words ending in –ably & -ibly Words ending in –ant/ -ent & -ancy/-ency Words ending in –cial & -tial Adding suffixes beginning with vowel letters to words ending in -fer i before e except after c Homophones and near homophones
Suffixes -ant Use of the hyphen Words ending in –ance/-ancy Words ending in –ence/-ency Homophones and near homophones
Targeted revision based on a review of test scores weekly over the year, areas of weakness identified.
Comprehension Texts (DERIC)
Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden The Wolves of Wilhoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
Black rugby player Jimmy Peters A Christmas Carol A Ballad of London Tom’s Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pearce
Cosmic- Frank Cottrell Boyce Hidden Figures (NF) Journey to The Centre of The Earth Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Farther- Grahame Baker-Smith The Pebble in My Pocket A Necklace of Raindrops White Fang
Varmints What A Waste Harry Potter The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell
One Plastic Bag Poems for a Green and Blue Planet Great Adventurers
Recommended Holiday Read
Holes by Louis Sachar The Boy Who Flew by Fleur Hitchcock War Horse by Michael Morpurgo