Walpole Highway Literacy Text Types to Be Covered Each Term With Associated Grammar & Objectives Class 2 Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Autumn 2015 (Yr X) Mayan/Tom Hickathrift Spring 2016 Anglo Saxons and Vikings Summer 2016 Ancient & modern Greece Traditional tales fables and legends Poetry vocabulary building Writing and performing a play Non chronological reports Word classes Yr 3 Use and recognise nouns Conjunctions Yr 3: Recognise simple sentences and begin to recognise compound and complex sentences (use when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 4: Extend sentences by using more than 1 clause, using the conjunctions: when, if, because, although. Yr 5& 6: Use a wide range of conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences. Dialogue Yr 3: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama. Yr 4: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama, emphasising the differences between spoken and written speech. Y5/Y6 Use dialogue, recognise differences between spoken and written speech (contractions) Explanation Poetry - Classic/narrative poems Biography/autobiography Argument/discussion As Autumn plus: Word classes: Yr 3: adjectives and adjectival phrases Yr 3: Use and recognise nouns Yr 6: Use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely. Paragraphs Yr 4: Use of paragraphs to organise ideas around a theme. Yr 4: Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition. Yr 5: Devices to build cohesion within a paragraph (then, after that, this, firstly) Yr 5: Linking ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (e.g. later), place (e.g. nearby) and number (e.g. secondly) Yr 6: Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections (e.g. the use of adverbials such as on the other hand, in Traditional tales myths/quests Writing and performing a play Suspense and mystery Instructions (recipes) As Autumn and Spring plus: Yr 3&4: Use conjunctions to express time or cause.(when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 3: Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause. Co-ordination: using and, or and but (compound) Subordination: using a wider range of conjunctions to add subordinate clauses (complex). Yr 4: Use prepositions to express time and place. Yr 5: Use modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. (ie I may, I will, I should, I will) Yr 6: Use passive voice to present information in an objective way. Yr 6: Distinguish between informal and formal vocabulary and sentence structures.
contrast, or as a consequence), and ellipsis. Verb Tense Yr 4: Use present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense. Verbs Yr 3 Use powerful verbs Yr 4: Use adverbs to modify verbs. (then, next, soon, therefore). Use adverbs and adverbials (prepositional phrases which act as adverbs). Use fronted adverbials. Commas Yr 4: Use commas after or before phrases and clauses. Yr 5: Use commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity Yr 5: Use relative clauses beginning with who which where when why or whose Yr 5: Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Yr 6: Use semi-colons or dashes Yr 6: Use colons and semi colons in punctuating bullet points. Yr 4: Use the possessive apostrophe. Yr 5: Use possessive and contraction apostrophes 1 st Person / 3 rd Person Yr 4: Understand that writing can be in the third or first person. Prior learning: Capital letters Full stops?! commas in lists Yr 3: Inverted commas for speech Yr 4: Inverted commas and other speech punctuation, commas after fronted adverbials, apostrophes for possession Yr 5: Brackets dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Commas to clarify meaning. Yr 6: Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses (e.g. It s raining; I m fed up) Use of the colon to introduce a list. of bullet points to list information. How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (e.g. man eating shark versus man- eating shark, or recover versus re-cover)
Class 2 Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Autumn 2016 (Yr Y) Romans Spring 2017 Egyptians Summer 2017 Rivers, mountains and Recounts Information texts Reports newspapers Poetry structure poetry Discussions Instructions/giving directions Traditional tales myths/quests Narrative story settings Explanation Persuasion volcanos Shape Poems and Calligrams Poetry take one poet Explanation texts Writing and performing a play Traditional tales fairy tales (alternative versions) Report information leaflet Word classes Yr 3 Use and recognise nouns Conjunctions Yr 3: Recognise simple sentences and begin to recognise compound and complex sentences (use when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 4: Extend sentences by using more than 1 clause, using the conjunctions: when, if, because, although. Yr 5& 6: Use a wide range of conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences. Dialogue Yr 3: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama. Yr 4: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama, emphasising the differences between spoken and written speech. Y5/Y6 Use dialogue, recognise differences between spoken and written speech (contractions) Verb Tense Yr 4: Use present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense. Verbs Yr 3 Use powerful verbs Yr 4: Use adverbs to modify verbs. (then, next, soon, therefore). Use adverbs and adverbials As Autumn plus: Word classes: Yr 3: adjectives and adjectival phrases Yr 3: Use and recognise nouns Yr 6: Use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely. Paragraphs Yr 4: Use of paragraphs to organise ideas around a theme. Yr 4: Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition. Yr 5: Devices to build cohesion within a paragraph (then, after that, this, firstly) Yr 5: Linking ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (e.g. later), place (e.g. nearby) and number (e.g. secondly) Yr 6: Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections (e.g. the use of adverbials such as on the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence), and ellipsis. Yr 5: Use relative clauses beginning with who which where when why or whose Yr 5: Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate As Autumn and Spring plus: Yr 3&4: Use conjunctions to express time or cause.(when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 3: Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause. Co-ordination: using and, or and but (compound) Subordination: using a wider range of conjunctions to add subordinate clauses (complex). Yr 4: Use prepositions to express time and place. Yr 5: Use modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. (ie I may, I will, I should, I will) Yr 6: Use passive voice to present information in an objective way. Yr 6: Distinguish between informal and formal vocabulary and sentence structures.
parenthesis. Yr 6: Use semi-colons or dashes Yr 6: Use colons and semi colons in punctuating bullet points. (prepositional phrases which act as adverbs). Use fronted adverbials. Commas Yr 4: Use commas after or before phrases and clauses. Yr 5: Use commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity Yr 4: Use the possessive apostrophe. Yr 5: Use possessive and contraction apostrophes 1 st Person / 3 rd Person Yr 4: Understand that writing can be in the third or first person. Prior learning: Capital letters Full stops?! commas in lists Yr 3: Inverted commas for speech Yr 4: Inverted commas and other speech punctuation, commas after fronted adverbials, apostrophes for possession Yr 5: Brackets dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Commas to clarify meaning. Yr 6: Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses (e.g. It s raining; I m fed up) Use of the colon to introduce a list. of bullet points to list information. How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (e.g. man eating shark versus man- eating shark, or recover versus re-cover) Class 2 Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Autumn 2017 (Yr Z) Stone age to Iron age Spring 2018 Children s interest Summer 2018 Tudors/Civil war
Argument/discussion Traditional tales fables/legends Poetry - limericks Adventure stories Significant authors Narrative poems Reports Poetry appreciation take one poet Explanation Stories with issues/dilemmas Stories with Historical Settings Biography Narrative and plays (Shakespeare) Writing and performing a play Recount (newspaper) Word classes Yr 3 Use and recognise nouns Conjunctions Yr 3: Recognise simple sentences and begin to recognise compound and complex sentences (use when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 4: Extend sentences by using more than 1 clause, using the conjunctions: when, if, because, although. Yr 5& 6: Use a wide range of conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences. Dialogue Yr 3: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama. Yr 4: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama, emphasising the differences between spoken and written speech. Y5/Y6 Use dialogue, recognise differences between spoken and written speech (contractions) Verb Tense Yr 4: Use present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense. Verbs Yr 3 Use powerful verbs Yr 4: Use adverbs to modify verbs. (then, next, soon, therefore). Use adverbs and adverbials (prepositional phrases which act as adverbs). Use fronted adverbials. Commas Yr 4: Use commas after or before phrases and clauses. As Autumn plus: Word classes: Yr 3: adjectives and adjectival phrases Yr 3: Use and recognise nouns Yr 6: Use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely. Paragraphs Yr 4: Use of paragraphs to organise ideas around a theme. Yr 4: Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition. Yr 5: Devices to build cohesion within a paragraph (then, after that, this, firstly) Yr 5: Linking ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (e.g. later), place (e.g. nearby) and number (e.g. secondly) Yr 6: Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections (e.g. the use of adverbials such as on the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence), and ellipsis. Yr 5: Use relative clauses beginning with who which where when why or whose Yr 5: Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Yr 6: Use semi-colons or dashes Yr 6: Use colons and semi colons in punctuating bullet points. Yr 4: Use the possessive apostrophe. As Autumn and Spring plus: Yr 3&4: Use conjunctions to express time or cause.(when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 3: Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause. Co-ordination: using and, or and but (compound) Subordination: using a wider range of conjunctions to add subordinate clauses (complex). Yr 4: Use prepositions to express time and place. Yr 5: Use modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. (ie I may, I will, I should, I will) Yr 6: Use passive voice to present information in an objective way. Yr 6: Distinguish between informal and formal vocabulary and sentence structures.
Yr 5: Use commas to clarify meaning or avoid Yr 5: Use possessive and contraction ambiguity apostrophes 1 st Person / 3 rd Person Yr 4: Understand that writing can be in the third or first person. Prior learning: Capital letters Full stops?! commas in lists Yr 3: Inverted commas for speech Yr 4: Inverted commas and other speech punctuation, commas after fronted adverbials, apostrophes for possession Yr 5: Brackets dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Commas to clarify meaning. Yr 6: Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses (e.g. It s raining; I m fed up) Use of the colon to introduce a list. of bullet points to list information. How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (e.g. man eating shark versus man- eating shark, or recover versus re-cover) Class 2 Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Autumn 2018 (Yr W) British history WWI Spring 2019 West Africa/Slavery/Clarkson Summer 2019 Local Area Comparison. London/Fens Persuasive writing Diaries Play scripts Poetry structure, Haiku, Tanka kenning Reports/newspapers Stories from other cultures Film narratives. (Roots) Instructions Stories with a theme biography Stories with familiar settings. Myths and legends Chronological reports Writing and performing a play
Word classes Yr 3 Use and recognise nouns Literacy Text Types To Be Covered Each Term with Associated Grammar and Objectives As Autumn plus: As Autumn and Spring plus: Word classes: Yr 3: adjectives and adjectival phrases Yr 3: Use and recognise nouns Yr 6: Use expanded noun phrases to convey complicated information concisely. Conjunctions Yr 3: Recognise simple sentences and begin to recognise compound and complex sentences (use when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 4: Extend sentences by using more than 1 clause, using the conjunctions: when, if, because, although. Yr 5& 6: Use a wide range of conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences. Dialogue Yr 3: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama. Yr 4: Use dialogue in narrative or in drama, emphasising the differences between spoken and written speech. Y5/Y6 Use dialogue, recognise differences between spoken and written speech (contractions) Verb Tense Yr 4: Use present perfect form of verbs in contrast to the past tense. Verbs Yr 3 Use powerful verbs Yr 4: Use adverbs to modify verbs. (then, next, soon, therefore). Use adverbs and adverbials (prepositional phrases which act as adverbs). Use fronted adverbials. Commas Yr 4: Use commas after or before phrases and clauses. Yr 5: Use commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity Paragraphs Yr 4: Use of paragraphs to organise ideas around a theme. Yr 4: Appropriate choice of pronoun or noun within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition. Yr 5: Devices to build cohesion within a paragraph (then, after that, this, firstly) Yr 5: Linking ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (e.g. later), place (e.g. nearby) and number (e.g. secondly) Yr 6: Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections (e.g. the use of adverbials such as on the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence), and ellipsis. Yr 5: Use relative clauses beginning with who which where when why or whose Yr 5: Use brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Yr 6: Use semi-colons or dashes Yr 6: Use colons and semi colons in punctuating bullet points. Yr 4: Use the possessive apostrophe. Yr 5: Use possessive and contraction apostrophes Yr 3&4: Use conjunctions to express time or cause.(when, before, after, while, so, because) Yr 3: Extend the range of sentences with more than one clause. Co-ordination: using and, or and but (compound) Subordination: using a wider range of conjunctions to add subordinate clauses (complex). Yr 4: Use prepositions to express time and place. Yr 5: Use modal verbs to indicate degrees of possibility. (ie I may, I will, I should, I will) Yr 6: Use passive voice to present information in an objective way. Yr 6: Distinguish between informal and formal vocabulary and sentence structures. 1 st Person / 3 rd Person Yr 4: Understand that writing can be in the third or first person.
Prior learning: Capital letters Full stops?! commas in lists Yr 3: Inverted commas for speech Yr 4: Inverted commas and other speech punctuation, commas after fronted adverbials, apostrophes for possession Yr 5: Brackets dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis. Commas to clarify meaning. Yr 6: Use of the semi-colon, colon and dash to mark the boundary between independent clauses (e.g. It s raining; I m fed up) Use of the colon to introduce a list. of bullet points to list information. How hyphens can be used to avoid ambiguity (e.g. man eating shark versus man- eating shark, or recover versus re-cover)
Autumn 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2017 Autumn 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018