Class Six
Curriculum Plan for English Class Six
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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Literary Form |
Collection of Greek Myths
Letter |
-Biography -Poetry -Journalistic Writing |
Persuasion Descriptive writing Discursive writing |
Narrative Creating atmosphere |
Narrative |
Explanation |
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Link to theme |
History: Ancient Greece
-residential |
-Black History Week -Remembrance -Continued Ancient Greece |
Rainforests Conservation |
Rainforests Survival
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PSHCE – self |
Science/ art/ history |
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Reading |
A variety of Greek myths written by a range of authors, inc. S. Pirotti, and A. Horowitz
-Predicting -Summarising -Writers viewpoint -Effect of vocab choices - developing inference -figurative language |
-Watch films for MLK and B. Zeph -Flanders Fields Dulce et De corum est -The Greek News
-Scanning and close reading -looking at language -alliteration and assonance -performance reading -rhythm and rhyme -asking questions and clarifying
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-Watch films for deforestation -Crash in the Jungle
-Visualising -emotive language -Drawing inference and deduction -looking at language -Effect of vocab choices |
The Explorer
-looking at language -Predicting -Summarising - developing inference -Effect of vocab choices
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Wonder
-Predicting -Summarising -Drawing inference and deduction -looking at language
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-looking at language - asking questions and clarifying -Scanning and close reading -Writers viewpoint
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National Curriculum SPAG |
Word families Word classes Clauses/phrases Synonyms/ antonyms Hyphens Subordinating/ coordinating conjunctions Recap year ¾ spellings |
Passive/ active Colons Punctuation for parenthesis Formal/informal Direct/ reported speech Dashes Modal verbs derterminers Year 5/6 spellings
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Cohesive devices Semi-colons Subjunctive form Year 5/6 spellings
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Simple Present/ simple past tense Progressive forms Year 5/6 spellings
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Revision |
revision |
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Language competency |
Story language Fronted adverbials Starting sentences with verbs Dialogue to move story along Metaphor and imagery Past tense conjunctions |
Modal verbs Informal and formal Conjunctions language Direct and reported speech Imagery Expanded noun phrases Vocabulary choice Emotional expression and empathetic language |
Subjunctive form Paragraphs for cohesion Persuasion Modal verbs Descriptive language Exploring language and meaning |
Narrative voice Conjunctions and fronted adverbials Conjunctions Imagined and improvised dialogue Paragraphs for cohesion
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Narrative voice Conjunctions and fronted adverbials Conjunctions Imagined and improvised dialogue Paragraphs for cohesion
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Non-fiction explanatory voice Paragraphs to organise ideas Debate, dilemma and persuasion Modal verbs, conjunctions, subjunctive, |
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Extended writing outcome |
Narrative writing. Write on myth.
Thank you letter for residential |
Biography
War Poem
Journalistic writing |
Persuasive writing
Discursive writing |
Short story |
Narrative writing |
Explanations |