Year 6 English
Autumn
This term children will cover both fiction and non fiction writing based on the topics of ‘Oranges in No Man’s Land’ and ‘The Ancient Maya’. They will explore characterisation and setting through developing language and more sophisticated sentence structures such as using different types of clauses for effect. Children will revise different word classes, verb tenses and use of punctuation.
Spring
In English the children will continue to study grammar at a pace appropriate for their cohort in preparation for their SATs test. They will explore ‘Voyage and Return’ stories through their Shackleton topic and will focus on developing atmosphere in their writing during their World War 2 topic. Children will continue to develop their use of punctuation including colons and semi-colons.
Summer
In the summer term the children will sit two SATs tests – reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling). Time will be spent working in small groups in the run up to the tests to revise the necessary content. Later in the summer term, the children will explore fiction and non-fiction writing, including formal letters, through the two topics of World War 2 and Slavery and Suffragettes.
