Year 6
Year 6 |
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Autumn 1
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Driver Text: The Wolf Wilder by Catherine Rundell
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Fiction |
Non Fiction |
Poetry |
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Character study, developing empathy. First person narrative. |
Information leaflet about wolves. |
Narrative poetry. Using Love that Dog by Sharon Creech as a model for creating own narrative poem. |
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Autumn 2 |
Driver Text: Good Night Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian
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Fiction |
Non Fiction |
Poetry |
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Diary writing- write a diary entry as one of the characters. |
Writing instructions- Keeping safe in an air raid. |
In-depth study of war poetry. Include In Flanders Fields by John McCree and Wilfred Owen poems. |
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Spring 1 |
Driver Text: Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
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Fiction |
Non-Fiction |
Poetry |
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Study of plot and characters. Create own narrative on the theme of following your dreams. |
Information text – The influence of the Mayans on modern civilisation.
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Rainforest Phantoms by Dennis Martindale. Using simile and metaphor in poetry. |
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Spring 2 |
Driver Text: The Wonder Garden by Jenny Broom and Kristjana Williams
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Fiction |
Non-Fiction |
Poetry |
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Narrative- creating a setting with particular focus on the Amazon Rainforest. |
Persuasive letter writing- Save the Rainforest. |
Nature poetry- using the senses and personification to create imagery |
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Summer 1 |
Driver Text: Floodland by Martin Sedgewick
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Fiction |
Non- Fiction |
Poetry |
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Adventure narrative- writing an extended story using the same themes developed in Floodland. |
Explanation- The water cycle |
Abstract imaginary poetry. |
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Summer 2 |
Driver Text: The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
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Fiction |
Non-Fiction |
Poetry |
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Narrative- write a short stories with an alternative view point: hunter/hunted. |
Report writing on hunting providing reasoned arguments. |
The Liverpool poets including Roger McGough. |