Writing:

This half term we will be writing:

• We will be covering a poetry unit and using personification, figurative language, metaphor and simile

• Writing a traditional tale with a twist. 

Our Class Reader will continue be: ‘The Secret Suffragette’ by Barbara Mitchellhill.

Following this, we will be reading Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman

Year 6:

We will continue to use: 

• I can use a wide range of clause structures, sometimes varying their position within the sentences.
• I can use commas to mark phrases and clauses. (Commas for clarity.)
• I use a range of sentence starters to create specific effects..

We will learn to use:

• I can use colons, semi-colons and dashes to demarcate clauses within a sentence. 
• I can use the active and passive voice within my writing. 

Reading: Linked to a topic-based book.

Children to be able to understand what they read by:

• checking that the book makes sense to them, discussing their understanding and exploring the meaning of words in context
• asking questions to improve their understanding
• drawing inferences such as inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives from their actions, and justifying inferences with evidence
• predicting what might happen from details stated and implied
• summarising the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph, identifying key details that support the main ideas
• identifying how language, structure and presentation contribute to meaning
• discuss and evaluate how authors use language, including figurative language, considering the impact on the reader
• distinguish between statements of fact and opinion
• retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction
• participate in discussions about books that are read to them and those they can read for themselves, building on their own and others’ ideas and challenging views courteously
• explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates, maintaining a focus on the topic and using notes where necessary
• provide reasoned justifications for their views.

SPAG:

• I can vary sentence structure depending on whether it is formal or informal
• I can sustain and develop ideas logically in both narrative and non-narrative writing.
• I can use commas to mark phrases and clauses. (Commas for clarity.)
• I can bullet points to list information. 
• Synonyms and Antonyms 
• I can identify subordinate and co-ordinating conjunctions and clauses.

Spelling:

Read Write Inc. Spellings

Unit 5-8

Unit 4: Suffixes (4)

Unit 5: Suffixes (5)

Unit 6: ‘Sh’ sound – ti or ci

Unit 7: ‘Sh’ sound – si or ssi

Alongside these will be the orange words, these are spellings on the word list for Year 5 and 6. A copy of these can be found in the back of their spelling logs.