Our class reader will be Malorie Blackman 'Pig Heart Boy'.

Writing:

We will be writing our first non-fiction piece: a non-chronological report about blood.

• I can write effectively for a range of different purposes and audiences, selecting language that shows a good awareness of the reader.
• I can select vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect what the writing requires.
• I can use a range of devices to build cohesion.
• 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 can use adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases to add detail, qualification and precision.

Reading: We will continue reading 'Holes' Louis Sachar.  Following this, we will be reading 'Skelling', 'The Giant's Necklace', 'Robot Girl'. 

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.

Spelling:

Read Write Inc. Spellings

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.