Writing:

This half term we will be writing:

• Balanced arguments: Invention of the lightbulb.
• Biography: Millicent Garrett Fawcett or Emmeline Pankhurst which is linked to our class reader, 'The Secret Suffragette' 

• Using the Picture book ‘Fox’ and writing a new final chapter and the picture book ‘FArTHER’ and writing linked to the day dad remembered me

Year 6:

• 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.
• I can use adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases to add detail, qualification and precision.
• 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 use Cohesive Devices across paragraphs (including ellipses)
• I can vary sentence structure depending on whether it is formal or informal.
• I can use a variety of organisational and presentation devices correct to the text type (cohesive devices).
• 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 use adverbs, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases to add detail, qualification and precision.
• I can bullet points to list information.

Spelling:

Read Write Inc. Spellings

Unit 1-4

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.