English Curriculum 2014

Writing Year 6

Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation
Punctuation / Conjunctions / Sentences / Fronted Adverbials / Standard English / Word Class / Vocabulary
Colons, semi colons, dashes to mark boundaries
Split speech, actions with speech
Parentheses: brackets, commas, hyphens
Ellipsis
Punctuation of bullet points / Because (fronted)
as if, even if, even though, though, since, unless, whether,
FANBOYS / Extended multi-clause sentences.
Vary length and type.
Subject, object / Variety and appropriateness of fronted adverbials. / Y3: Was/were
Seen/saw
Th/f (phonics)
Did/done
Y4:Are/our
Of/have
Y5: What/that
Formal & informal structures & vocabulary / Getting rid of ‘the’: succinctness
Impersonal
Extended Noun phrases (which, that)
Passive and active voice
Perfect form of verbs
Subjunctive forms / All imagery
Overused words
Synonyms
antonyms
Composition: plan/draft & write, evaluate & edit / Transcription
Text Type / Focus / Cohesion / Spelling
Non Narrative:
Report: Formal/impersonal Recount: place (impersonal), Biography, autobiography
Instructions & Explanation
Persuasion & discussion
Narrative:
stories with non linear chronology e.g flashbacks
Points of view
The basic plots / Audience & purpose
Dialogue & atmosphere
Level of formality, impersonal writing / Full cohesion – between paragraphs and within paragraphs – opposites, reference chains, pronouns, synonyms, inference
Moving on – all senses, thoughts, feelings
Indirect speech
Consistency with bullet points (full stops or not)
Repetition for effect / · Revision/investigations:
·  Nouns and adjectives can be turned into verbs by adding suffixes e.g. –ise, -ate, -ify.
·  Formal & informal vocabulary e.g. ask for – request, go in – enter & using the subjunctive.
·  Revision of spelling rules and features from Y3 to Y5
·  Homophones: nouns end –ce and verbs end –se.
·  Use of the hyphen / ·  Endings spelt –cious or –tious
·  Words ending in –able and
·  –ible
·  Words with the /i:/ sound spelt ei after c
·  Words with ‘silent’ letters
·  Use morphology (how a word is made up from root word, prefixes and suffixes) and etymology ( the word’s history and origins) to spell
·  Dictionaries & Thesauruses: use these efficiently and independently in everyday situations.