English Overview 2016-2017 Year 3
ENGLISH OVERVIEW 2016-2017 YEAR 3
Autumn 1 / Autumn 2 / Spring 1 / Spring 2 / Summer 1 / Summer 2Romans / Volcanoes / Bensham
Writing to Entertain / Writing to Inform / Writing to Entertain / Writing to Inform / Writing to Entertain / Writing to Inform
Fables –
Hare & Tortoise
Lion & Mouse
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Take One Book
Katie’s Picture Show by James Mayhew / Information Text – Gladiator Manual & instructions / Myths –
Inventing own mythical creature from a volcano / Eye witness account: Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit / Playscripts – Bensham Tram scene
Shared writing and performance.
Take one Book unit / Persuasive letter -Bensham tram crash – history man to visit
(Debate/balanced argument/ who’s at fault?)
Expanded noun phrases are used for description / Developing the use of subordination by beginning to use a wider range of subordinating conjunctions (e.g. when, before, after, because) / Usually uses prepositions as sentence openers or within sentences
Usually uses adverbs / Able to use the variety of sentence openers previously taught – revisit subordination / Able to use a variety of sentence types including: simple, compound, and complex / Able to use a variety of sentence types including: simple, compound, and complex – revisit subordination/look at a range
Commas mostly used in lists – e.g. adjective, adjective, noun / Usually uses apostrophes to show singular possession / Sometimes uses inverted commas to demarcate speech (in independent writing) / Sentences are mostly demarcated including: full stops question marks – hot seat questions and self questions in EW account / Consistent use of full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks and question marks – use to aid performance / Consistent use of full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks and question marks
Sometimes uses inverted commas to demarcate speech
Beginning to use prepositions as sentence openers or within sentences – zooming in / Relevant ideas grouped together
*Sometimes ideas are organised in sections / Clear text structure evident / Ideas are consistently organised in sections OR beginning to use paragraphs to group related material / Play script layout / Ideas are consistently organised in sections OR
Beginning to use paragraphs to group related material
Writing is appropriate to task
Create characterisation through description
Expanded noun phrases are used for description / Expanded noun phrases are used for description or to make specific information clear / Expanded noun phrases are used for description.
Characterisation is sometimes conveyed through dialogue / Some use of adverbs to add detail/description/explanation to events / Writing features are usually appropriate to the task / Some use of adverbs to add detail/description/explanation to events
-adverbial phrases
POETRY / Michael Rosen featured poet
Appreciation and increased familiarity
Free verse / Narrative poetry – performance/freeze frame
Sentence structure / Punctuation / Text Structure / Composition and Effect