Mellis Primary School

Literacy long term plan

Year 1 / Year 2
Autumn 1
8 weeks / Fiction: Unit 1 – Stories with familiar settings (4 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 1 – labels, lists and captions (2 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 2- pattern and rhyme (2 weeks) / Fiction:Significant Authors Unit 4 (3 weeks)
Additional Text based units: Themes (2 weeks)
2 weeks of letter writing and curriculum fortnight
Autumn 2
7 weeks / Non Fiction: Unit 2 – Instructions (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Information Texts (3 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 1 senses (2 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 1 – Familiar Settings(3weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 1 – Instructions (2 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 2 – Really looking (2 weeks)
Spring 1
6 weeks / Fiction: Unit 2 – Stories from a range of cultures/Stories with predictable and patterned language (4 weeks)
Fiction: Unit 4 - Stories about fantasy worlds (2 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 2 – Traditional Tales (4 weeks)
Non Fiction: Explanation Texts Unit 2 (2weeks)
Spring 2
6 weeks / Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Recounts, dictionary (2 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 – Recount, fact and fiction (2 weeks) / Fiction: Extended Stories (4 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 1 – Patterns on the page (2 weeks)
Summer 1
5 weeks / Fiction: Unit 3 – Traditional and fairy tales (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Information texts (2 weeks)
Fiction: Unit 4 - Stories about fantasy worlds (2 weeks / Fiction: Unit 3 Different stories same author (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Information texts (4 weeks)
Summer 2
7 weeks / Fiction: Unit 3 – Traditional and fairy tales (3 weeks)
Fiction: Named author stories (2 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 3 – Poems on a theme (2 weeks) / Non Fiction: Unit 4 – Non chronological reports (4 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 3 – Silly stuff (3 weeks)

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Literacy long term plan

Topics to cover
Year 3 / Year 4 / Year 5 / Year 6
Autumn 1
8 weeks / Fiction: Unit 1 – Stories with familiar settings (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 1 – Reports (4 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 1 – Poems to perform (1 week) / Fiction: Unit 2 – imaginary worlds (4 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 2 – Exploring Form (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 1 – Novels and stories by significant authors (6 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 - Recounts (3 weeks) / Poetry: Unit 2 – Finding a voice (1 week)
Non Fiction: Unit 1 – Biography and autobiography (4 weeks)
N.B. Year 6 Camp 1 week
Autumn 2
7 weeks / Fiction: Unit 2 – Myths and Legends (4 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 – Instructions (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 1 – Stories with historical settings (4 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 – Information texts (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 6 – Dramatic conventions (3 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 1 – Poetic Style (3 weeks) / Non Fiction: Unit 2 -Reading and writing(3 weeks)
Fiction:
Unit 1: Fiction Genres (3 weeks)
Spring 1
6 weeks / Fiction: Unit 3 – Adventure and mystery(2 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Information Texts (2 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 2 – Shape poetry and calligrams (2 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 3 – Stories from other cultures (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Persuasive texts (2 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 4 – Older Literature (4 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 2 – Classic/narrative poems (2 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Persuasive writing (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 2 – Extending Narrative (2 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Argument and Discussion (3 weeks)
Fiction: Unit 3 Authors and Texts
Spring 2
6 weeks / Fiction: Unit 3 – Adventure and mystery(2 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Information Texts (2 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 3 – Language play (2 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 4 – Stories which raise issues/ dilemmas (4 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Explanation texts (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 2 – Traditional Stories, Fables, Myths, legends (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 1 – Instructions (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 4 Short Stories with Flashbacks (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 - Journalistic Writing (3 weeks)
Summer 1
5 weeks / Fiction: Unit 4 Authors and letters (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Information texts (2 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 3 – Language play (1 week) / Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Persuasive texts (2 weeks)
Poetry: Creating Imaged (3 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 5 – Film Narrative (2 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 3 – Persuasive writing (4weeks) / Non-fiction:Formal/impersonal writing (3 weeks)
Non-fiction: Persuasion (3 weeks)
Summer 2
7 weeks / Fiction: Unit 5 – Dialogue and plays (4 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 – Instructions (2 weeks)
Poetry:Unit 3 – Language play (1 week) / Fiction: Unit 5 Plays (3 weeks)
Non Fiction: Unit 2 – Information texts (2 weeks) / Fiction: Unit 3 – Stories from other cultures (4 weeks)
Poetry: Unit 3 – Choral and Performance (3 weeks) / Non Fiction:
Reading and Writing Narrative (Plays)
Poetry: Unit 1: The Power of Imagery

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