Saltburn Primary School
Writing Long-term Plan 2016-17
Units for each year group in 3 week blocks (can be longer or shorter if needed!). Each half term has 1 fiction unit and 1 non-fiction unit.
Texts listed are example texts only! If you have any ideas for a different genre, please check with the Literacy Subject Leader.
Narrative & Poetry
Non-Fiction
Year 6
Narrative
& Poetry
Non-Fiction
Year 5
Historical stories
Example text: Teacher’s
own World War 2 Blitz
description.
3 WEEKS
Personal Letter.
Example text: World
War 1 soldier letter to a
family member.
3 WEEKS
Novels by significant
children’s authors.
Example text: Street
Child by Berlie Doherty
(focus on workhouse
part of the story).
3 WEEKS
Fantasy stories.
Example text: Quest story
(teacher’s own).
3 WEEKS
Modern Fiction –
comedy.
Example text: Awful
Auntie by David
Walliams.
3 WEEKS
Poetry - Classic
Narrative.
Example text: The
Highwayman by
Alfred Noyes.
3 WEEKS
Biography
Example text: David
Walliams.
3 WEEKS
Formal Letter.
Example text: Letter to
Head teacher – all
school trips
cancelled/no budget.
3 WEEKS
Non-Chronological
Report.
Example text: An
imaginary creature.
3 WEEKS
Explanation text.
Example text: Thunder and
lightning.
3 WEEKS
Balanced Argument
(persuasion).
Example text: A longer
school day.
3 WEEKS
Persuasive Leaflet.
Example text:
Limousine Hire.
3 WEEKS
Legends.
Example text: King Arthur
3 WEEKS
Myths and legends.
Example text: Greek
Myth – Arion and the
Dolphins
3 WEEKS
Explanation text.
Example text: Natural
disasters & weather:
tsunamis / earthquakes.
3 WEEKS
Classic Poetry.
Example text: The Sea is
a Hungry Dog by James
Reeves (personification).
3 WEEKS
Formal Letter.
Example text: Letter of
complaint – Hotel
Trouble.
3 WEEKS
Diaries.
Example text: Balloon ride diary
(teacher’s own).
3 WEEKS
Stories from other
cultures:
Example text: Brothers
Grimm.
3 WEEKS
Balanced Argument
(persuasion).
Example text: Curfews
for children.
3 WEEKS
Older Literature.
Example text: The
Secret Garden
3 WEEKS
Biography.
Example text: Queen
Elizabeth I.
3 WEEKS
All Learners Always Learning
Non-Chronological Report.
Example text: Sharks.
3 WEEKS
Formal Letter.
text: Letter to
persuade –
important issue
(after-school clubs
cancelled).
3 WEEKS
Narrative &
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Year 4
Narrative &
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Year 3
Stories set in imaginary
worlds.
Example text: The Iron
Man
3 WEEKS
Modern Classic Fiction.
Example text: Harry
Potter.
3 WEEKS
Poetry.
Example text: The
Witches’ Spell – adapted
(from Macbeth) –
William Shakespeare
Stories with historical settings.
Example text: Macbeth –
Shakespeare.
3 WEEKS
Classic Fiction.
Example text: The Lion,
the witch and the
Wardrobe by C S Lewis.
3 WEEKS
Stories from other
cultures.
Example text:
Beowolf
3 WEEKS
Instructions.
Example text: Harry
Potter spell.
3 WEEKS
Non-chronological
Reports.
Example text: Link to
topic.
3 WEEKS.
Biography.
Example text: Biography
of J K Rowling.
3 WEEKS
Persuasion – adverts.
Example text: ‘The Marvellous
Mighty Sword’ advert.
3 WEEKS
Formal Letter
(persuasion).
Example text: letter
about environmental
issues (link to topic)?
3 WEEKS
Persuasion –
leaflet.
Example text:
Come to Saltburn
Primary School
3 WEEKS
Stories with familiar
settings.
Example text: Roald Dahl
– James & the Giant
Peach.
3 WEEKS
Myths and Legends.
Example text: Medusa.
3 WEEKS
Poetry.
Example text: If I had
wings? By Pie Corbett.
3 WEEKS
Authors and letters.
Example text: Letter to Roald
Dahl/Sophie Dahl
3 WEEKS
Classic Fiction.
Example text: Peter
Pan.
3 WEEKS
Classic Fiction.
Example text:
Treasure Island by
Robert Louis
Stevenson.
3 WEEKS
Instructions.
Example text: George’s
Marvellous Medicine
recipe.
3 WEEKS
Persuasion/Argument.
Example text: School
Uniform.
3 WEEKS
Non-chronological
report.
Example text: link to
topic.
3 WEEKS
Biography.
Example text: Roald Dahl.
3 WEEKS
Recount.
Example text: teacher’s
own – link to
educational visit.
3 WEEKS
Formal letter.
Example text: thank
you letter to a
visitor/for a school
trip etc.
3 WEEKS
All Learners Always Learning
Traditional stories.
Example text: The Pied
Piper
3 WEEKS
Poetry.
Example text: The Moon
by Robert Louis
Stevenson
3 WEEKS
Different stories by the same
author.
Example text: The Twits by Roald
Dahl.
3 WEEKS
Extended
stories/significant
authors
Example text: Traction
Man
3 WEEKS
Different stories by
the same author.
Example text:
Fantastic Mr Fox by
Roald Dahl.
3 WEEKS
Non-Fiction
Non-chronological
reports.
Example text: All about
Owls.
3 WEEKS
Recounts.
Example text: link to an
educational visit.
3 WEEKS
Instructions
Example text: Xmas craft
or baking.
Non-chronological reports.
Example text: Mr Twit.
3 WEEKS
Persuasive Letter
Example text:
Teacher’s choice
3 WEEKS
Recounts.
Example text: link to
an educational visit.
3 WEEKS
Narrative &
Poetry
Stories with predictable
and patterned language
Example text: The
Gruffalo
3 WEEKS
Traditional and fairy
stories
Example text: The Three
Billy Goats Gruff (from
Pie Corbett KS1)
3 WEEKS
Stories with familiar
settings
Example text: The Tiger
Who Came to Tea
3 WEEKS
Traditional Stories.
Example text: The Magic
Porridge Pot.
3 WEEKS
Stories from other
cultures.
Example text: How the
Tortoise got his Shell
(Pie Corbett KS1).
3 WEEKS
Leeway – Year 1 need
4.5 weeks to complete
each story.
NonFiction
Labels, lists and
captions
2 WEEKS
Recounts.
Example text: link to
an educational visit.
3 WEEKS
Instructions;
Example text: How to
make a jam sandwich.
3 WEEKS
Recounts.
Example text: link to an
educational visit.
3 WEEKS
Non-chronological
reports – link to
topic.
3 WEEKS
Recounts.
Example text: link to
an educational visit.
3 WEEKS
Narrative &
Poetry
Stories with familiar
settings.
Example text: The Owl
Who was Afraid of the
Dark by Jill Tomlinson
3 WEEKS
Year 2
Year 1
All Learners Always Learning