Autumn 1
Y5
Autumn 2
Writing:
 To write a
newspaper report.
 To write Autumn
theme poems that
use similes and
metaphors.
Writing:
 To write a
newspaper report
To plan, write and redraft a selection of
independent,
creative writing
pieces.
Reading:
To create a chapter
 To read a variety of
synopsis
newspaper articles.
Reading:
 To identify key
Frankenstein
meanings from
paragraphs.
To carry out
independent research
Speaking & Listening using ICT
To develop
 To perform poetry
understanding of
to an audience
vocabulary and
 To talk confidently
meaning
about key points in
a text
Read a chaptered
book and discuss
SPAG
Words ending in –ant, Speaking & Listening
–ance/–ancy, –ent, –
Listen to different
ence/–ency
viewpoints and then
To recognise and spell
make own decision
the suffixes al, ary, ic
Take part in a class
Paragraphs
debate
Commas to mark
To prepare and
clauses
deliver a presentation
Complex sentences
with visual and oral
Similes and metaphors information.
SPAG
Words ending in –ant,
–ance/–ancy, –ent, –
English Modules Yr 5
Spring 1
Spring 2
Writing:
 To write a book
blurb
 To plan, write and
re-draft a diary
entry
 To compose an
interview
 To write a book
review
Reading:
Orange in No Man’s
Land
To read a chapter
book
To review a book
To analyse book
blurbs
Speaking &
Listening
To perform to a
group or class
To be familiar with
and confident in
using language in a
greater variety of
situations, for a
variety of
audiences and
purposes through
drama and
presentations.
To prepare and
Writing:
 To write a nonchronological
report
 To write a
leaflet.
 To write a
formal letter
 To compose a
poem
Reading:
 To read
examples of
leaflets
 To read a variety
of letter types
Speaking &
Listening
To perform to a
group or class
 To use formal
language during
an interview.
SPAG
To spell
unstressed vowels
in polysyllabic
words; frightening,
average, cemetery
To explore spelling
patterns of
consonants and
formulate rules; . c
is usually soft when
followed by an i cinema,
ceiling, cyanide
Summer 1
Summer 2
Writing:
To write a set of
instructions
To write an
effective argument
To write a range of
story openings
To plan, write and
re-draft
Writing:
 To write an effective
description
 To write an informal
letter
 To write a diary
extract
 To plan writing by
Reading:
To read a range of
story openers
To read a range of
instruction texts
To analyse
‘persuasive’
language and its
effectiveness.
Speaking &
Listening
To perform to a
group or class
Listen to different
viewpoints and
then make own
decision
Take part in a
class debate
SPAG
Dialogue
connectives,
persuasive
language, rhetorical
questions, bias
identifying
audience and
purpose
 To write an advert
 To review a book
Reading:
The Firework-Maker’s
Daughter
 To read a chapter
book
 To predict what might
happen from details
stated and implied.
 To draw inferences
such as feeling,
thoughts and motives,
and justifying
inferences with
evidence.
 To ask questions to
improve
understanding.
Speaking & Listening
To perform to a group or
class
To be familiar with and
ence/–ency
To recognise and spell
the suffixes al, ary, ic
Words containing the
letter-string ough: ought,
rough, cough, thorough,
borough
Prefixes and suffixes
Root words
Paragraphs
Commas to mark
clauses
Complex sentences
RRSA
Links
Possible
Enrichment
Activities
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perform showing
understanding
through intonation,
tone and volume so
that the meaning is
clear.
SPAG
Words with the /i:/
sound spelt ei after
c: eg - deceive, conceive,
Similes,
alliteration and
figurative
language.
Persuasive
techniques,
language.
imperative verbs
Words with ‘silent’
letters (i.e. letters
whose presence
cannot be predicted
from the
pronunciation of the
word)
receive
Further suffixes - ll in
full becoming l e.g.
hope + full = hopeful
Similes & Metaphors
Complex sentences
Adverbs
Paragraphs
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confident in using
language in a greater
variety of situations, for
a variety of audiences
and purposes through
drama and
presentations.
To prepare and perform
showing understanding
through intonation, tone
and volume so that the
meaning is clear.
SPAG
Verbs and adjectives
Similes, metaphors,
personification,
figurative language.
Adverbs
Persuasive language.
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