Year 6 – English Curriculum Overview
Narrative
Non - Fiction
Poetry
Autumn
Topic- Fantasy- Harry
Topic- Formal Persuasion-
Topic – Parents Evening-
Potter Story.
Letter
Grammar- Repetition of
Grammar – Formal and
Comparing different viewpoints
through use of words.
Grammar- Use of figurative
language
words.
Phrases and ellipses
Topic – Diary Entry- How to Topic- Recounts,
Topic – Power of imagery-
Live forever.
Autobiographies and
biographies
Grammar – Semi colons
and colons.
Parts of Speech
Remembrance Day Poems.
Topic- Novel as the theme-
Topic- Journalistic writing-
Topic – Forest Poems
Boy in a Girl’s Bathroom.
Discussion
Grammar
Grammar
Subject Verb agreement.
Columns
Parts of speech
Topic- Flash Backs
Topic- Revision- Explanation, Topic- SATs
Grammar – Prepositions
Active, Passive voice
Spring
informal voice, Commas for
clauses
Grammar –Rhymes,
Synonyms.
Grammar
Synonyms and Antonyms
Report s
Grammar
Summer
Passive/ Active voice
Subject Verb Agreement
Grammar
Topic- Novel as theme-
Topic- Informal Letters-
Topic- Kensuke’s Kingdom-
kensuke’s Kingdom
Kensuke’s Kingdom
Narrative Poetry
Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
Use of Speech punctuation.
Verbs (regular and irregular)past, present and future
Adjectives and Prepositions.
Topic- Playscript
Topic- Information Leaflets
Topic- Recount- Creating a
Use of heading and
subheadings. Recap parts of
speech
Grammar
Revision of all grammar covered
for SATs.
Year Book - memories
Grammar
Grammar
Use of brackets.
Onomatopoeic words
Use of fonts
Emotive words
Powerful verbs.
Grammar
Revision of all grammar covered
through the year.