Writing Coverage – Aspire Teaching School
Year
1
Half term 1
Half term 2
Half term 3
Half term 4
Half term 5
Half term 6
Non Fiction
Texts
Animal fact
files.
Fiction –
Narrative
Writing
Questions -
Narrative –
Traditional
Tales
Reports
Instructions
‘The Owl that
was afraid of
the dark’
Interviewing
grandparents
Writing about
famous people.
‘The Train
Journey’
Poetry
‘The Tiger Who
came to tea’
Drama –
Weather
presenter
‘Lila and the
secret of rain’
Character
profiles
Sequencing
‘The Three little
pigs’
‘Where’s the
Meerkat?’
2
3
Explanation
Narrative
‘Mr Wolf’s
Pancakes’
‘The Papaya
that spoke’ traditional tale
Instructions
Information
Texts
Stories with
Familiar settings
Dialogue and
plays
Xmas poetry
‘The Pebble in
my pocket’ – M
Hooper
4
‘Little Red
Riding Hood’
Instructions
Poetry
‘Ratburger’ –
David Walliams
Stories with an
imaginative
setting
‘A visit from St
Nicholas’ – C
Clarke Moore
Narrative –
diaries
Poetry – Haiku
and Tanka
‘War Horse’ –
M.Morpurgo
‘The Spider &
the Fly’ –
T.Diterlizzi
6
Leaflets /
diaries
‘Balaclava boys’
Information
Reports
Riddles
‘Dragon stories’
from Pie
Corbett
Performance
poetry
Persuasion
Narrative
‘The Magic
Paintbrush’ traditional folk
tale
Explanation &
reports
‘Stig of the
dump’ – C.King
‘James & the
giant Peach’ – R
Dahl
Persuasive
Writing
Persuasive
Writing
Recounts –
Newspaper
style
Explanation
Texts
The Roman
News – Langley
and De Sousa
‘The Iron Man’ –
T.Hughes
‘The journey to
the riversea’E.Ibbotson
‘What does
Death mean?’C.Jay &
J.Thomas
‘Roman
Invasion: My
Story’ –
J.Eldridge
‘Street child’
Recount (Trip)
Narrative
Author Study
‘Traction man’ –
Pie Corbett
Adventure
Stories
Humorous
poetry
Myths &
legends
‘Greek myths &
legends’ –
traditional tales
‘Cliffhanger’ – J
Wilson
Myths &
Legends
Poems from
other cultures
‘The Captive
Celt’ – T.Deary
Character
descript.
Non chron
reports.
Poetry
Play scripts
Year 2 SATs
preparation
and testing
‘The Demon
dentist’ – D
Walliams
‘Stone girl, bone
girl’ – L Anholt
‘Wizard of Oz’ –
F.Baum
5
Questions /
Oracy
Traditional
Tales
Balanced
arguments
Mystery stories
Narrative –
recounts
‘The Lion, the
witch and the
wardrobe’ –
C.S.Lewis
Reports
Poetry about an
imagined world
‘Beowulf’ –
K.CrossleyHolland
‘The Lantern
Bearers’ –
R.Sutcliff
Nonchronological
reports and
explanations
‘The Time
Travelling Cat’
– J.Jarman
Historical
stories
‘The Stormin’
Normans’ –
T.Deary
Narrative – play
scripts
Performance
poetry
‘Outlaw’ – M.
Morpurgo
‘The Pharaohs
of Ancient
Egypt’ –
E.Payne
Mixed genre
writing tasks
‘Nakhts Diary’ –
R. Playy
Independent
research
projects
Transition work
for high school
Mayan
information
texts
Writing Content – Years 3, 4, 5
Year 3
Instructions
Information
Texts
‘Ratburger’ –
David Walliams
‘The Pebble in my
pocket’ – M
Hooper
Instructions:
Cornerstones for
Writing y3 pg 42
– 53
Models for
writing y3 p44 -45
How to
(instructions)
Information
reports:
Cornerstones for
Writing y3 pg 1430
Models for
Writing y3 p18
(Frogs and Toads)
Stories with
familiar settings
Dialogue and plays
Christmas poetry
Performance poetry – shape poems /
traditional / onomatopoeia
Persuasive letter
‘James & the giant Peach’ – R Dahl
‘A visit from St
Nicholas’ – C Clarke
Moore
‘Stone girl, bone
girl’ – L Anholt
Story with familiar
settings:
Cornerstones for
writing Y3 p2 – 13
Models for Writing
y3 p6 – familiar
places
Models for writing
y3 p12
(playscript)
Write a ‘warning
tale’
Convert it into a
play
Essential Fiction y3
–p4 ‘The twelfth
floor kids’, 18 ‘the
Tasting game’,
Adventure Stories
Humorous Poetry
Explanation
& reports
‘The Demon dentist’ – D
Walliams
‘Stig of the
dump’ –
C.King
Myths & legends
‘Greek myths & legends’ –
traditional tales
Cliffhanger’ – J Wilson
Persuasive letter:
Chocolate advertisements (fact / fiction)
Simple persuasive letter based on ‘The
Demon Dentist’
Models for Writing y3 p60
Persuasive book review
Models for Writing y3 p58
Cornerstones for Writing Y3 P 65-72 (how
to write a letter)
(see New Curriculum Folder in staff only
for persuasion resources)
Brilliant Activities for Persuasive Writing
pp 6-13 pp 6-7 letter example.
10-12 book review to persuade
13-15 advertisements
Performance poetry - shape poems/
traditional poems / onomatopoeia:
Models for writing y3 p 16, 48, 66 (lots of
e.g.s) (Possibly move to HT4)
Humorous Poetry:
Cornerstones for Writing
Y3 p54 – 60
Essential Fiction y3 – p62,
63 humorous poetry.
Adventure stories – base it
on the familiar settings
story unit, but change the
genre and use a different
‘box it up’ structure.
Use Cliff hanger as a
stimulus.
Models for writing y3 p62
– 65 extended stories in
chapters and paragraphs.
Essential Fiction y3 – p 42
‘Toad tunnel’, p 58
‘stranded’
Explanation
texts: ‘Talk
for Writing’
book (KS2)
focus on the
explanation
texts in
there.
Models for
writing y3
p14-15
(report
writing).
Write
reports
about ….?
Myths and Legends
Children to write a 5-part myth of
their own creation, after exploring
the features of several examples.
Base it on the initial familiar
writing unit structure
(cornerstones y3 p2-13)
.
Children to explore setting
description and character
description.
Models for writing y3 p34-35
Story maps
Use ‘Box it up’ structure for a
quest / monster tale.
Essential Fiction y3 – 32, 34
myths, legends
Year 4
Stories with an
imaginative setting
Persuasive Writing
Recounts –
Newspaper style
(Romans)
‘Wizard of Oz’ –
F.Baum
Stories with an
imaginative setting
Cornerstones for
writing y4 p 56 – 65
- Write a story in
chapters
- Experiment
with poetry
Models for Writing y4
p35 (Settings)
Models for Writing y4
– p8 (Story planning)
Models for Writing y4
p 17 – up and away
(paragraphs)
Recounts – Newspaper
style
‘The Iron Man’ –
T.Hughes
Persuasive texts
Cornerstones for
writing y4 p70 – 78
Models for writing y4
p58 (point of view) 62
(adverts) , 66 (letters)
Write a persuasive
letter.
Brilliant Activities for
Persuasive Writing pp
16-35 (lots of activities
for developing
persuasion at an
intermediate level)
Recounts –
Newspaper style
Cornerstones for
writing y4 P18 – 28
Write a newspaper
recount about the Iron
Man / creatures of
your own creation.
Models for writing y4
p12 (newspaper
report)
P22 (magazine report)
Explanation texts
Cornerstones for
writing y4 p42 – 55
Models for writing y4 p
32
Write explanations
about historical
activities (Romans)
Models for writing y4
p29 (the Iron Woman
description)
Reports
Poetry about an
imagined world
‘Beowulf’ – K.CrossleyHolland
‘The Lantern Bearers’ –
R.Sutcliff
Non-Chronological
Reports
Use the ‘Talk for
Writing’ KS2 book and
focus on this.
Models for writing y4 –
p 46 (fact-file)
P 50 (presenting
information)
Poetry about an
imagined world
Cornerstones for
Writing y4 p29
Models for writing y4
p20, 38, 64, 68 e.g.s of
a variety of poetry
skills.
Writing an historical
story
‘The Stormin’ Normans’
– T.Deary
Writing an historical
story
Cornerstones for
writing y4 p4 – 17
Write an historical
story
Create a diary entry
Create characters
Write a play-script of
your story
Models for writing y4
p4 (characters)
P14 (eg of historical
story)
Year 5
Narrative – diaries
Poetry – Haiku and
Tanka
‘War Horse’ –
M.Morpurgo
‘The Spider & the Fly’ –
T.Diterlizzi
Narrative
Explore character and
setting descriptions.
Create a diary about the
war, in several sections
(chapters) including
flashbacks.
Persuasive writing
Myths & Legends
Poems from other cultures
‘The journey to the riversea’E.Ibbotson
‘The Captive Celt’ – T.Deary
‘What does Death mean?’C.Jay & J.Thomas
Write persuasive letters:
Cornerstones for Writing p
64 – 74
Write a range of
persuasive letters,
leaflets and
arguments
Models for writing y5 –
p15 Characters.
Anthology 5 p 68 ‘informing
and persuading’
Anthology 5 p 73 ‘kid’s klub’
Anthology 5 – p4-5
character descriptions
(Secret Garden)
Models for Writing y5 p8688: Protest letters.
P92-93 – No smoking leaflets.
Models for writing y5 –
p4 ‘Chilham Castle’ –
recount (for diarising)
Brilliant Activities for
Persuasive Writing pp 39-53
(lots of activities for
developing persuasion at a
higher level)
Narrative – recounts
‘The Lion, the witch and the
wardrobe’ – C.S.Lewis
Non-chronological
reports
Explanations
‘Outlaw’ – M. Morpurgo
‘The Time Travelling
Cat’ – J.Jarman
‘Roman Invasion: My Story’
– J.Eldridge
‘The Pharaohs of
Ancient Egypt’ –
E.Payne
Write a legend IN
CHAPTERS :
Cornerstones for Writing y5
p32 – 41
Five part structure WITH
FLASHBACK – use ‘box it up’
structures from Pie Corbett
Write your own legend.
Create characters and
settings.
Anthology 5 p49 ‘a long
time ago’
Anthology 5 p54 ‘In the
beginning’
Models for writing y5: p4
3, p53 (e.g. of legends)
Poems from other cultures
– create concrete poems on
the theme of Romans, using
similes and metaphors.
Narrative - Play scripts
Performance Poetry
Write a recount for two
different audiences
Cornerstones for Writing y5
P20 – 31
Write recounts for different
audiences.
Write historical recounts of
events.
Anthology 5 p 42-43
‘homesteaders’
Models for Writing y5 pp 80 82 – ‘editorial’ writing (to
show points of view on an
event).
‘Nakhts Diary’ – R.
Playy
Write a nonchronological report
with an explanation
Cornerstones for
writing y5 p42 – 50
Anthology 5 p52-53
‘Explanations’
Models for writing y5
pp58, 61, 21 – e.g.s
of non-chronological
reports, explanations
and explanations and
instructions.
The Highway man (where
possible)
Charge of the Light
Brigade.
Play scripts – Create a
multi-act play based on …
story of their own
choosing.
Cornerstones for Writing
p4 – 19
Performance poetry
Cornerstones for Writing
p52 – 62
Anthology 5 p44 – 48 the
Highwayman
Anthology 5 p24 – Rat it
up
Models for Writing y5 –
pp46 – 48 – Ballads
Anthology 5 – 26-27 ‘The
War has ended’ – diary
entries.
Poetry - Haiku and Tanka
poems around the theme
of the war (War Horse)
Models for Writing y5
p22 – Teach ‘metaphors’
(People poems)
Anthology 5 p28, 76, 60
Models for writing y5 p1214 (concrete poems)