English

English

In year 5, we cover a wide range of writing styles. These are:

Recounts

Mystery Stories

Arguments and Debates

Slam Poetry

Shakespeare

Classic Fiction (Rudyard Kipling)

Biographies/Autobiographies

Classic Poetry (Cautionary Tales)

Instructions

Creative Writing

Classic fiction (The Hobbit)

Persuasive Writing

Explanation Text

Non-Chronological Reports

and Classic Poetry (The Highwayman)

Useful links:

Speech in writing, apostrophes (Singular and plural), alliteration (e.g. Terrible Tiger), subordinating conjunctions (I SAW A WABUB), coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS), personification (e.g. The sun was smiling down on me), determiners (e.g. The dog), prepositions (e.g. I sat under the table), homophones (e.g. night vs. knight), paragraphs (what they are and when we change to a new one).

BBC Bitesize is another useful tool for students that we regularly use in school.