subject map for english talk for writing

Subject Map for English – Talk for Writing

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Year 1 Autumn 1

Fiction

Autumn 1 Non Fiction

Autumn 2 Fiction


Spring 1 Fiction

Spring 1 Non Fiction

Spring 2 Fiction


Summer 1 Fiction

Summer 1 Non Fiction

Summer 2 Fiction


Poetry Performance (story poem)

Poems about fruits

Poems about Magic

Celebrations Fairy Tale rhymes

Senses

Text Little Lost Penguin

Lost Poster (Linked to previous text) Teacher to write text

Handa’s Surprise

Meerkat Mail How the Tortoise Got its Shell

How to make a Cresshead Teacher to write text

The Gruffalo Party Invitation Teacher to write text

The Three Little Pigs

All about London Teacher to write text (or speak to Writing Lead)

Cinnamon Neil Gaiman

Our Trip to.. Teacher to write text

Genre Adventure tale

Information Stories from another Culture

Postcard (writing for different purposes)

Fable Instructions Adventure Invitation (Persuasive)

Fairy Tale Information text (Non Chronological report)

Modern Fable

Recount

NC objectives/ Kent Statements

Capital letters and Full stops to show sentence boundaries

Using adjectives and precise verbs

Time words

Sequence using time words

Openings and Endings (series of accurate sentences)

Sequences of accurate sentences

Describing using adjectives (noun phrases)

Write appropriately for the task

Conjunctions to develop sentences

Punctuate sentences using . ! ?

Recap on N/C Objectives through year

Punctuate sentences using . ! ?

Innovation outcome

Retell story Lost stuffed toy – create poster as a class

Sequence events and rewrite Handa’s Surprise

Postcard written as a class (choose a section of the story)

Sequence events and rewrite

Sequence events together and rewrite


Change some details on Modelled text


Jumble up text –chn to restructure the text

How would the story change if Cinnamon lost a different sense?

Jumble up text –chn to restructure the text

Hot Write Outcome

Innovation of Little Lost Penguin

Lost poster for animal of their choice

Story like Handa’s Surprise – link to British fruits and British climate

Postcard from Meerkat to family at home

Invention How the _____ Lost its _____ (How the Hyena lost its Laugh)

Instructions for planting beans

Write a story using a similar sequence

Invitation for Parents to parent partnership event at school

Write own traditional tale Could be related to the 3 Little Pigs

All about Blackburn

Story about losing one of the senses

Recount of a visit

Precise Knowledge

Why is it important to know when a sentence

Why are adjectives used? How

How do time words help to

Can time words be used in any order?

Can openings and endings

What do plants need to grow?

What do adjectives describe?

What questions need to be

Fairy Tale conventions Hero/Villain Magic

What do information texts do?

What makes a good story?

Why do we need time words?



begins and ends?

do they help us?

organise ideas?

be jumbled up?

(size, colour) answered on an invitation?

Clever plan to defeat Villain

How are they organised?

Experiences Hooks

Animals in the classroom

See earlier in term – use pictures as stimulus

Animals in the classroom

See earlier in term – use pictures as stimulus

Videos of big cats

Plant seeds and watch them grow (link to science)

Gruffalo Day Dress up – eat food related to The Gruffalo

See previous suggestion

Bring your favourite fairy tale to school – dress up as favourite character

Visit to Cherry Tree library to look at non-fiction books

Possible visit from RNIB speaker?

Visit – pictures and videos as stimuli

Prior Learning

Names of animals

Habits of animals

Names of animals

Punctuating sentences

Time words Punctuating sentences When do we use adjectives?

Proper nouns – capital letters

Different fairy tales to possibly innovate from

Difference between fiction and non-fiction books

5 senses – how can we describe things using our senses?

Time words Sequence

Links to Values



Year 2 Autumn 1

Fiction


Autumn 2 Fiction


Spring 1 Fiction


Spring 2 Fiction


Summer 1 Fiction


Summer 2 Fiction


Poetry Rhyming The Moon – Robert Louis Stevenson

Poems about Magic

Spooky settings (In the dark dark room etc)

Action poetry Performance poetry

Text Greedy Fox Persuasive Letter Teacher to write text

The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark

Owl Information text Teacher to write text

The Storm Whale

Recount of recent trip Teacher to write text

Hansel and Gretel

Explanation text (Link to Hist/Geog Unit) Teacher to write text

The Papaya that Spoke

Instructions – How to Make Pizza Teacher to write text

The Magic Brush

Secure end of year objectives using short burst writing

Genre Repeating pattern (introduce rhyme?)

Letter to persuade

Adventure Non – chronological report

Adventure Recount Fairy Tale Explanation Fairy Tale Instructions Stories from different Cultures

Diary entry

NC objectives/ Kent Statements

Accurate demarcation of sentences

Precise verbs i.e. Commands

Co-ordinate sentences i.e. conjunction

Commas in lists Varied vocabulary – adverbs

Accurate demarcation of sentences Contractions

Sequences of accurate sentences

Describing using adjectives (noun phrases precise verbs and adverbs)

Choose tense appropriately (progressive past)

Dialogue – particular focus on demarcation

Sequencing Commands – imperative verbs

Exclamations Different sentences types (command/statement/ question)

See across

Innovation Outcome

Change some rhyming couplets in Greedy Fox

Mix up text – chn to restructure

The Bat who was Afraid of the Dark

Information text about a specific owl (Tawny/Snowy etc)

Mix up text – chn to restructure and rewrite

Change the setting - develop with chn


Substitution of food that spoke e.g. linking to a studied country


What else could Mai Ling want and how could he use it to help?


Hot Write Outcome

Own repeating pattern story

Persuasive letter –Ban Keeping Foxes as Pets

The ___ who was afraid of ____

Information text about a nocturnal animal

The Storm ___ What creature

Recount personal experience (trip/visit?)

Own story with focus on description

Explanation text regarding one element of Hist/Geog unit

The ______ that spoke

Instructions – link to Cook Stars session (use pictures as stimulus –

Own version of Tale

Independent diary entry as a character from



could you find? What would you do?

Use pictures videos as stimuli

picture of each step)

known story (Use G.R. text as stimulus)

Precise Knowledge

Why is it important to know when a sentence begins and ends?

When do you persuade people? What kind of words do you use?

Why do we use conjunctions?

What do information texts do? How are they organised?

When do use apostrophe? Why do we use them?

Why do tell others about our trips?

What do adjectives describe? (size, colour)

Why do we change tense when writing different texts?

What punctuation is used when a character is speaking? How does your voice change?

Where do we find instructions in the real world? Why do need them?

Why are there different sentence types? What job does each type have?

What makes a good diary entry?

Experiences Hooks

Rhyming Day – can only speak in rhymes (Whole school?)

Child friendly video of fox hunting

Animal documentary – nocturnal animals Or visit to Owl sanctuary? Owls coming to school? See

http://www.turbarywoods.co.uk/

Visit to Cherry Tree library to look at non-fiction books – recap on Year 1 visit

Youtube version of the Storm Whale

Children to bring photographs of a trip/visit that means something to them

Bring your favourite fairy tale to school (see Year 1)

Linked to Hist/Geog Unit hook

Sample exotic fruits – pineapple, papayas, mango, kiwi etc

Cook Stars session

Objects from story – can you predict what the story will be about using the items?

Identify emotions they are feeling and give reasons for – am/pm registration

Prior Learning

When do we use full stops and questions?

Habits of animals

Adjectives (noun phrases)

Difference between fiction and non-fiction books – recap on Year 1 work

Information about whales

Time words Punctuating sentences When do we use adjectives?

Past tense verb endings

Contractions Subheadings to organise work

Sentence types

Adjectives to describe emotions

Links to Values







Year 3 Autumn 1

Fiction


Autumn 2 Fiction


Spring 1 Fiction


Spring 2 Fiction


Summer 1 Fiction


Summer 2 Fiction


Poetry Performance poem (Story)

Mystical Animals

Treasure Chest poem – description

Spooky settings (In the dark dark room etc)

Language play – See Writing Models Year 3

Structure – Haiku and/or Kennings

Text Lazy Jack How to Trap a Troll

Androcles and the Lion Teacher to write text

Unicorns (Writing Models Year 3)

Anklet for a Princess – Lila Mehta (Order text)

Escape from Pompeii – Christina Balit Teacher to write text (News recount based on above story) See The Roman Record for an example

Reilly – Pie Corbett

Radio Advert – Just Cauldrons p74 Y4 Writing Models

The Rain Cat – Pie Corbett

Make PlayStations Available In School

Brightstorm – A Sky-Ship Adventure (This is a novel Select setting description extract that will capture chns interest) You may also want to use this book as your class reader

Should Children Do Housework (Writing Models Y4)

Genre English Fairy Tale

Instructions Fable Information Text

Transformation Tale (Story from another culture)

News Recount

Fantasy tale Adverts Suspense tale Persuasive argument

Adventure Discussion

NC objectives/ Kent statements

Create a chronological narrative Structure

Presentational Features Introduce

Description of plot : particular focus on Endings

Organise paragraphs broadly within a theme

Description Setting

Express time, place and cause using conjunctions

Dialogue – direct speech

Vocabulary Maintain writing in one tense

Organising sections on a theme

Description of a setting (Develop skill set

Use past/present tense



Co-ordinating conjunctions

from earlier on in year)

Precise vocabulary

Innovation Outcome

Change elements of what Jack ‘should have done’ – advice from mother

How to Trap a Dragon

What other problems could the Lion have? How could Androcles help?

What else can be added to make this a better information text?

What can the Princess get instead of an anklet?

News Recount from perspective of one of the escapees

What is another silly thing Reilly could do when he is bored?

Rewrite advert with support Uplevel vocabulary What features can be introduced that have not been used?

Rewrite story from Zelda’s POV .

Make (another gaming console) available in school

Create a setting as a class and describe (draw a map)

Rewrite text using question: Should children do Homework?

Hot Write Outcome

New Lazy Jack Story

Change to own choice of Mythical Creature

Recycle plot structure in modern setting

Information text of a different mythical creature – Dragon? – see Writing Models Year3 for example

Write own transformation tale

News Recount – Event in School Speak to Roving Reporters from Yr 6 for ideas/ support

Write own fantasy story

Advert to promote own magical prop

Write own suspense story – first person/one tense

Make (item of own choice) available in School

Draw own map and describe the setting

Should technology be banned for one day a week?

Precise Knowledge

Why do we need a structure to our story? Why does it need to be in order?

Features of instructional writing Different coordinating conjunctions

What is a fable? What is a moral in tale?

Use subheadings organise paragraphs within theme

Extended noun phrases Similes Powerful verbs What traditional tale is it similar to?

Present perfect form Difference between Time/Place adverbs

Inverted commas

Descriptive vocabulary Organisation of an advert Features of an advert

Descriptive vocabulary Features to build suspense: repetition

Persuasive devices Rhetorical questions Emotive language Use subheadings Bullet points to list

Extended noun phrases Similes Powerful verbs

What is a discussion? Why is necessary to have information for both points of view?

Experiences Hooks

Bring in favourite story to school

Troll loose in the school? Foot prints/things thrown off shelves etc (Just create an easy to tidy up

Video of Lion and Mouse

Create your own mythical creature (link to art) Collage or Clay

Precious objects – bring in a picture of most prized possession explaining why – create display?

School wide event – check school diary Take pictures/videos – record q&a with staff

Child to design and make magical props to have in the classroom

Use adverts from Hot Write/Innovation to advertise their products made

Pictures of Mills from around Blackburn (Geography link)

Gaming Hour? Gaming tournament?

Listen to song City of Stars Discussion- what might we find in a city of stars? Art lesson

Debate – title to the text before reading the text



mess in the hall)

Prior Learning

Proper nouns – Capital Letters

Year 2 instructions unit

Fables from previous years – See Year 1

Mythical creatures in known stories (Harry Potter)

Adjectives, commas to list

What is a recount?

Mythical creatures

Persuasive language – see Yr 2

Describing setting in Hansel and Gretel (Year 2)


See earlier units

Organise positive and negatives about a statement

Links to Values



Year 4 Autumn 1

Fiction


Autumn 2 Fiction


Spring 1 Fiction


Spring 2 Fiction


Summer 1 Fiction


Summer 2 Fiction


Poetry Alphabet Poems

Classic Poems – The Owl and the Pussycat

Poetry – Fantasy setting

Poems about Rivers

Structure - Cinquain

Poetry – Wishes and Dreams

Text The Magicians Shop

How a Giant Spider Traps its Prey/ How a Jellyfish Stings (vary according to skillset of chn)

The Canal Tuesday Teacher to write text

Elf Road Magic Bean Store – Writing Models Year 5

Lost Happy Endings – Carol Ann Duffy

A Simple Card Trick

Hoodwinked (Twisted Fairy Tale) Teacher to write text

Rivers Teacher to write text

King of the Birds

Should all Wishes come True?

Genre Fantasy Explanation Suspense (Warning Tale)

Newspaper Portal Story Persuasion (Advert)

Fantasy/Mytery tale

Instructions Alternative Fairy Tale

Information Text

Wishing Tale

Discussion


Describe setting with some interesting details

Organistional features Paragraphs Link sentences using adverbials

Description of plot : particular focus on Endings

Organisational features Structure Link sentences

Description Setting

Presentational Devices Range of sentence types

Character Description

Presentational Devices

Narrative with a clear structure Dialogue

Organising sections on a theme Presentational features

Dialogue Paragraphing with linked sentences

Innovation Outcome

Change elements of the setting – what else may we find there? Draw items (Play win lose or draw?)

How the Snake Traps its Prey (can be varied according to interests of the class)

Rewrite from Tom’s POV (create a feelings map to lead to this)

Change creature – what happened? Follow the same structure

Change to first person – include MC reaction to the feast

Magic ____ Store

Describe Jub Make something as a class and write instructions for it – Could link to Cook Stars

Rewrite story from Wolf POV .

Jumble up text – chn to restructure and add additional information about Rivers in the same writing style

What else could Yann wish for?

Ask chn to come up with a question about dreams and wishes



Hot Write Outcome

Invent and describe own setting (May want to draw the setting prior to hot write)

How Does Sound Travel

Recycle plot with Cherry Tree Train Station as setting

Next Tuesday -

Write own portal tale – Adapt plot structure to take place within a familiar text

Persuasive leaflet to attend St Francis

Describe the Witch

How to .. Link DT

Write own Twisted Fairy Tale 3 pigs as villians? Bo Beep as sheep rustler?

The Water Cycle

Wishing Tale

Should all Dreams come True?

Precise Knowledge

Fronted adverbials Prepositional phrases

Facts Writing in Should technology be banned for one day a week? present tense Conjunctions to explain explain (cause and effect)

Emotions Dialogue Powerful verbs

Headline 5ws organise paragraphs within theme

Extended noun phrases Similes Powerful verbs

Sentence types commands/statements/question/exclamations

Vary sentence openers to change pronouns Describe physical characteristic and internal

Features of instructional writing Different coordinating conjunctions

Paragraphing and linking ideas

Persuasive devices Rhetorical questions Emotive language Use subheadings Bullet points to list

Punctuation Synonyms for said Adverbs to extend sentences

What is a discussion? Why is necessary to have information for both points of view?

Experiences Hooks

Watch a magic trick being performed (There may be a child in the class who can perform a trick or ask Coach Joel for his card trick!!)

Ask staff members with interesting pet creatures to bring one in

Class visit to Canal and/or Train station

Rumour of frog sighting Various staff to pop in and ask – did you see it? Etc Basically create a ‘buzz’

Food tasting descriptions Feast scene from Harry Potter

Set up a shop? Charity event Cold Write hook – create leaflets for event

Different endings to stories left in classroom in a fancy bag Letter from Jub asking for them back

Watch a magic trick being performed (There may be a child in the class who can perform a trick or ask Coach Joel for his card trick!!)

Watch clip of Hoodwinked DVD

Gaming Hour? Gaming tournament?

Poetry Reading Café –invite parents to listen to poems and write some of their own (Drinks and Snacks to entice them)

Debate – title of the text before reading the text

Prior Learning

Describing settings – various units in Year 3

Year 2 Explanations unit

Fables from previous years – See Year 1

See Year 3 unit on News reports

Adjectives, commas to list similes

Year 3 adverts unit

Year 2/3 work on description

Knowledge of Fairy Tales


See earlier units

See Year 3 Summer Unit

Links to Values



Year 5 Autumn 1

Fiction


Autumn 2 Fiction


Spring 1 Fiction


Spring 2 Fiction


Summer 1 Fiction


Summer 2 Fiction


Poetry Poetry –Monsters (See The Works)

Poems about Emotions

Poetry Performance – The Dragon who Ate Our School

Poetry –environment (A Bottle’s Odyssey)

Heroes and Villains –Highwayman Poem

Poetry – Family

Text Beowulf – Pie Corbett

The Life of King Offa Teacher to write text

Verruca and the Squirrel (Roald Dahl extract)

Yes – Year 5 should NOT go to Robinwood Teacher to write text

The Cobbler of Krakow

Time and Space (NLS Text – see server ) Teacher to rewrite text

Varmints – H Ward and M Craste

Should Gold E Locks be Goaled? Pie Corbett Writing Models – Yr 6

The Highwayman – Alfred Noyes Teacher to write text (narrative)

Famous NATURALIST David Attenborough Teacher to write text

The Tunnel – Anthony Browne

Non Fiction Unit based on gaps that need securing

Genre Myth Biography Character flaw

One sided argument

Stories from different Cultures

Explanation Fantasy Balanced Argument

Poetry Information Text

Mystery tale


Write to suit purpose – create suspense

Organistional features Paragraphs Link sentences using adverbials

Dialogue to indicate character

Vocabulary for effect

Openings and Endings

Conveying Cause and effect Precise Vocabulary

Setting description

Cohesion

Descriptive Writing

Organising sections on a theme Presentational features

All Narrative devices

Innovation Outcome

Change elements of the characterisation – how can we change the hero and villain?

Restructure text and include additional information about King Offa – writing in

Sequel to show change in Verruca’s personality

Yes – Year 5 SHOULD go to Robinwood

Change some elements (main character/creature)

Write explanation text about ONE aspect of the Solar System

Rewrite text to add additional description

Should the 3 Little Pigs be Gaoled?

Choose section of poem and rewrite as a narrative

Write text about Jane Goodall

Change characters/setting/what might sister find?



Change perspective –Grendel is being hunted

the same style/tone

Hot Write Outcome

Sequel to Beowulf

Biography of a Monarch

Choose another character from CATCF and highlight their character flaws.

Biased argument – vote on topic as a class.

Write own ‘Beat the Monster Tale’

Explanation Text about Space

Own text about preserving environment

Should ____? Independently choose poem and rewrite as a narrative

Choose scientist/inventor Tesla/Elon Musk Steve Jobs etc Research (one lesson) Write information text

Own Mystery tale

Precise Knowledge

Detailed description Emotion Punctuation

Facts Writing in Should technology be banned for one day a week? present tense Conjunctions to explain explain (cause and effect)

Emotions Dialogue Punctuation Powerful verbs

Organise paragraphs within theme Emotive language Statistics Rhetorical questions

Fronted adverbials

Sentence types commands/statements/question/exclamations Organisation

Similes Metaphors Personification

Paragraphing Cohesion – adverbials

Similes Metaphors Personification Dialogue

Paragraphs Use subheadings Bullet points to list Facts Adverbials

Punctuation Synonyms for said Adverbs to extend sentences

Experiences Hooks

Historical play - Beowulf

Drama/ pictures/videos

Clips from CATCF of different characters falling into trouble

Pictures of previous years Robinwood trip

Make dragon’s eggs using clay – Art lesson

Visit to Alston Observatory

Film clips- Varmints

Clips from Hoodwinked

Create song in style of Adam Ant – Prince Charming?

Clips from DA documentaries

Look at the strange textures and images on the illustrations of the tree trunks. What can you see on them?

Prior Learning

Year 4 – Warning Tale with Suspense

Information texts – look at similarities

How to use punctuation when writing dialogue

Link to work on adverts and persuasive techniques

Variety of story openings and endings

Year 4 – How does Sound Travel?

Setting description work- Year3/4

Discussion unit – Year 4 Knowledge of Fairy Tales



See earlier units



in structure and tone

Links to Values

Year 6 Autumn 1

Fiction


Autumn 2 Fiction


Spring 1 Fiction


Spring 2 Fiction


Summer 1 Fiction


Summer 2 Fiction


Poetry Poetry – Horror

Poetry – Fantasy Characters

Poem ‘Night’ Moira Andrew

Poetry – Fantasy Setting

Equality Poem

Text Kidnapped – Pie Corbett

Auto Biography Teacher to write text

Kissing the Railings – Pie Corbett

Amazing Animals – Pie Corbett

The Caravan

How to Catch a House Goblin – Pie Corbett Teacher to rewrite text

Why Trolls Are Dangerous

SATS revision SPAG Reading Short Burst Writing linked to Grammar

Weslandia – Paul Fleischman Hook Text –use extracts that are appropriate for skills being taught

Evaluation of Skellig – Pie Corbett

The Arrival by Shaun Tan Hook Text –use extracts that are appropriate for skills being taught

Non Fiction Unit based on gaps that need securing

Genre Adventure Auto- Biography

Information text

Warning Story

Instructional /Humour

Explanation ‘Rags to Riches’

Review Journey


Suspense –Describe atmosphere

Presentational Features Vocabulary

Description of character/setting

Cohesion Dialogue to convey character/advance action

Presentational Features Vocabulary

Cohesion

Using and Applying Narrative foci taught to this point

Organising sections on a theme Securing EOY objectives

All Narrative devices

Innovation Outcome

Include Flashback scenes

Additional facts about chosen person

Change details – setting/characters

Restructure text and add additional details

Change some elements (main character/setting/danger)

Change some element of the text – creature – methods to catch creature

Why ____ Are Dangerous

Choose section and rewrite using the chosen skills

Innovate opinions in the Model Text Rewrite using similar structure

Innovate passage based on narrative devices you are focusing on



Hot Write Outcome

Own version of Kidnapped

Biography about themselves Life up to Yr 6

Story with effective setting description

Information text – any animal/creature

Warning Story with effective dialogue

How to Trap a …

Letter of Explanation Why ____ is Dangerous (Link to The Caravan?) Address to Head or Council

Write Sequel Review of a novel/short story of their choice

Narrative Free choice

Precise Knowledge

Recap on techniques to create suspense

Tense Facts Humour

Emotions Dialogue Punctuation Powerful verbs

Organise paragraphs within theme Statistics Rhetorical questions Humour

Sentence types commands/statements/question/exclamations Organisation

Organise paragraphs adverbials within theme Statistics Rhetorical questions


Paragraphs Adverbials Emotive language – opinions

See Kent Statements

Experiences Hooks

Discuss the title – taking into account personal experience of the children

Biography of Mr T – (in the style of the Fresh Prince??)

Clips from CATCF of different characters falling into trouble

Wildlife documentary

Spot the Danger – Various pictures

Win Lose or Draw – Name a creature 30 seconds to draw it

Debate – what is potentially dangerous in school?

Create song in style of Adam Ant – Prince Charming?

Reviews of books from St Francis staff – video?

Debate front cover Show word Refugee – opinions from chn

Prior Learning

YEAR 5 Creating suspense in Beowulf

Biography of Naturalist – Year 5

How to use punctuation when writing dialogue

David Attenborough – link to information text in Year 5

Dialogue – punctuation

Instructions – Year 4

Explanation text – Year 5


Difference between fact and opinon

See earlier units

Links to Values

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