Whole School Literacy Overview Year 1/2 English Units Cycle A Genre s Topic Tinseltoon Winter Wonderland Biography of a famous local We re going on a lion hunt Lit (adapted into we re going on a baby hunt for Christmas) Land Ahoy Poems on a theme Pirates Intro to topic (Mungo picture book pirates Lit ) One Giant Leap Stories with fantasy settings Mongo and the Spiders from Space Lit The Man on the Moon Lit Old McDonald Longer Stories The man who wore all of the clothes Lit Fergus farm yard books (scary night ) Around the World Radio Advertisement Local Heroine Grace Darling We re going on a present hunt using repetitive and patterned language Writing A pirate poem using rhyming. Writing a space story about the planet Phogtronik Writing an animal story based on what has been read (farm story) Persuading people to visit Australia. Written Grace Darling LO: listen carefully and understand Speak with Hold conversations Interview: Jack Frost LO: Develop a wide and interesting vocabulary Speak with Hold conversations Recital Hot seat: Cpt Blackbeard LO: Develop a wide and interesting vocabulary Speak with present homework project Phogtronik LO: Hold conversations Speak with : Buying local produce LO: hold conversations and debates Speak with Listen carefully and understand recorded radio adverts. LO: speak with Develop a wide and interesting vocabulary s/ Non Fiction Persuasive/Non fiction
Cycle B Genre s Topic Victorians Journeys Emergency Room Labels, lists & captions Who s our new teacher? Lit Stories with familiar settings Class Two at the Zoo Lit Repetitive patterned language WILD Africa Traditional stories (Retelling Y1 / Alternatives Y2) Maximus Beanstalk Lit Oh I do like to be beside the seaside Stories (In the style of an author) Sporting Superstars Information text for making a school item (pencil pencil case) Class Two at the Park story Poems about doctors, nurses Injuries, hospitals Mary and the twelve months Lit Year 2 Maximus beanstalk alternative POV Willy the Wimp stories - Anthony Browne Silly Billy Lit about a particular sport s: what would it have been like to go to school in Victorian times? Freeze Frame: Class 2 at the zoo & the bully in the park. Recital Debate: Florence Vs Seacole Group Work: animal research/ animal adaptations Freeze Frame: Willy the Wimp SGG present homework project s
Year 3/4 English Units Cycle A Term Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Genre s Topic Stone Age Comics Ancient Greece Diary Persuasive Leaflet Ooh la la Romans Castles The Lambton Worm poem Short Stories Historical Settings Write a recipe. Write a description of the yellow cat. (Ottoline yellow cat) Diary entry of a battle experience from a Greek soldier or Diary of someone left behind and husband has gone to battle. Come Visit Paris Leaflet Retelling the story of the Dragon slayer in a poem. Dragon slayer Lit (Video) Write the next chapter to the story. Invasion (Rollo) Giving precise instructions to a partner to follow. L.O. To develop a wide and interesting vocabulary. Quiz the yellow cat about reasons for their unlawful behaviour. L.O. Hold conversations and debates Oral rehearsing of diary entry. L.O. Tell stories with structure Hold debate: Persuade others about the best French landmark L.O. Respectfully challenge opinions or points offering an alternative. Perform their poem to the rest of the class. L.O. To speak with discussion: Character s feelings and motives L.O. Listen carefully and understand s s s s
Cycle B Term Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer Summer 2 1 Genre s Play script Mystery and Suspense Topic Ancient Egypt Ready Steady Cook Mayans Natural Wonders Vikings /Saxons Catwalk Kids Play scripts Full Story with imaginary setting Descriptive poems Non Chronological s: Write an explanation text on how to mummify a body. Look at the Christmas story and write sections of the play. (Spiderwick) Story about a toadstool and troll from the back page. Poems about a natural wonder of the world. Wrote the story of Sprout Murphy alternative story. About Clothes from around the world. Listen carefully to presentations: L.O. Ask for specific additional information to clarify. Playscripts Performance: Christmas play L.O. To speak with Mystery and suspense s interview the Grace children L.O. make relevant comments or ask questions in a discussion. : using correct geographic language to describe L.O. use interesting adjectives, adverbials phrases and extended noun phrase in discussion. L.O. Use vocabulary that is appropriate to the topic being discussed or the audience that is listening Tell Stories with structure: L.O. bringing stories to life with expression and intonation Performance: Narrate the catwalk L.O. use intonation to emphasise grammar and punctuation when reading aloud s s s
Year 5/6 English Units Cycle A Genre Topic Chocolate World Taste Tour Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo Orange s in No Man s Land by Elizabeth Laird Prisoners and Punishments Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce The Toon Titanic Rock Band Benjamin Zephaniah Collection Literacy Fantastic, Funny, Frightening (A collection of short stories) Variety of film footage and media information of famous rock musicians for research Letter to Mr Reynolds to persuade him that helping the soldier was the right thing to do Adventure story set in times of war writing action/ journeys Newspaper article about the robbery Geordie Dialect poem in style of BZ Titanic based short story focus on setting the scene and establishing characters How to be a rock star! explanation Debate: Help the soldier/ Don t help the soldier L.O. Consider & evaluate different viewpoints. Articulate arguments & opinions () Interview: What was it like to live in Beirut? L.O. Use questions to build knowledge s/non fiction Conscience Alley: Should the brothers keep the money? L.O. Consider & evaluate different viewpoints. Use spoken language to speculate, hypothesise & explore Recital: formal poems to compare L.O. Use appropriate register& language Titanic facts L.O. Command of Standard English Use appropriate register& language /nonfiction () : How to be a rock star L.O. Give well-structured explanations
Cycle B Genre Topic Industrial Revolution Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac Murder Down the Mine The Highwayman (SIMS style film version) World Firsts Goodnight by Michelle Magorian We will never surrender Goodnight by Michelle Magorian Why in the world? Magik Circus (Film ) Year 5 Literacy Joseph Tales of the Family from One End Street Nonchronological report about an animal from the story Imagery focus creation of own story poem including vivid language of Willy from Tom s perception Suspense story linked to World War two building pace and tension Cruelty to animals debate Playscript based on the story Africa landscape facts L.O. Use appropriate register& language Recital: Poems with imagery L.O. Command of Standard English and Willy L.O. Use questions to build knowledge /nonfiction Debate: Should have taken Willy? L.O. Consider & evaluate different viewpoints. Articulate arguments & opinions. : How should animals be treated correctly? L.O. Give well-structured explanations : Character s actions justified L.O. Use spoken language to speculate, hypothesise & explore. Articulate arguments & opinions. /non fiction () ()