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English Curriculum
Writing Year 3
Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation
Punctuation
Conjunctions
Capital letters & end
punctuation embedded.
Capital letters for
names & the pronoun I
Commas to mark
clause boundaries
when starting with an
adverbial phrase.
Sentences
Conjunctions:
Coordination: And, but,
or, so
Conjunctions:
Subordination:
because, when, that, if
Adverbs of time: e.g.
then, next, soon
Fronted Adverbials
Inverted commas
around direct speech
Prepositions e.g.
before, after, during, in,
because of
Who ( + adjectives)
Was/were
Complex (fronted
adverbials)
When (adverbs of time/
time connectives)
Seen/saw
Uses present perfect as
well as simple past (he
has gone out to play; he
went out to play)
Th/f (phonics)
Common irregular verbs
Questions
Statements
Exclamations
Commands
Where (prepositional
adverbials)
Similes
Alliteration
Speech verbs
Senses – simple sense words
Imperative
Verbs
Main clause
Synonyms for: Good/nice,
bad, big, little, happy, sad
I can use a simple thesaurus
to find synonyms
Articles a/an
Personal pronouns (I,
you, he, she, it, we, they)
1st/3rd person
Focus
Transcription
Cohesion
Audience &
purpose
Group ideas for paragraphs.
Setting,
character, plot
Headings & subheadings
New paragraph for new location or time
Numbers
Bullet points
Narrative:
fairy stories
adventure
Homophones: long vowel
sounds
Adverbs –time & manner
Composition: plan/draft & write, evaluate & edit
Non-Narrative:
Report: (Non Chronological) :
animal/creature
Recount: letters, diaries
Instructions: link to timetables &
routefinders
Did/done
Vocabulary
Noun phrases (n + adj)
Apostrophes for
contraction and singular
possession
Text Type
Word Class
Compound
Clauses
Commas in lists.
Standard English
Use personal & possessive pronouns
BME paragraphs – moving on (seeing)
Line breaks
Openings to writing, closings to writing
Spelling
Consonant, letter, vowel
Revision/investigations:
 Plurals – s/es
 Silent letters
 Adding –ing, -ed, -er, -est, -y
 Contractions
 Singular possessive
apostrophes
 Words ending in -tion
Word families – solve, solution,
dissolve etc.
A/an
prefix –un
Nouns using prefixes e.g. super,
anti, auto
Using a dictionary – using the
first 2/3 letters using headword,
first and last entry on a page.
Dictation: simple sentences
English Curriculum
Writing Year 4
Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation
Punctuation
Conjunctions
Sentences
As Year 3 plus:
coordination: and, but,
or, so, as
End punctuation (e.g.
full stop or comma) in
speech marks.
subordination:
because, when, if,
although,
Complex sentences Adverbs of time: then,
simple time connectives
(moving clauses)
New speaker+new line.
Adverbs of time: then,
simple time connectives
after, while, as soon
as, before, until,
meanwhile,
Apostrophes (repeat
Y3: contraction and
singular possession)
and plural possession
Compound (and, but,
or, so)
Relative clauses e.g.
who, which,
ellipsis
Fronted Adverbials
Who (+adjectives)
Synonyms and
pronouns in noun
phrases (Labrador,
dog, beast, creature,
animal).
Standard English
Word Class
Vocabulary
Y3: Was/were
Seen/saw
Th/f (phonics)
Did/done
Past progressive
(was/were +ing) and
future possibilities (will,
might, would, could,)
Are/our
Irregular verbs
Of/have
Present perfect
Similes
alliteration
onomatopoeia
travelling verbs
colour words
When (prep phrases
as, while, after, when)
Where (prep
adverbials)
Question words/
question tags
said verbs
Verb phrases(v + adv
including speech verbs
+adverb)
Noun phrases
(adjective +
prepositional phrases)
sensory words – sounds,
smells, textures
Noun synonyms (Labrador,
dog, beast, creature, animal).
Comparative & superlative
Determiners (definite
and indefinite articles &
possessive pronouns
such as my, your, his)
Composition: plan/draft & write, evaluate & edit
Text Type
Non-Narrative:
Report: (Non Chronological) : person
Recounts/ChronReport: newspapers &
magazines, diaries
persuasion advert, persuasive
techniques
play scripts conventions & layout
Narrative;
adventure stories
fantasy stories
Focus
Audience &
purpose
Setting,
character, plot
Cohesion
Grouping ideas - identify signpost sentences
Non-narrative: a clear introduction, logical
points, defined conclusion
Link opening and closing paragraphs.
Using pronouns, possessive pronouns
(your, my, hers) and synonyms.
TiPToP paragraphs
Moving on -see/hear
Use conjuncts within and between paragraphs, to
link them e.g. Secondly, in addition, furthermore
Thesaurus for precise
synonyms
Transcription
Spelling
 Revision:
o nouns using suffixes &
compounding e.g. add –ness, -er
o adjectives using suffixes e.g. –
ful, -less
o Adverbs: adj + er, est, ly
 plural/possessive suffix – s &
correct use of apostrophe
 Suffixes beginning with vowels
added to words of more than
one syllable.
 Suffixes: -ous
 Prefixes: in-, il-, ir-, sub-, inter-,
super-, anti-, auto Words ending –tion, -sion,-cian
 Words ending –sure or -ture
 difference between plural and
possessive -s
Using a dictionary – using the first
2/3 letters using headword, first
and last entry on a page.
Dictation: simple sentences
English Curriculum
Writing Year 5
Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation
Punctuation
Conjunctions
Apostrophes
Difference between its
and it's
Although, as long
as, in order that, so
that, whenever,
wherever,
If…then(conditional)
Parenthesis: Brackets
In addition to..
Nevertheless..
During…
Despite…
dash
Colons for lists
Commas to mark
clause boundaries, to
clarify meaning or
avoid ambiguity.
What might happen? (
if…)
Y4:Are/our
Of/have
Why? (because, so
that, in order to)
What/that
Modal verbs: & meanings
Should will
Would may
Might can
Could must
Similes, metaphors
Relative pronouns (e.g.
who, whom, whose, which,
that)
Full speech punctuation
(when there is no break
in speech)
Formal & informal
structures &
vocabulary
Adverbs of degree to show
possibility: – almost, much,
some, only, very, quite,
perhaps,
Non-Narrative:
Report: (Non Chronological) : place
Recount: police, sports, events
(formaility)
Instructions: “how to use”, incl warnings
& advice
explanations
persuasive writing letter, speech &
report X2
Audience &
purpose
Dialogue &
atmosphere
Tension building
powerful verbs and
synonyms for looking,
travelling and motion
Sensory words –sounds,
smells, textures, tastes,
feelings
Synonyms (phrases &
words)
Common & proper nouns
1st/2nd/3rd person
Focus
Imagery: Similes, Alliteration,
Onomatopoeia, metaphors &
personification
Extended noun phrases
(noun + verb phrase,
which, that, who)
Composition: plan/draft & write, evaluate & edit
Text Type
Vocabulary
What’s happening? (ing, -ing + adverb)
Embedded clauses
Relative clauses – who,
which, where, when, whose,
that or omitted relative
pronoun
Word Class
All verb tenses.
How (adverbs )
The difference between
main & subordinate clauses
Standard English
Y3: Was/were
Seen/saw
Th/f (phonics)
Did/done
Phrase & clause
Revisit compound sentences
Causal conjuncts
Fronted
Adverbials
Sentences
Transcription
Cohesion
Cohesion
Signpost sentences & extension sentences.
Extending using description, dialogue and action.
Moving on-see/hear/thoughts (incl. motivation)
End links to beginning
Narrative:
Science Fiction
Mystery
Adverbials of time, place & number to build
cohesion e.g. then, nearby, first
Shakespeare (Macbeth)
Plays: play scripts-moving on using
speech,
Shifts in time, place and character interaction to
shape a story and guide the reader through the
text.
Spelling
Revise/investigate:
 Nouns and adjectives
can be turned into verbs
by adding suffixes e.g. –
ise, -ate, -ify.
 Prefixes are used to
change the meanings of root
words.
 Comparatives and
superlatives can be made
by adding suffixes to
adjectives – adj + er, est,
-ly
 -tial and –cial
 -ant and –ent -fer- (when to
double the r)
 The letter string –ough
 Silent letters
 Use morphology (how a word
is made up from root word,
prefixes and suffixes) and
etymology ( the word’s history
and origins) to spell
 Dictionaries & Thesauruses:
use these efficiently and
independently in everyday
situations.
English Curriculum
Writing Year 6
Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation
Punctuation
Colons, semi colons,
dashes to mark
boundaries
Split speech, actions
with speech
Parentheses: brackets,
commas, dashes
Conjunctions
Sentences
Because (fronted)
as if, even if, even
though, though,
since, unless,
whether,
Extended multiclause
sentences.
The difference
between
coordination &
subordination
Fronted
Adverbials
Variety and
appropriateness
of fronted
adverbials.
Vary length and
type.
Standard English
Question tags
FANBOYS
Vocabulary
Y3: Was/were
Adverbs of time, place, possibility, cause
All imagery
Seen/saw
Th/f (phonics)
Did/done
Nouns: collective, invariable, concrete, abstract,
common, proper, count/non-count
Overused words
Y4:Are/our
Of/have
Multi-element noun phrases
Technical & specific
vocabualry
Y5: What/that
Formal & informal
structures &
vocabulary
Perfect form of verbs
Subject, object
hyphens
Word Class
Ellipsis
Passive and active voice : Impersonal forms
antonyms
Subjunctive forms
shall/will & I/me usage
Getting rid of ‘the’: succinctness
shades of meaning
Auxiliary verbs (be, have, do, modals)
Punctuation of bullet
points
Synonyms
Demonstrative pronouns (this/these; that/those)
Composition: plan/draft & write, evaluate & edit
Text Type
Non Narrative:
Report: Formal/impersonal Recount:
place (impersonal), Biography,
autobiography
Instructions & Explanation
Persuasion & discussion
Narrative:
stories with non linear chronology e.g
flashbacks
Points of view
The basic plots
Focus
Audience &
purpose
Dialogue &
atmosphere
Level of
formality,
impersonal
writing
Cohesion
Full cohesion – between paragraphs and within
paragraphs – opposites, reference chains,
repetition, pronouns, synonyms, inference,
adjuncts, ellipsis, adverbials
Moving on – all senses, thoughts, feelings
Direct & indirect speech
Consistency with bullet points, numbers etc
Repetition for effect
Non-narrative: signpost sentence with several
expansion sentences & summary sentence.
Narrative: story hints or references at the start of
the story to signal a change at the end of the story
Transcription
Spelling
 Revision/investigations:
 Nouns and adjectives can
be turned into verbs by
adding suffixes e.g. –ise, ate, -ify.
 Formal & informal
vocabulary e.g. ask for –
request, go in – enter &
using the subjunctive.
 Revision of spelling rules
and features from Y3 to Y5
 Homophones: nouns end –ce
and verbs end –se.
 Use of the hyphen
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Endings spelt –cious or –tious
Words ending in –able and
–ible
Words with the /i:/ sound spelt
ei after c
 Words with ‘silent’ letters
 Use morphology (how a word is
made up from root word,
prefixes and suffixes) and
etymology ( the word’s history
and origins) to spell
 Dictionaries & Thesauruses:
use these efficiently and
independently in everyday
situations.