Year 6

Year 6

Term

 

Autumn 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Driver Text: The Wolf Wilder by Catherine Rundell

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Fiction

Non Fiction

Poetry

Character study, developing empathy.

First person narrative.

Information leaflet about wolves.

Narrative poetry. Using Love that Dog by Sharon Creech as a model for creating own narrative poem.

Autumn 2

Driver Text: Good Night Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian

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Fiction

Non Fiction

Poetry

Diary writing- write a diary entry as one of the characters.

Writing instructions- Keeping safe in an air raid.

In-depth study of war poetry. Include In Flanders Fields by John McCree and Wilfred Owen poems.

Spring 1

Driver Text: Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

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Fiction

Non-Fiction

Poetry

Study of plot and characters. Create own narrative on the theme of following your dreams.

Information text – The influence of the Mayans on modern civilisation.

 

Rainforest Phantoms by Dennis Martindale. Using simile and metaphor in poetry.

 

Spring 2

Driver Text: The Wonder Garden by Jenny Broom and Kristjana Williams

  The Wonder Garden: Wander through the world's wildest habitats and discover more than 80 amazing animals

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Poetry

Narrative- creating a setting with particular focus on the Amazon Rainforest.

Persuasive letter writing- Save the Rainforest.

Nature poetry- using the senses and personification to create imagery

Summer 1

Driver Text: Floodland by Martin Sedgewick

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Fiction

Non- Fiction

Poetry

Adventure narrative- writing an extended story using the same themes developed in Floodland.

Explanation- The water cycle

Abstract imaginary poetry.

Summer 2

Driver Text: The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo

 The Butterfly Lion

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Poetry

Narrative- write a short stories with an alternative view point: hunter/hunted.

Report writing on hunting providing reasoned arguments.

The Liverpool poets including Roger McGough.

 

 

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