St William of York Catholic Primary School
Spring term
Into the Forest - Anthony Browne ( Lost Narrative and Newspaper Report)
Jemmy Button - Valerio Vidali ( Return Narrative and Letters)
Grammar
Explore and identify main and subordinate clauses in complex sentences.
Explore, identify and create complex sentences using a range of conjunctions (although, while, when.)
Use comma to separate clauses in complex sentences where the subordinate clause appears first.
Create complex sentences where subordinate clause appears first.
Select and generate adverbs as openers Suddenly, Next, Eventually and use adverbs within complex sentences.
Use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech (speech marks).
Improvise, create and write dialogue.
Identify, select, generate and effectively use prepositions for where e.g., above, beneath, within, outside and beyond.
Use of determiner a or an according to whether the next word begins with a consonant or vowels.
Use of determiner according to vowels and consonants
Group related material into paragraphs
Explore and collect word families e.g. medical, medicine, medicinal and medic to extend vocabulary.
Class Novel
The Wild Way Home
Autumn term
The Iron Man
Approaching Threat Narrative and Explanation.
Fox-
Fable Narrative and Information Report
Grammar
Explore, identify and create complex sentences using a range of conjunctions (because, so and after).
Use subordinate clauses in sentences.
Use a comma to separate clauses in complex sentences where the subordinate clause appears first.
Select and generate adverbs as openers Suddenly, Silently, Next, Eventually and Soon.
Group related material into paragraphs.