Writing Year 5

Pupils will be able to:

• write effectively for a range of purposes and audiences, selecting language that shows good awareness of the reader

• use paragraphs to organise ideas e.g to introduce the change of time, place or event and in non-narrative writing, use simple devices to structure the writing and support the reader (e.g. headings, sub-headings, bullet points)

• In narratives, describe settings and characters and begin to describe atmosphere through selection of vocabulary and grammatical  structures 

• integrate dialogue within narratives to develop characters and begin to advance the plot

• use the grammatical and language structures taught in Year 5 appropriately for the audience and purpose of the text e.g. modal verbs and adverbs to indicate degrees of possibility, relative clauses using a wide range of  relative pronouns or an implied relative pronoun, contracted verb forms

• use a range of devices to build cohesion within paragraphs e.g.  pronouns, adverbials of time and place, co ordinating and subordinating conjunctions, synonyms

• ensure consistent and correct use of verb tense and subject-verb agreement throughout pieces of writing 

• use a range of punctuation, mostly correctly, including: semi colons, brackets, dashes, ellipses, hyphens and colons to introduce lists 

• accurately spell of the majority of words from Year 3/4 spelling list and  apply spelling rules from Year 3/4 curriculum 

• accurately spell of some words from Year 5/6 spelling list and apply  the spelling rules from Year 5/6 curriculum that have been taught

• maintain legible, joined handwriting

Pupils will be able to:

• through drawing upon their own broad range of reading experiences, manipulate language and sentence structure to reflect what the writing requires and demonstrate a secure understanding of purpose and audience e.g. level of formality/informality (through subjunctive form, non contracted verbs etc, or such devices that reflect the mood)

• create cohesion within and across paragraphs using a  range of devices e.g. reference chains, adverbials of  time, place and frequency, and a range of conjunctions

• use the passive and active voice appropriately to control the level of formality of a piece of writing 

• use a range of punctuation correctly and begin to manipulate for effect e.g. semi colons, brackets, dashes, ellipses, hyphens and colons to introduce lists