Year 3
Writing Genres Covered in Year 3
Autumn 1 - Autobiographical Writing & Poetry
Autumn 2 - Non-chronological Reports & Poetry
Spring 1 - Story Writing - Legends
Spring 2 - Persuasive Writing & Letter Writing
Summer 1 - Writing a Mystery Story
Summer 2 - 'Writing an Explanation Text & Poetry
Autumn 1 - Autobiographies & 'Shape' Poems
pupils will be writing a topic titled 'All about me'.
pupils will be learning how to write poems that have a shape.
Autumn 2 - Where would you like to live? & Performance Poetry
pupils write a non-chronological report on the topic 'Where would you like to live?'
pupils will learn to write poems and them perform them to the class.
Spring 1 -
pupils will be writing a narrative on the topic of legends. They will be learning about legends, such as 'Saint George and the Dragon.'
Spring 2 - Letter Writing
pupils will be learning to write both formal and informal letters, based around the book 'The Legend of Spud Murphy'.
Summer 1 - Writing a Mystery/Detective Story
pupils will be learning to write mystery/detective stories based around the book 'Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'.
Summer 2 - Writing an Expanation Text & 'Playing With Words'
pupils will be learning to write explanation texts based around the discover of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
pupils will write poems, focussing on the theme of 'playing with words.'
