Year 6

Writing Genres Covered in Year 6

Autumn 1 - Writing a Diary & Poetry

Autumn 2 - Writing a Persuasive Letter & Mystery Writing

Spring 1 - Spooky Stories & Discursive Writing

Spring 2 - More Discursive Writing & Narrative Poems

Summer 1 & 2 - Writing a Biography (linked to science topics), Persuasive Leaflets and Writing an Explanation Text.

Autumn 1 - Writing a Diary Entry & Poetry

• pupils will be writing a diary entry, based upon the reading topic of

• pupils will be learning how to write poems 

Autumn 2 - Writing a Persuasive Letter & Writing a Mysterious/Spooky Narrative

• pupils will be writing a persuasive letter which links with the PSHE topic of 'Celebrating Differences'.

• pupils will be learning how to write mysterious/spooky stories. 

Spring 1 - Writing a Horror/Post Apocalyptic Narrative & Discussion Texts

• pupils will be writing a horror narrative based upon the cartoon 'Alma', as well as a post apocalyptic narrative. 

• pupils will be learning how to write a discussion text  based on the history topic of 'Crime and Punishment'.

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Spring 2 - Discussion Texts and Narrative Poems

• pupils will be writing discussion texts based around the reading topic of ____________.

• pupils will be learning how to write a narrative poem, which links to Destination Reader .

Summer Term (1 & 2) - Biographies, Persuasive Leaflets and Explanation Texts

• pupils will be learning to write biographical texts, linked in with the science topic of 'Evolution and Inheritance'.

• pupils will be learning how to write a persuasive leaflet, linked with the reading topic.

• pupils will be learning how to write an explanation text, linked with the geography topic of  'Exreme Earth'.