Y6 English

READING

Year 6 Stories

Below is a selection of stories your child will experience during their time in Year 6.

Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve

Clockwork by Philip Pullman

Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

Accelerated Reader

Please see the video below to learn about Accelerated Reader. Children are expected to read three times a week and will ask you to sign their planners every time they read.

Accelerated_Reader.mp4

WRITING

Please see below for the writing units your child will experience and the new skills they will learn each year.

Autumn

Descriptions

Diary Entry

Newspaper Report

Story: Adventure

Spring

Story: Fantasy

Instructional Text

Letters

Persuasive Advert

Argument

Summer

Consolidation of skills

Below are resources to help you understand how grammar is introduced to your child. We use 'Memorable Sentences' to encourage children to use their grammar knowledge/skills in pieces of writing.

Grammar Glossary - Pocket Guide (Printable A5).pdf

Memorable Sentences - Pocket Guide (Printable A5)

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