This term we will be focusing on:
Week 1-3: All about us. Writing e-astTTe. Learning about different types of poetry.
Week 4-6: Poetry writing.
Week 7-10: Information reports (planning, writing, publishing and presenting).
All of our writing tasks will closely align to our topic this term which is 'connecting with our local environment'.
Writing progressions for your child can be found on Hero.
Writing Progressions Term 1
Writing progressions will differ from student to student but may include the following:
Year 5
Organisation
Plan writing using different planning tools that meet the purpose.
Vocabulary
Use words and phrases that are specific to the topic and purpose of writing.
Year 6
Organisation
Choose from different planning tools to meet the purpose
Vocabulary
Deliberately select specific vocabulary that is appropriate to the topic, purpose and learning area
Week 1-3: Students will look at and learn about different styles of poetry focusing on the structure and language features that each of these include.
Week 4-6: Students will beginning to plan and write different types of poems which make links to our local environment.
Week 7-10: Students will finish the term looking at different types of information reports. They will then plan and write their own report on a topic of their choice which links to the topic of our local environment.