Year 6 English Overview

HALF TERM ENGLISH TOPIC

Autumn 1

(8 weeks)

Foodimals

Setting descriptions

Character descriptions

Story writing

Balanced argument

Non-chronological report

SPAG & Reading Skills

Globetrotters

Balanced argument

Persuasive writing

Informal Writing

Recount

News Report

Autumn 2

(6 weeks)

Granny

Character Profiles

Descriptive Writing

Role-play

Instructions to make

‘Grannymatic Enzyme Extractor’

Newspaper Report

The Man with the Yellow Face

Horror stories- atmospheric

writing

SPAG & Reading Skills

Topic- History of Blackpool

Review

Informative Leaflet

Newspaper Report

Persuasive writing

Instructions

Spring 1

(6 weeks)

Dr Who

Setting descriptions

Character descriptions

Story writing

Francis Brandywine

Atmospheric writing

SPAG & Reading Skills

Ancient Greece

Myths and Fables

Letter Writing

Spring 2

(7 weeks)

Harry Potter

Setting description

Character descriptions

Letter writing

Story writing

Balanced arguments

Diary entries

Crime and Punishment

Letter Writing

Newspaper

Balanced Argument

Non-Chronological Report

Diary Entry

Summer 1

(6 weeks)

Reading Skills and SPAG

revision

Reading Skills and SPAG revision

Summer 2

(6 weeks)

Kensuke’s Kingdom

Recount

Poetry

Diary Entry

Non-chronological report

Africa and Antarctica if time:

Non-chronological reports

Information Text

Diary Entry

Explanation Text

African Myths

SPAG