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
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