Year 5 Curriculum Map

Theme/Term

Ambition & aspiration - Autumn 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Robot Girl By Malorie Blackman

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Hidden Figures By Margot Lee Shetterly

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Firebird By Saviour Pirotta

10 Sessions, 2 Weeks

Outcomes

Science-fiction narrative | Discussion / debate, character comparisons, dialogue, email in role, setting description, advice letter, action scene, book review

Non-chronological report on the life and achievements of the women and history of NASA/NACA. | Non-chronological reports, job adverts, formal persuasive letters, informal letters, diary entries, character descriptions, opinion pieces

Fairytale narrative | Formal letters, retellings, character descriptions

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Cosmic By Frank Cottrell-Boyce

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition By Morgot Lee Shetterly

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

When the Stars Come Out By Nicola Edwards and Lucy Cartwright

12 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Belonging & equality - Autumn 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

The Lost Thing By Shaun Tan

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Lizzie and Belle Mysteries: Drama and Danger By J.T. Williams

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Freedom Bird By Jerdine Nolen

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Own version narrative about a 'lost thing' | Diary entries, formal letters, guides / non-chronological reports, adverts, official paperwork, lost tags

Biography of Ignatius Sancho | Posters, diary entries, case notes, letters, dialogue (quotations), character descriptions, fact files, persuasive speeches

Biography | Short/’instant’ non-narrative poem, explanation, dialogue, postcard, letter of advice, description in the form of a letter, recount, narrative poem

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow By Benjamin Dean

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Bright Stars of Black British History By J.T Williams

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Secret of Haven Point By Lisette Auton

17 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Lessons from history - Spring 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Children of the Benin Kingdom By Dinah Orji

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Kaspar, Prince of Cats By Michael Morpurgo

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Anne Frank By Josephine Poole

10 Sessions, 2 Weeks

Alte Zachen: Old Things By Ziggy Hanaor

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Non-chronological report | Informal letters, contrasting diary entries, survival guides, eyewitness reports, story summaries

Newspaper article | Character descriptions, reports, letters, advertising leaflet, balanced report

Newspaper article | Letters, short descriptions, extended diary entries, obituary, optional opinion piece

Analytical essay on what we can learn from other generations | Character descriptions, flashbacks, diary entries in role, short autobiographies

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Story of Titanic for Children By Joe Fullman

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit By Judith Kerr

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Poems from the Second World War By Gaby Morgan

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Letters from the Lighthouse By Emma Carroll

18 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Legends & folklore - Spring 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Rumaysa: A Fairy Tale By Radiya Hafiza

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Whale By Ethan and Vita Murrow

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Beowulf By Michael Morpurgo

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Lost Happy Endings By Carol Ann Duffy

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Fairy tale reworking (prequel) | Warning poster, diary entry, dialogue, villain's lair advert, character description, missing narrative

Film pitch | Reported speech, speech and thought bubbles, description, recount in role, letter to a newspaper editor

Own version legend or missing chapter | Letter of advice, diary entry, dialogue, character and setting description, action scenes, obituary

Prequel- alternative perspective | Letter, poetry, passage of direct speech, diary entry, story ending

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight By Michael Morpurgo

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Listeners By Walter De La Mare

10 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Who Let the Gods Out By Maz Evans

17 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Power vs principles - Summer 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers By Modicai Gerstein

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Island By Armin Greder

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Odyssey By Gillian Cross

20 Sessions, 4 Weeks

The Tempest By William Shakespeare

17 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Biography | Fact files, journalistic writing, setting descriptions, letters of advice, persuasive speeches

Narrative sequel from a different character’s perspective | Welcome guide, description, letter of advice, analysis, comparison, diary entry in role, imagined conversation

Epic adventure story | Speeches (proclamation, persuasive, soliloquy), diary entry, dialogue, missing scene, postcard, advertisement

Playscript | Setting description, character descriptions /comparisons, diary entry, dialogue

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Good Thieves By Katherine Rundell

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Cogheart By Peter Bunzl

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Mythologica By Stephen P Kershaw

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Mystery & truth - Summer 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

High Rise Mystery By Sharna Jackson

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda By Tom Angleberger

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover By Markus Motum

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Extended Narrative | Character Description, Police Report, Setting Description, Newspaper Article, Dialogue, Formal Persuasive Letter, Extended Narrative

Discussion text | Instructions, persuasion, recount (diary entry)

Expanded explanation for a new rover | Proposal to NASA, information labels, short explanation, NASA log of Mars landing, news report

Reading Leaf Text

Length

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