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Year 5/6 Mixed Age Curriculum Map

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Theme/Term
Crime & punishment - Autumn 1 - Cycle A
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
A collection of letters to a newspaper expressing a range of different opinions on the same issue
Newspaper headlines, news report, persuasive speeches, diary narratives from a particular point of view, diaries, debate
Biography
Fact files, journalistic writing, setting descriptions, letters of advice, persuasive speeches
Sequel to continue the cyclical story in the form of a narrative poem
Promises, extended thought bubble, diary entry, leaves for a 'mood tree', letter in role, figurative captions, poem to summarise the story
Narrative sequel from a different character's perspective
Welcome guide, description, letter of advice, analysis, comparison, diary entry in role, imagined conversation
Reading Leaf Text
Length
Theme/Term
Power vs. principles - Autumn 2 - Cycle A
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Analytical essay about The Maya
Instructions, poster, missing scene, diary, newspaper, debate
Playscript
Setting description, character descriptions /comparisons, diary entry, dialogue
Own version mythical narrative
Poetry in the form of an ode, soliloquy, setting descriptions, diary entries, additional chapter, non-chronological reports
Reading Leaf Text
Length
Theme/Term
Affirmation & equality - Spring 1 - Cycle A
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Outcomes
Own version narrative about a 'lost thing'
Diary entries, formal letters, guides / non-chronological reports, adverts, official paperwork, lost tags
Visitor's guide to the Stonewall Inn National Historic Landmark
Adverts, short news reports, protest banners, writing in role
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
Theme/Term
Legends, folklore & fairytales - Spring 2 - Cycle A
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2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Fairy tale reworking (prequel)
Warning poster, diary entry, dialogue, villain's lair advert, character description, missing narrative
Own version legend or missing chapter
Epitaph, glossary, letter of advice, dialogue, recount, chracter and setting description, summarising captions, obituary
Own version traditional tale
Retelling from a particular viewpoint, analyses, dialogue
Fairytale narrative
Formal letters, retellings, character descriptions
Theme/Term
Lessons from history - Summer 1 - Cycle A
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
A biography of Audrey Hepburn
Resistance recruitment posters, diary entries, journalistic pieces, persuasive leaflets, fictional biographical paragraph
Non-chronological report
Informal letters, contrasting diary entries, survival guides, eyewitness reports, story summaries
Analytical essay on what we can learn from other generations
Character descriptions, flashbacks, diary entries in role, short autobiographies
Newspaper article
Letters, short descriptions, extended diary entries, obituary, optional opinion piece
Theme/Term
Solving mysteries - Summer 2 - Cycle A
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Outcomes
Extended Narrative
Character Description, Police Report, Setting Description, Newspaper Article, Dialogue, Formal Persuasive Letter
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
Film pitch
Reported speech, speech and thought bubbles, description, recount in role, letter to a newspaper editor
Theme/Term
Journeys & migration - Autumn 1 - Cycle B
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Epic adventure story
Speeches (proclamation, persuasive, soliloquy), diary entry, dialogue, missing scene, postcard, advertisement
Extended blog entry
Poetry, informal message, formal letter, short information text, diary entry, narrative and action scenes, tweet
Narrative retelling (extended)
Letters, character descriptions, diaries, poster, short playscripts, short report
Persuasive pitch to the local council
Informal letter, diary entry, formal letter, advice, (optional poem and personal response)
Theme/Term
Conservation & preservation - Autumn 2 - Cycle B
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Discussion text
Letter, explanation, persuasive poster, persuasive speech, simple poem
Newspaper article
Character profile, figurative descriptions, dialogue, monologue, logbook entry, scientific report
Balanced discussion
Artwork description, thought bubble, diary entry, research notes, non-chronological report (in letter form)
Theme/Term
Inspiration & activism - Spring 1 - Cycle B
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Outcomes
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
Persuasive campaign
Formal letters, diary entries, balanced arguments, speeches, short news report
Biography
Diary entry, journalistic writing, flashback narrative, speech, discussion, letter, film critique
Theme/Term
Dystopian worlds - Spring 2 - Cycle B
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Science-fiction narrative
Discussion / debate, character comparisons, dialogue, email in role, setting description, advice letter, action scene, book review
Narrative prequel
Descriptive story opening, informal note of advice, formal letter in role, descriptive retelling, conversation between characters, book review
Own version narrative (past and present tense)
Warning posters, packing lists, journalistic writing, formal letters, non-chronological reports, narrative retellings
Own version dystopian narrative
Poster, retellings, formal report, character descriptions, diary entries, formal letters
Theme/Term
Fate & fortune - Summer 1 - Cycle B
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Prequel- alternative perspective
Letter, poetry, passage of direct speech, diary entry, story ending
Extended Gothic narrative
Horror film poster, figurative writing, character/setting descriptions, old English letter, dialogue
Balanced argument
Police report, diaries, letters, narratives, dialogue, setting descriptions, advice notes, character descriptions, oral debate
Theme/Term
A Sense of Place - Summer 2 - Cycle B
Choose:
2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves
Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text
Length
Outcomes
Newspaper article
Character descriptions, reports, letters, advertising leaflet, balanced report
Poem with similar structure
Summaries, analysis and performances
Poetry
Letters, diaries, information leaflets, instructions
Own version 'issues and dilemmas' narrative
Diary entries, explanations (sci experiment), dialogue, non-chronological reports
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