Year 6 Curriculum Map

Theme/Term

Journeys & migration - Autumn 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Brian Selznick

17 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Leila and the Blue Fox By Kiran Millwood-Hargrave

20 Sessions, 4 Weeks

Windrush Child By Benjamin Zephaniah

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Extended own version narrative | Letters, character descriptions, diaries, short playscripts, guides

Biography | Diary entry, journalistic writing, flashback narrative, speech, discussion, letter, film critique

Extended blog entry | Poetry, informal message, formal letter, short information text, diary entry, narrative and action scenes, tweet

Persuasive pitch to the local council | Thought bubble, informal letter, poem, diary entry, advice

Reading Leaf Text

Length

The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Brian Selznick

17 Sessions, 0 Weeks

On the Move: Poems about Migration By Michael Rosen

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

A World Full of Journeys and Migrations By Martin Howard

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Evolution & inheritance - Autumn 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Can We Save the Tiger? By Martin Jenkins

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Hidden Forest By Jeannie Baker

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

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

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)

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Beetle Boy By M.G Leonard

17 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Tiger Rising By Kate DiCamillo

16 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Darwin's Voyage of Discovery By Jake Williams

12 Sessions, 0 Weeks

On the Origin of Species By Sabina Radeva

12 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Protest & activism - Spring 1

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Resist By Tom Palmer

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Suffragette, The Battle for Equality By David Roberts

10 Sessions, 2 Weeks

Stonewall By Rob Sanders and Jamey Christoph

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

A biography of Audrey Hepburn | resistance recruitment posters, diary entries, journalistic pieces, persuasive leaflets, fictional biographical paragraph

Persuasive campaign | Formal letters, diary entries, balanced arguments, speeches, short news report

Visitor's guide to the Stonewall Inn National Historic Landmark | Adverts, short news reports, protest banners, writing in role

Reading Leaf Text

Length

Malala: My story of standing up for girls' rights By Malala Yousafzai

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

The Little Match Girl Strikes Back By Lauren Child

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Politics for Beginners By Louie Stowell

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Black and British: a Short, Essential History By David Olusoga

15 Sessions, 0 Weeks

Theme/Term

Utopia vs dystopia - Spring 2

Choose:

2 x Writing Roots
2 x Reading Leaves

Writing Root/Spelling Seed Text

Length

Paradise Sands By Levi Pinfold

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Three Little Pigs Project By The Guardian

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Boy in the Tower By Polly Ho-Yen

15 Sessions, 3 Weeks

The Last Wild By Piers Torday

16 Sessions, 3 Weeks

Outcomes

Narrative prequel | Descriptive story opening, informal note of advice, formal letter in role, descriptive retelling, conversation between characters, book review

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, comments for newspaper comments section, debate

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

Reading Leaf Text

Length