At Glenfrome Primary School the study of English develops children’s ability to listen, speak and write for a wide range of purposes with consideration for the audience, including the communication of their ideas, views and feelings by writing to discuss, entertain, inform and persuade. Children are enabled to express themselves creatively and imaginatively as they become enthusiastic and critical readers and authors. Children gain understanding of how language works by looking at its patterns, structures and origins. Children use their knowledge, skills and understanding in speaking, reading and writing for a range of different purposes and audiences.
In the Foundation Stage communication and language development are incorporated in all areas of learning. Opportunities are provided for children to communicate thoughts, ideas and feelings. Purposeful role-play is used to develop language and imagination. Children are given opportunities to share and enjoy a wide range of rhymes, songs, poetry and books. An environment is provided which reflects the importance of language through signs, notices and books. As soon as children start school we encourage them to write – this may be mark making initially but we value and celebrate all forms of writing. Children are provided with opportunities to see adults writing and they complete weekly writing tasks themselves, which supports them to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children receive daily phonic sessions to further support the development.
All teachers plan units of work with a clear audience and purpose for writing. Key stimuli (a book, art work, etc.) are used to either inspire or lead the unit of work. Each unit is based upon three phases. The first phase enables children to become immersed in the stimulus, whilst learning key grammatical skills and exploring and comparing text features. The second phase provides an opportunity for children to have a go at writing in a given style for a specific audience and purpose. The final stage provides opportunities for children to apply their knowledge for a different audience and purpose; and to revisit previously taught genres/features as part of our mastery approach to learning.
Writing at Glenfrome
At Glenfrome Primary School, we believe that all pupils should be taught to speak, read and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others effectively. We believe that by immersing our children in high quality literature, which reflects the cultural, social, and linguistic diversity of our children, they will be empowered to become confident, enthusiastic writers. We choose our texts carefully and ensure pupils are exposed to a rich vocabulary and range of genres including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. By writing for a range of purpose and audiences, pupils understand the different levels of formality needed in writing and why writers write. Children learn that writing is a transferable skill, through the identification of writing opportunities across the curriculum.
The Writing Process
There are 5 stages of writing:
The writing process is the same for pupils of all ages. In EYFS and KS1, more time will be spent on the oral rehearsal of sentences and transcription at the planning stage. The above process will begin to be used at a sentence level in Year 2 and by KS2, pupils will be composing whole texts. Each stage of the writing process can be returned to throughout composition as children make their own decisions about how they improve their writing.
Writing Whole School Curriculum Map
| Reception | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| The Colour Monster
Goldilocks Monkey Puzzle The Three Little Pigs
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A Dark, Dark Tale
Rama and Sita Trapdoor – Breakfast Whatever Next Little Red Riding Hood Willo’ the Wisp |
Supertato
The Little Red Hen Popeye The Tiger who came to tea The Magic Porridge Pot Roadrunner |
Dear Zoo
The Three Billy Goats Gruff Mr Benn – zookeeper Handa’s Surprise Chicken Licken Bat Fink |
Tiddler
The Gingerbread Man Captain Pugwash Pirate Pete Hansel and Gretel
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Farmer Duck
Jack and the Beanstalk The Magic Roundabout The Very Hungry Caterpillar The Enormous Turnip Bagpuss |
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| Hold writing tools
Mark making and giving meaning to marks Begin to write name
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Form some graphemes correctly
Write name and letters taught so far Write CVC words and write labels Make lists that can be read by themselves
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Write a simple sentence about a picture or their own work.
Write some common exception words Writing Toolkit – hold a sentence and repeat it, capital letter, finger spaces, full stops, sound it out, check for HRSW, check for GPCs
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Write short sentences.
Writing Toolkit – hold a sentence and repeat it, capital letter, finger spaces, full stops, sound it out, check for HRSW, check for GPCs
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Explore punctuation – full stops and question marks
Form lower case and begin to form capital letters correctly Writing Toolkit – hold a sentence and repeat it, capital letter, finger spaces, full stops, sound it out, check for HRSW, check for GPCs
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Demonstrate understanding by retelling a narrative in my own words using introduced vocabulary.
Begin to use punctuation correctly and finger spaces. Write several sentences independently. Writing Toolkit – hold a sentence and repeat it, capital letter, finger spaces, full stops, sound it out, check for HRSW, check for GPCs
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| Year 1 | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| In Term 1, Year 1 use a range of stimuli to engage them with writing as they begin to progress from Reception. They use familiar stories – The Gruffalo and Traction Man – as well as real life stimuli such as their favourite toys, and an advert for a Toy Sale. | Text/Stimulus: Juniper Jupiter
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Year 2 Purpose: To entertain
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Text/Stimulus: Dino Dinners
Genre: Non-chronological reports 2 weeks)
Audience: Parents Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Jack and the Beanstalk
Genre: Narrative (Traditional tales) (3 weeks)
Audience: Nick Sharratt Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: The Way Back Home
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Mrs O’ Callaghan Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Little Red Riding Hood
Genre: Narrative (Traditional Tales)
Audience: Friends in class Purpose: To entertain
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| Text/Stimulus: Nativity
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Church Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Trip – Bristol Zoo project
Genre: Recount (2 week)
Audience: The Wild Place Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: When Grandma gives you a lemon tree
Genre: Instructions (2 weeks)
Audience: Parents Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Making Rockets
Genre: Instructions (2 weeks)
Audience: Aerospace Museum Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: The Jolly Postman
Genre: Letters (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Fairy Tale characters Purpose: To inform |
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Christmas performance practice
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Text/Stimulus: Senses walk
Genre:Winter poetry (senses words) (1 week)
Audience: Other Year 1 Class Purpose: To entertain |
Text/ Stimulus: Food
Genre: Poetry
Audience: Parents Purpose: To entertain |
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| Year 2 | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| Text/Stimulus: The 3 Little pigs
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Year 3 Purpose: To entertain
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Text/Stimulus: Autumn poetry
Genre: Senses poetry (1 week)
Audience: Parent Open Morning Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Pudding Lane (literacy shed Clip)
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Class Book Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Valerie Bloom Poem
Genre: Performance Poetry (1 week)
Audience: Adults at home Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Tell me a Dragon
Genre: Non-chronological report (2 weeks )
Audience: Author Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Somali Traditional Tales
Genre: Narrative – fables (2 weeks)
Audience: Local Community Purpose: To entertain |
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| Text/Stimulus: Linked to DT project- building structures.
Genre: Instructions (2 weeks)
Audience: Parents Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Beegu
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Reception children Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Toby and the Great Fire of London
Genre: Diary (2 weeks)
Audience: The Bristol Museum Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: The Queen on our Corner
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: Eco Councillors Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: RE trip
Genre: Recount (1 week)
Audience: Year 1 Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Somalia geography unit
Genre: Non-chronological report (2 weeks)
Audience: National Geographic Purpose: To inform |
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| Text/Stimulus: SSGB Trip
Genre: Recount (2 weeks)
Audience: SSGB Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: The day the crayons quit.
Genre: Letter (2 weeks)
Audience: Posted letter to family/friend Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: The Flower by John Light
Genre: Narrative (2 weeks)
Audience: House Captains Purpose: To entertain
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Text/ Stimulus: The Wolf’s story
Genre: Narrative – alternative perspective
Audience: SLT Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Suffragettes
Genre: Letters (1 week)
Audience: Sophia Singh’s Sister Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Model text- letter to new teacher
Genre: Letter
Audience: New teacher Purpose: To inform
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| Year 3 | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| Text/Stimulus: The Iron Man
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: Parents/Carers Purpose: To entertain
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Text/Stimulus: Stone Age Boy
Genre: Narrative
Audience: Friends Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Proudest Blue
Genre: Narrative (new part) (2 weeks)
Audience: Year 2 children Purpose: To entertain
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Text/Stimulus: Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx
Genre: Poetry Kennings (1 week)
Audience: Friends Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Egyptian Holiday Brochure
Genre: Leaflet (2 – 3 weeks)
Audience: Family Purpose: To persuade |
Text/Stimulus: Vincent and Goram
Genre: Narrative – Myth (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Class Book Purpose: To entertain |
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| Text/Stimulus: The Iron Man
Genre: Letter (2 weeks)
Audience: Bridge Farm Purpose: To persuade
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Text/Stimulus: Cheddar caves trip
Genre: Recount (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Year 4 Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Visit from Green Party
Genre: Letter (2 weeks)
Audience: Local Council Purpose: Inform
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Text/Stimulus: Egyptian Visitor
Genre: Non-Chron Report
Audience: Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Mummification
Genre: Explanation
Audience: Museum Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Tidy by Emily Gravett
Genre: Diary Entry (Different viewpoint)
Audience: New teacher Purpose: To inform |
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| Text/Stimulus: The Iron Man
Genre: Performance Poetry (1 week)
Audience: Twitter Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Stone Age Text
Genre: Non-chron report (2 weeks)
Audience: Other Year 3 Class Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Video- Catch a lot (Literacy Shed)
Genre: Narrative
Audience: Mrs Randall Purpose: To Entertain |
Text/Stimulus: I was there: Tutankhamun’s Tomb
Genre: Narrative – Historical/adventure (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Local Library Purpose: To entertain |
Text/ Stimulus: Letter to new teacher
Genre: Letters (1 Week)
Audience: New teacher
Purpose: To inform |
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| Year 4 | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| Text/Stimulus: Build ancient Greek town.
Genre: Setting Description of Ancient Greece (2 weeks)
Audience: SLT Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Greek Myths- King Midas, Theseus and the Minotaur
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: Parents Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Journey
Genre: Narrative (Next chapter) (3 weeks)
Audience: Aaron Becker Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Digestive science experiment
Genre: Explanation (3 weeks)
Audience: Year 2 children Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Escape to Pompeii
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: SLT Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Cafe
Genre: Advert (2 weeks)
Audience: Adults at home Purpose: To persuade |
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| Text/Stimulus: Black History Month significant people
Genre: Biography (2-3 weeks)
Audience: BHM board Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Email from Headteacher
Genre: Formal letter (2 weeks)
Audience: Headteacher Purpose: To persuade |
Text/Stimulus: Volcanoes
Genre: Explanation (3 weeks)
Audience: National Geographic Magazine Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Boudicca’s invasion- video
Genre: Narrative- alternative perspective (3 weeks)
Audience: SLT Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Romans
Genre: Non-chronological report (2 weeks) Audience: Museum Purpose: To inform
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Text/ Stimulus: Letter to new teacher
Genre: Letters (1 week)
Audience: New teacher Purpose: To inform
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| Text/Stimulus: BHM visitor/Jamaica
Genre: Poetry – Odes (1 week)
Audience: Black History Museum in the hall Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Christmas poetry
Genre: Poetry
Audience: Christmas concert Purpose: To entertain |
Text/ Stimulus: King of the sky
Genre: Narrative- next part to the story
Audience: Parents Purpose: To entertain
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| Year 5 | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| Text/Stimulus: The Promise by Nicola Davies
Genre: Narrative – sequel (3 weeks)
Audience: Opposite class Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Hansel & Gretel by Anthony Browne
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: Year 3 children |
Text/Stimulus: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: Parents/Carers Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Earth Shattering Events by Robin Jacobs
Genre: Explanation Text (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Geographical Society Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: When The Sky Falls by Phil Earle
Genre: Narrative (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Library Purpose: To entertain
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Text/Stimulus:
Genre: Persuasive article
Audience: Yr6 Purpose: To persuade
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| Text/Stimulus: Bristol Waste Visit/Geography topic
Genre: Persuasive speech (3 weeks)
Audience: School assembly Purpose: To persuade |
Text/Stimulus: Anglo-Saxon Boy by Tony Bradman
Genre: Recount – a blog post (3 weeks)
Audience: Google Classroom |
Text/Stimulus: The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
Genre: Hotel review (2 weeks)
Audience: Instagram Purpose: To inform
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Text/Stimulus: Current events
Genre: Balanced Argument (2-3 week)
Audience: Authors Purpose: To discuss
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Text/Stimulus: WW2 heroes (Sikh Soldiers)
Genre: Letters (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Sikh soldiers parents Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Zombierella by Joseph Coelho
Genre: Narrative
Audience: Year 6 Teachers Purpose: To entertain
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| Text/stimulus:
Genre: Poem (1 week) Audience: Christmas performance at Tesco |
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| Year 6 | ||||||||||
| Term 1 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 2 – 7 weeks
Autumn |
Term 3 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 4 – 6 weeks
Spring |
Term 5 – 5 weeks
Summer |
Term 6 – 7 weeks
Summer |
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| Text/Stimulus: The Last Bear
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: Adults at home Purpose: to entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Big Cats- Hybrid
Genre: Non-Chron reports (2 weeks)
Audience: Y3 children Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Cracking Contraptions – create own bedroom tidier
Genre: Explanation
Audience: Parents Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Deforestation
Genre: Balanced Argument (2 weeks)
Audience: Whole Earth Foods Purpose: To discuss
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Text/Stimulus: Mi5
Genre: Explanation (own contraption) (2-3 weeks)
Audience: Purpose: To inform |
Text/Stimulus: Windrush Child
Genre: Diary
Audience: Purpose: To entertain
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| Text/Stimulus: Year 6 Camp
Genre: Persuasive Speech (2 weeks)
Audience: Mrs O’Callaghan Purpose: To persuade |
Text/Stimulus: Alma
Genre: Narrative- building suspense (3 weeks)
Audience: Children in Y5 Purpose: to entertain
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Text/Stimulus: Refugees (Brian Bilston)
Genre: Poetry (1 week) – Reverse poetry
Audience: Author Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Willow pattern story
Genre: Narrative (3 weeks)
Audience: Y6 children Purpose: To entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Images linked to Glocal Warming
Genre: Poetry (Cinquain) (1 week)
Audience: Young Climate Warriors Purpose: to entertain |
Text/Stimulus: Windrush Child
Genre: Letter 1-2 Weeks
Audience: History Association Purpose: To inform
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| Text/Stimulus: Fairy tales – alternative endings
Genre: Narrative
Audience: ? Purpose: To entertain |
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