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Writing

Writing

 

Statement of Intent 

  • To write fluently, with interesting detail, on a number of topics throughout the curriculum.
  • Develop a vivid imagination through reading which enables them to engage and enjoy their writing.
  • Develop an extensive vocabulary and an excellent knowledge of writing techniques to extend details or description
  • Produce writing that is well-organised and structured, which includes a variety of sentence structures
  • Have excellent transcription skills that ensure writing is well presented and punctuated, spelled correctly and neat.
  • Have a love of writing and an appreciation of its educational, cultural and entertainment values. 

 

 

National Curriculum link

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-english-programmes-of-study

Breadth of Study 

This has been taken from the NC. KS2 has been split between UKS2 and LKS2 

 

 

Title 

EYFS 

Key Stage 1 

LKS2 

UKS2  

Narrative 

Writing ELG Children at the expected level of development will:

  • Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed;

• Spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters;

• Write simple phrases and sentences that can be ready by others.

• Write stories set in places pupils have been.
• Write stories with imaginary settings. 
• Write stories that use the language of fairy tales and traditional tales. 

• Write stories that mimic significant authors.  

• Write narrative diaries. 

• Write stories that contain or historical characters or events. 
• Write stories of adventure. 
• Write stories of mystery and suspense. 
• Write letters. 

• Write plays. 
• Write stories, letters, scripts and fictional biographies inspired by reading across the curriculum. 

• Write stories that contain mythical, legendary or historical characters or events. 
• Write stories of adventure. 
• Write stories of mystery and suspense. 
• Write letters. 
• Write stories, letters, scripts and fictional biographies inspired by reading across the curriculum. 

Non-fiction 
  •          Recount 
  •          Lists 
  •          Labels 

• Write labels. 
• Write lists. 
• Write captions. 
• Write instructions. 
• Write recounts. 
• Write glossaries. 
• Present information  
• Write non-chronological reports. 

Informal letters? 

• Write instructions. 
• Write persuasively
• Write explanations. 
• Write non-chronological reports. 
• Write biographies. 
• Write in a journalistic style.  
• Write arguments. 
• Write formally.  

• Write recounts. 
• Write persuasively. 
• Write explanations. 
• Write non-chronological reports. 
• Write biographies. 
• Write in a journalistic style.  
• Write arguments. (Balanced arguments in History) 
• Write formally. (Shift of formality - explanations). 

 

Poetry 

 

• Write poems that use pattern, rhyme and description. 
• Write nonsense and humorous poems and limericks. 

 

 

• Learn by heart and perform a significant poem. 
• Write haiku. 
• Write cinquain  
• Write poems that convey an image (simile, word play, rhyme and 
metaphor). 

• Learn by heart and perform a significant poem. 
• Write cinquain. 
• Write poems that convey an image (simile, word play, rhyme and 
metaphor). 

Note: 

 

Only the following are statutory at KS1:  

  •          personal experiences 
  •          real events 
  •          poetry 
  •          different purposes. 

Only the following are statutory at KS2:  

  •          narratives 
  •          non-fiction 
  •          poetry 
  •          different purposes. 

Only the following are statutory at KS2:  

  •          narratives 
  •          non-fiction 
  •          poetry 
  •          different purposes. 

 

Threshold Concepts 

Threshold concepts are the ‘big ideas’ that run through all subject disciplines. In writing these are split into 3 main categories and broken down further into smaller threshold concepts: 

EW1

To Transcribe 

EW2

To compose 

EW3

To Analyse Writing 

T - To Present Neatly 

C – To write with Purpose 

C – To use paragraphs 

A – To Present Writing 

T – To Spell Correctly 

C – To use Imaginative Description 

C – To use sentences appropriately 

A – To analyse writing 

 

T – To Punctuate Accurately 

C – To organise writing appropriately 

 

 

 

 

Talk for Writing -Pie Corbett

We use a Talk for Writing approach from Year 2 to Year 6. This enables children to become fluent, confident writers by exploring high-quality texts with a focus on language and structure before writing their own version. Pupils learn to write for a range of purposes and develop knowledge of a number of text types. The writing curriculum is closely linked with other areas of the curriculum which enables them to write effectively for a range of audience by drawing on their broad knowledge and vocabulary of a topic. Pupils’ knowledge of grammar is strengthened through both discrete teaching and by being embedded in all areas of the English curriculum.