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Year 6 English Roadmap

The journey through Year 6 English, in the order it is taught. Print it, put it on the fridge, and practise any unit free on WAJD.

Year 6 English

Key Stage 2: 6 units across the year

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Autumn 1
1. Reading with inference
  • Deeper inference
  • Author's intent
  • Retrieval under time
  • Comparing viewpoints
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Autumn 2
2. Writing to entertain
  • Character and setting
  • Atmosphere
  • Dialogue that moves the plot
  • Editing for effect
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Spring 1
3. Poetry study
  • Imagery and mood
  • Structure and form
  • Analysing a poem
  • Performing
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Spring 2
4. Writing to discuss and persuade
  • Rhetorical devices
  • Formal and informal register
  • Letters and speeches
  • Cohesive devices
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Summer 1
5. Grammar for SATs
  • Subjunctive and passive
  • Semicolons and colons
  • Word classes
  • Punctuating speech
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Summer 2
6. SATs readiness
  • Reading paper technique
  • SPaG paper technique
  • Spelling word list
  • Handwriting and presentation
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Read widely, write with purpose, speak with confidence
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