Year Group: 5 | Number of texts: x7 (1 per half term but 3 across Spring Term) | Books:
(some use of Tom’s Midnight Garden – classic novel by Philippa Pearce for archaic language) | |
Genres to cover: | Possible theme weeks over the year:
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Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 |
Wonder by RJ Palacio
Narrative – E – real life fiction (story chapter) Explanation – I Letter – P (formal) Poetry – feelings
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Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrative – E (write in role) Narrative – E (drawing on the writing of others) Letter – P
Poetry – Spoz poetry day (performance poetry) Poetry - Exploring emotion
| Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick
Explanation – I (rules) Newspaper - I Description – E Biography – I *link to Science Unit Living things (David Attenborough / Jane Goodall)
Poetry – free verse
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Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
Varmints by Helen Ward and Marc Craste Description – E Recount – I / E Balanced Argument – E Recount (Diary) – I *changing formality
Cosmic Disco by Grace Nichols Poetry – based on seasons, plants, animals and forces of nature
| No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton
Letter – I Description – I Narrative - E
| Tom's Midnight Garden Graphic Novel by Édith
Description – I (Documentary style narration) Poster – P/I (to visit gardens) Description – E Play script - E
Poetry – collaborative poem
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