English

Curriculum Overview

Year 1

Autumn Term 1
Poetry: Spine
Narrative: Traditional Tale (Story Structure)
Non-fiction: Recount (Diary)
Autumn Term 2
Poetry: Kennings
Narrative: Adventure
Non-fiction: Informal Letter
Spring Term 1
Poetry: Rhyming Couplets
Narrative: Fairy Tale
Non-fiction: Instructions
Spring Term 2
Poetry: Free Verse (Repetition)
Narrative: Animal
Non-fiction: Non-Chronological Report
Summer Term 1
Poetry: Free Verse (Question & Answer)
Narrative: Adventure
Non-fiction: Persuasive Postcard
Summer Term 2
Poetry: List
Narrative: Cultural
Non-fiction: Information

Year 2

Autumn Term 1
Poetry: Diamante
Narrative: Fantasy
Non-fiction: Non-Chronological Report
Autumn Term 2
Poetry: Spine
Narrative: Adventure
Non-fiction: Formal Letter
Spring Term 1
Poetry: Kenning
Narrative: Fantasy
Non-fiction: Instructions
Spring Term 2
Poetry: Free Verse
Narrative: Cultural & Fantasy (Setting)
Non-fiction: Recount (Diary) & Persuasive Leaflet
Summer Term 1
Poetry: List
Narrative: Adventure
Non-fiction: Persuasive Informal Letter
Summer Term 2
Poetry: Personification
Narrative: Fantasy
Non-fiction: Non-chronological Report

Year 3

Autumn Term 1
Poetry: Simile
Narrative: Hybrid Cultural
Non-fiction: Formal Letters
Autumn Term 2
Poetry: Free Verse
Narrative: Character & Action
Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports
Spring Term 1
Poetry: Kenning
Narrative: Fantasy (Atmosphere & Suspense)
Non-fiction: Explanation
Spring Term 2
Poetry: Descriptive
Narrative: Hybrid Mystery (Setting & Atmosphere)
Non-fiction: Recount (Diary)
Summer Term 1
Poetry: Haiku
Narrative: Hybrid Adventure (Character, Setting & Action)
Non-fiction: Non-chronological Report
Summer Term 2
Poetry: Mask
Narrative: Fable
Non-fiction: Information

Year 4

Autumn Term 1
Poetry: Simile & Metaphor
Narrative: Adventure & Myth (Setting & Atmosphere)
Non-fiction: Newspaper Reports
Autumn Term 2
Poetry: Free Verse (Observation)
Narrative: Myth (Character, Suspense & Action)
Non-fiction: Instructions
Spring Term 1
Poetry: List
Narrative: Fantasy (Setting, Dialogue & Character)
Non-fiction: Persuasive Advert
Spring Term 2
Poetry: Free Verse
Narrative: Hybrid Cultural
Non-fiction: Information
Summer Term 1
Poetry: Black Out
Narrative: Hybrid Cultural
Non-fiction: Recount
Summer Term 2
Poetry: Renga
Narrative: Hybrid Adventure
Non-fiction: Recount

Year 5

Autumn Term 1
Poetry: Tanka
Narrative: Hybrid Cultural
Non-fiction: Recount (Diary & Biography)
Autumn Term 2
Poetry: Black Out
Narrative: Hybrid Adventure (Dialogue & Action)
Non-fiction: Persuasive Formal Letter
Spring Term 1
Poetry: Renga
Narrative: Hybrid Cultural
Non-fiction: Information
Spring Term 2
Poetry: Free Verse
Narrative: Fable (Character, Setting & Atmosphere)
Non-fiction: Newspaper Report
Summer Term 1
Poetry: Kenning
Narrative: Hybrid Adventure
Non-fiction: Historical Recount
Summer Term 2
Poetry: Haiku
Narrative: Adventure
Non-fiction: Explanation

Year 6

Autumn Term 1
Poetry: Free Verse (Observation)
Narrative: Settings, Characterisation, Discovery
Non-fiction: Explanation & Non-chronological Report
Autumn Term 2
Electricity
Poetry: Sonnet
Narrative: Historical
Non-fiction: Recount (Biography) & Informal Letter
Spring Term 1
Poetry: Reverse
Narrative: Flashback
Non-fiction: Recount (Newspaper Report), Balanced Argument
Spring Term 2
Poetry: Renga (Endurance)
Narrative: Character, Dialogue & Action
Non-fiction: Recount: Captain’s log
Summer Term 1
Poetry: Free Verse (Personification)
Narrative: Setting, Atmosphere, Dialogue & Action
Non-fiction: Recount (Police Incident Report & Autobiography) & Persuasive Advert
Summer Term 2
Poetry: Free Choice
Narrative: Free Choice
Non-fiction: Free Choice