EN2-8B: identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter discusses the nature and effects of some language devices used to enhance meaning and shape the reader's reaction, including rhythm and onomatopoeia in poetry and prose
Expressing themselves EN2-11D: responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own composes a variety of texts, eg simple poetry, that include aspects of home and local community life
Thinking imaginatively, creatively and interpretively EN2-10C: thinks imaginatively, creatively and interpretively about information, ideas and texts when responding to and composing texts identify creative language features in imaginative texts (poetry) that contribute to engagement
respond to a range of texts, eg through role-play or drama, for pleasure and enjoyment, and express thoughtful conclusions about those texts
Writing and representing EN2-2A: plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
creates texts that adapt language features and patterns encountered in literary texts, for example characterisation, rhyme, rhythm, mood, music, sound effects and dialogue
EN2-4A: uses an increasing range of skills, strategies and knowledge to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on increasingly challenging topics in different media and technologies reads texts, including poems and scripted drama, using appropriate expression, e.g. pitch, pause, emphasis and attending to punctuation
EN2-9B: uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts deploys with figurative language when composing texts to engage an audience, eg similes, metaphors, idioms and personification
learns extended and technical vocabulary and ways of expressing opinion including modal verbs and adverbs
EN2-2A: plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language plans and organises ideas uses headings, graphic organisers, questions and mind maps
EN2-7B identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts uses images in informative texts to enhance meaning
EN3-9E: recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner develop criteria for the successful completion of tasks
Week Reading Strategy Texts Writing : Text Type, Skill, Language Focus Grammar/ Punctuation Focus Speaking and listening Assessment 1 14-18 Jul (SDD Mon) Visualising
Lost and Found by Jeffers, Oliver Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon The Story of Rosy Dock by Jeanie Baker One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island by Lester, Alison and Tullock, Coral And Red Galoshes by Millard, Glenda (Poetry/Picture book) The Rabbits by John Marsden & Shaun Tan Isabellas Garden by Glenda Millard and Rebecca Cool Thats Not a Daffodil! By Elizabeth Honey The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss and Helen Oxenbury Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
Structure and poetic licence, e.g. stanzas, apostrophes, capital letters Creative language/imagery e.g. Similes Listening to poetry recitals
2 21-25 Jul (OC test Wed) Predicting (texts) Haikus
Metaphors e.g. Kennings Analysing and discussing poetry recitals
3 28 Jul 1 Aug (Ed Week) Questioning Onomatopoeia Idioms e.g. games Reciting poetry 4 4-8 Aug
Connecting Alliteration and assonance Personification Reciting poetry 5 11-15 Aug
Monitoring Limericks and rhyme Adverbial phrases Adjectival phrases Peer and self- assessment of poetry recitals
6 18-22 Aug
Summarising Factual Texts - Informative: Explanations Noun groups; pronouns, proper nouns Peer and self- assessment of poetry recitals
7 25-29 Aug
Summarising and organising information from a text Collective nouns Presenting own poetry and peer and self- assessment of poetry recitals
8 1-6 Sep (Nat Lit and Num week)
Visualising (sketch to stretch) Noun pronoun agreement Presenting own poetry and peer and self- assessment of poetry recitals
9 8-12 Sep
Monitoring Adjectives Presenting own poetry and peer and self- assessment of poetry recitals
10 15-12 Sep Questioning Topic sentences Presenting own poetry and peer and self- assessment of poetry recitals