Writing

Pupils should be taught to:

• Write accurately, fluently, effectively and at length for pleasure and information through:
• Writing for a wide range of purposes and audiences, including:
• well-structured formal expository and narrative essays; stories, scripts, poetry and other imaginative writing; notes and polished scripts for talks and presentations and a range of other narrative and non-narrative texts, including arguments, and personal and formal letters
• Summarising and organising material, and supporting ideas and arguments with any necessary factual detail
• Applying their growing knowledge of vocabulary, grammar and text structure to their writing and selecting the appropriate form
• Drawing on knowledge of literary and rhetorical devices from their reading and listening to enhance the impact of their writing
• Plan, draft, edit and proofread through:
• Considering how their writing reflects the audiences and purposes for which it was intended
• Amending the vocabulary, grammar and structure of their writing to improve its coherence and overall effectiveness
• Paying attention to accurate grammar, punctuation and spelling; applying the spelling patterns and rules set out in English appendix 1 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study for English

 

Grammar and vocabulary

Pupils should be taught to:

• Consolidate and build on their knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through:
• Extending and applying the grammatical knowledge set out in English appendix 2 to the key stage 1 and 2 programmes of study to analyse more challenging texts
• Studying the effectiveness and impact of the grammatical features of the texts they read
• drawing on new vocabulary and grammatical constructions from their reading and listening, and using these consciously in their writing and speech to achieve particular effects
• Knowing and understanding the differences between spoken and written language, including differences associated with formal and informal registers, and between Standard English and other varieties of English
• Using Standard English confidently in their own writing and speech
• Discussing reading, writing and spoken language with precise and confident use of linguistic and literary terminology