moorside primary school year three english writing overview
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Moorside Primary School Year Three English Writing Overview
Spelling Handwriting Punctuation
Understand alphabetical order Can use dictionary to check spelling Begins to memorise yr. 3 / 4 spelling words and use Use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them (English Appendix 1) Spell further homophones Spell words that are often misspelt (English Appendix 1)
Handwriting is well formed and legible Can sustain handwriting for longer pieces of work Beginning to use some strokes to join letters
Doesn’t add ‘ for plurals ‘ mostly used correctly Sometimes uses commas after fronted adverbials Uses inverted commas for speech and may use commas for speech Introduce colon before a list Ellipses to keep reader hanging on
Sentence structure / organisation Vocabulary and grammar Editing and redrafting
Range of simple and compound sentences. Beginning to use complex sentences To develop about 3 simple paragraphs in writing
Conjunctions using- when, if , because, although Knows what a co-ordinating clause is Knows what a subordinating clause is Uses conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions for when/how/where/ how much - Then, next, soon, before, after, during Some use of fronted adverbials Some use of conjunctions to start sentences Some present perfect tense- He has gone
Edit own work for spelling errors Can suggest changes to grammar, punc and spelling based on teacher’s feedback. Uses teacher marking to make corrections Plan their writing by: discussing writing similar to that which they are planning to write in order to understand and learn from its structure, vocabulary and grammar discussing and recording ideas
Sentence types Genres Poetry – performance and reading
2 adjectives Begin with 2 adjectives ending with ed Noun, which, who, where Use of subordinate clause as drop in 2 adverb ending Ending with 2 adverbs to explain verb Fronted adverbial for where Verb person- ing verb opener
Stories Recount Instructions Letters Non chronological reports Persuasive writing/ adverts Fables News reports Playscripts Diaries Biographies
To perform poems exploring intonation, volume and action Participate in reading and discussing poems Recognise different forms of poetry describe the effect a poem has and suggest possible interpretations; discuss the choice of words and their impact, noticing how the poet creates ‘sound effects’ by using alliteration, rhythm or rhyme and creates pictures using similes; explain the pattern of different simple forms perform individually or chorally; vary volume, experimenting with expression and use pauses for effect use actions, voices, sound effects and musical patterns to add to a performance
Moorside Primary School Year Three English Writing Overview
Poetry – writing Poetry - classics Parody and fairy tale
invent new similes and experiment with word play; • use powerful nouns, adjectives and verbs; experiment with alliteration; • write free verse; borrow or create a repeating pattern Dialogue poems- The Chocolate Cake List poems Shape poems Narrative poems – Jim and the Lion – Albert and the Lion Kenning Poets- Michael Rosen – Down behind the Dustbin, The writer
of this poem is, The Chocolate Cake
The Owl and the Pussy Cat- Lear At the zoo- Thackerey Tyger Tyger- Blake
The Three Little Pigs – parodies
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Text structure Sentence Useful vocab Word classes Punctuation
Absence of speech marks
and omission of word ‘said’
Name of character on left
hand side
Each new speech on new
line
Stage direction in brackets
May rely on narrator to tell
story
Mostly one clause
sentence
Stage direction to include
imperative verb and adverbs
Accurate use of pronouns
Appropriate to give reader
guidance eg question,
exclamation mark