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New Zealand Curriculum · Year 5 · English · Writing

23 curriculum codes

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English

Writing

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-APT-1 — opens in a new tab

plan and write with an audience and purpose in mind so that their writing is in the most appropriate genre and style
justify their use of language register and word choices that best communicate the intended meaning to the identified audience
consider how different audiences may be affected by the text they are creating

28 resources

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Articles Unit of Work – Year 4

Blueback Book Study – Years 3–6

Character, Setting and Plot – Year 4

Direct and Indirect Speech Year 4 Unit

Editing and Proofreading - Year 4

Fables Unit – Year 4

Informative Texts — Year 5

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

Multimodal Texts — Year 5 Unit

Narrative Writing Unit - Year 4

Peeling Paragraphs - Year 4 English Unit

Persuasive Texts Year 4 Unit

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

Proofreading Year 5 Unit

Quotation Marks Year 4 Unit

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Wonder Theme Unit | Years 3–6

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

Year 4 Word Processors Unit

Year 5 Narrative Texts Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 5 Poetry Unit of Work

Years 4–5 Data, Chance & Paragraph Writing | 7 Unit Bundle

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-DT-1 — opens in a new tab

begin to use digital tools, including word-processing programs, to create and edit texts with a mixture of print, visual, and audio content

18 resources

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Follow the Clues Online - Year 4

Informative Texts — Year 5

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

Multimodal Texts — Year 5 Unit

Online Texts Year 4 Unit

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

Proofreading Year 5 Unit

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

Wonder Theme Unit | Years 3–6

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

Year 5 Narrative Texts Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Unit

Year 5 Persuasive Writing Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Year 5 Poetry Unit of Work

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-SSP-1 — opens in a new tab

demonstrate understanding of a dependent clause and an independent clause

9 resources

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Adverbial Phrases Year 4 Unit

Complex Sentences - Year 5

Noun Groups — Year 4

Prepositions Year 4 Unit Plan

Verb Groups Year 4 Unit

Year 5 Active and Passive Voice Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Years 4–5 Grammar, Punctuation and Editing Bundle | 10 Units

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-SSP-2 — opens in a new tab

combine sentences orally to create a range of structures, and identify the impact of the different structures

11 resources

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Adverbial Phrases Year 4 Unit

Complex Sentences - Year 5

Direct and Indirect Speech Year 4 Unit

Noun Groups — Year 4

Prepositions Year 4 Unit Plan

Quotation Marks Year 4 Unit

Verb Groups Year 4 Unit

Year 5 Active and Passive Voice Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Years 4–5 Grammar, Punctuation and Editing Bundle | 10 Units

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-SSP-3 — opens in a new tab

use a range of sentence structures and types to suit the purpose of the writing and avoiding repetition of certain structures

7 resources

Adverbial Phrases Year 4 Unit

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Noun Groups — Year 4

Prepositions Year 4 Unit Plan

Verb Groups Year 4 Unit

Verb Tense — Year 4 Unit of Work

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-SSP-4 — opens in a new tab

expand sentences using adverbial phrases and appositives

11 resources

Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

Adjectives & Adjective Groups Years 1–5 English Unit Bundle

Adverbial Phrases Year 4 Unit

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives – Year 4 English Unit

Leila and the Blue Fox Literature Bundle | Years 3–6

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

Noun & Adjective Groups — Year 5

Prepositions Year 4 Unit Plan

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

Year 5 Active and Passive Voice Variety Pack | 2 English Units

Years 4–5 Grammar, Punctuation and Editing Bundle | 10 Units