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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-SSP-6 — opens in a new tab

use commas correctly, for certain complex sentences, when using phrases, when using transition words, and when adding appositives, with some support

6 resources

NZ-Y5-ENG-W-C-SSP-7 — opens in a new tab

use speech marks, commas, and other associated punctuation correctly for direct speech, with some support

2 resources

Direct and Indirect Speech Year 4 Unit

$4.99

Quotation Marks Year 4 Unit

$4.99

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

draw on their own experiences and knowledge, as well as acquired knowledge, to write texts to entertain that:contain narrative elements: character, setting, problem/ purpose, plan, action, resolution, and conclusion
are organised into paragraphs
use time connectives
use sensory details to make their writing vivid and build the characters
use dialogue
provide a conclusion that follows naturally from the preceding events

25 resources

Articles Unit of Work – Year 4

$4.99

Blueback Book Study – Years 3–6

$4.99

Character, Setting and Plot – Year 4

$4.99

Characters and Settings That Shape Stories - Year 5

$4.99

Characters Make Us Care — Year 4 English Unit

$4.99

Dreaming Soldiers Book Study English Unit - Years 3-4

$4.99

Editing and Proofreading - Year 4

$4.99

Fables Unit – Year 4

$4.99

Genre: How Stories Work - Years 3-6

$4.99

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

$4.99

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

$6.99

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

$4.99

Narrative Writing Unit - Year 4

$4.99

Peeling Paragraphs - Year 4 English Unit

$4.99

Persuasive Texts Year 4 Unit

$4.99

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

$24.99

Plot Tension: Questions and Payoffs - Year 4 English

$4.99

Settings Build Expectation — Year 4 English Unit

$4.99

Similes & Metaphors - Year 5

$4.99

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

$4.99

Wonder Theme Unit | Years 3–6

$4.99

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

$4.99

Year 4 Word Processors Unit

$4.99

Year 5 Poetry Unit of Work

$4.99

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

$19.99

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

draw on their own experiences and knowledge, as well as acquired knowledge to write texts to inform that:begin to use some simple visuals to support meaning (drawings, photos)
develop the topic with facts and related examples
use precise and domain-specific vocabulary
provide concluding sentences related to the information

21 resources

Affixes, Morphemes & Word Origins Years 2–6 Bundle

$17.99

Articles Unit of Work – Year 4

$4.99

Blueback Book Study – Years 3–6

$4.99

Character, Setting and Plot – Year 4

$4.99

Conjunctions Year 4 Unit Plan

$4.99

Editing and Proofreading - Year 4

$4.99

Fables Unit – Year 4

$4.99

Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

$4.99

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

$6.99

Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

$4.99

Narrative Writing Unit - Year 4

$4.99

Peeling Paragraphs - Year 4 English Unit

$4.99

Persuasive Texts Year 4 Unit

$4.99

Persuasive Writing Progression Bundle | Years 1–6

$24.99

Precise Words for Clear Descriptions - Year 5

$4.99

Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

$4.99

Word Etymology Unit – Year 5

$4.99

Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

$4.99

Year 4 Cohesive Language & Text Connectives Unit | Worksheets, Games & Assessment

$4.99

Year 4 Word Processors Unit

$4.99

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

$19.99

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

draw on their own experiences and knowledge, as well as acquired knowledge, to write texts to persuade that:introduce a topic and state an opinion on it, using the first person
organise writing into two or more paragraphs, grouping related opinions and reasons
support opinions with facts and details
use linking words and phrases (e.g., in addition, for instance) to connect the opinion with the reasons
provide concluding sentences related to the opinion

18 resources