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England National Curriculum · Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9) · English · Writing

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English

Writing

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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

62 resources

A Conversation Between Readers — Year 6 Unit of Work

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A New Setting with New Stakes — Year 6 English Unit Plan

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Active and Passive Voice Year 5 Unit

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Affixes, Morphemes & Word Origins Years 2–6 Bundle

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Authors Bend the Pattern - Year 6 English Unit Plan

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Biography Unit – Year 6

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Blueback Book Study – Years 3–6

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Change a Character, Change a Plot - Year 6

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Choose a Structure for an Audience — Year 6 English Unit

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Choosing Verbs and Adverbs Year 6

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Clarifying and Challenging Ideas - Year 6

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Commas and Clauses — Year 6 Unit

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Commas for Clear Information - Year 6

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Commas in Story Conversations - Year 6

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Complex Sentences Year 6 Unit

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Complex Sentences Year 6 Unit Plan

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Complex Words, Careful Listening — Year 6

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Connecting Year 6 English Unit

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Craft, Test and Refine a Literary Voice – Year 6 English Unit

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Discussing Ideas with Evidence - Year 6

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Embedded Clauses in Information Reports - Year 6

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Embedded Clauses in Stories - Year 6

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Emotive Vocabulary Year 6 Unit Plan

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Etymology Year 6 Unit of Work

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Genre: How Stories Work - Years 3-6

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How a Text Does Its Job — Year 6 English Unit Plan

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How Persuasive Texts Influence Readers - Year 6

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Images in Texts Year 6 English Unit

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Information Reports - Year 6

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Informative Presentations with Purpose - Year 6

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Leila and the Blue Fox & Migrants Unit Plan

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

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Leila and the Blue Fox: Hybrid Text Unit

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Linking Ideas in Informative Writing - Year 6

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Modal Verbs Year 6 Unit

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Monitoring Meaning — Year 6 English Unit

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One Sound, Several Spellings — Year 6 English Unit

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Persuasive Presentations for a School Proposal - Year 6

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Precise Verbs in Factual Writing - Year 6

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Precise Verbs in Stories - Year 6

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Predicting Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

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Readers Meet Another Time - Year 6

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Readers' Theatre Year 6 Unit

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Reading Explanations and Instructions - Year 6

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Repetition and Word Associations — Year 6

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Repetition and Word Links in Stories - Year 6

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Rhetorical Devices Year 6 Unit

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Summarising Unit Plan – Year 6 English

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Technical Words We Can Work Out - Year 6

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Visualising Comprehension Foundation–Year 6 English Unit Bundle

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Visualising Reading Strategy — Year 6

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Vivid Language in Reviews - Year 6

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Vivid Language in Stories and Poems - Year 6

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Why Readers Respond Differently - Year 6

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Wonder Characterisation Unit: Years 3–6

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Yahoo Creek: Persuasive Writing

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Year 6 Complex Sentences Variety Pack | 2 English Units

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Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation & Editing | 8 English Units Bundle

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Year 6 Phonics, Spelling & Word Study Bundle

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Year 6 Predicting Comprehension Unit

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Year 6 Prefixes and Suffixes Unit

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Year 6 Questioning Unit

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