Rowlatts Hill Writing Progression · Past and present tense Conjunctions Co-ordinating and subordinating. Direct speech Polishing week Polishing week Year 2 Summer 1 4 weeks SATs

Rowlatts Hill Writing Progression

Year and

Term

Books/Texts

Used Used

Genre/Purpose Form/Outcome

FS1 Autumn

1

Spot goes to

school

Narrative

Retell the

story

Overlearn the

story (Orally)

Talk about

favourite

characters.

(Adults to record)

Owl babies Narrative

Orally retell

the story

Overlearn the

story (Orally)

Talk about key

characters and

what happened?

FS1 Autumn

2

Supertato Narrative

Orally retell

the story

Overlearn the

story with some

actions

Sequence the

story with pictures

3 Little Pigs

Narrative

Overlearn the

story

Sequence the

story and label

pictures with

initial sounds.

FS1 Spring

1

Guess how

much I love

you.

Narrative Write a valentines

card.

Peace at last Narrative

Innovate

the story

Overlearn the

story orally.

Independently

draw on a

storyboard focus

who, what where

and when


FS1 Spring

2

Jaspers

beanstalk

Narrative

Innovate

the story

Link to topic

Label a beanstalk

using initial sounds

Change who was at

the top of the

beanstalk

The crunching

munching

caterpillar

Non fictions

Retell the

story

Label the life

cycle of the

butterfly

Retell the story

using pictures

form the story

FS1

Summer 1

Oh dear To retell

To describe

Retell the story

using actions

Describe your

favourite animal

Draw favourite

animal and write a

simple caption

Farmer duck Non fiction

Retell the

story

Where do animals

live?

Sequence pictures

and write a simple

caption.

FS1

Summer 2

Pirates in

underpants

Narrative –

retell

Setting,

character

development

Retell the story

orally – adult to

record

Order story board

(Alan Peat story

board) and label

where appropriate.

EFYS

Autumn 1

Rainbow fish

Narrative

Overlearn the story and

(Orally)

Draw and label a picture

of yourself

Draw and label your

family


Non fiction Birthday cards

Invitations

To retell the story

Overlearn the

story(Orally)

Dear Zoo Narrative and to

retell the story

Innovated the

characters

What animal came and

what did they eat?

EYFS

Autumn 2

We’re going on

a bear hunt

Narrative Overlearn the story

To write a

character

description

Character description

To retell the story Sequence the story using

pictures and labels

The

Gingerbread

man

Narrative

Overlearn the story

(Orally)

Christmas cards

To retell the story

To create a

character

Retelling the story using

puppets

Innovated the

characters

EYFS

Spring 1

Super tato Narrative

Acted out the story

Various writing

opportunities based on

Super tato

Non-fiction

texts (Heroes)

Non-fiction

Creating our own super

hero

Mother’s day cards

EYFS

Spring 2

Goldilocks and

the 3 bears

Narrative

Overlearn the story

(Orally)

Sequence the story and

write a caption


To create a

character, setting

and ending

Innovated the

characters, setting, what

they ate

Non Fiction

Shopping lists

3 Little pigs

Narrative

Overlearn the story

(Orally)

To create a

character, setting

and ending

Innovated the

characters, setting, what

they ate

Remember what the

characters said and

complete speech bubbles

for the TLP and BBW

Non Fiction

What are you frightened

of? Draw a picture and

label it.

EYFS

Summer 1

Jack and the

Beanstalk

Narrative

Linked to topic- label a

beanstalk

Innovate the story

Change the giant, setting

and what was stolen.

To retell the story

Present the story in

assembly

Very Hungry

Caterpillar

Non fiction Label the life cycle of a

butterfly

Writing rules for looking

after the butterflies

Shopping lists of

favourite foods

EYFS

Summer 2

The Farm

Handa’s

Surprise

Non fiction Create a class book of

farm animals

To Describe Describe your favourite

animal.


Year 1

Autumn 1

7 weeks

The Shark in

the dark

2 weeks

To describe

Use adjectives to

describe characters Simple sentences, finger

spaces, capital letters and

full stops

adjectives.

Various

Traditional

Tales

5 weeks

Narrative

Over learn a traditional

tale and rewrite the

story. Simple sentences, finger


full stops,

adjectives.

Introduce verbs

To Describe

Character description. Simple sentences, finger


full stops,

adjectives.

To retell a

traditional tale.

Rewrite children’s

version of Goldilocks. Simple sentences, finger


full stops,

adjectives.

To instruct Write a set of

instructions for making

porridge. Time conjunctions

Organisation features

‘bossy’ verbs

To create own

character.

Create a story map

changing the story and

adding a new character.

Year 1

Autumn 2

8 weeks

The owl who

was afraid of

the dark.

Non Chronological

report

To include

headings,

Non chronological report

of nocturnal animals. Simple sentences, using

‘and’, finger spaces.

Organisation features


subheadings and

pictures.

Year 1

Spring 1

6 weeks

Harry and the

bucketful of

dinosaurs

Narrative

LA: Innovate story

HA: Own Story

Dinosaur poetry

Overlearn the story

Story re write with own

character. Simple sentences, finger


full stops,

adjectives.

Use different conjunctions

and, so, but, because.

Present and past tense

Poetry – riddles,

acrostic, rhyming

couplets.

Year 1

Spring 2

7 weeks

Non Fiction-

How to build a

house.

Instructions Write a set of

instructions on how to

build a house. Organisational features

To describe Design and describe a

house.

HA- compare and

contrast houses around

the world. Adjectives

Developing a varied

vocabulary.

The Easter

story

To recount

Story sequencing and

rewrite.

Year 1

Summer 1

4 weeks

The tiger who

came to tea

Diary Writing Write a diary entry from

the perspective of

Sophie. All taught grammar applied


Year 1

Summer 2

6 weeks

Dear Zoo

Narrative Rewrite the story

including own ideas/

characters. All taught grammar applied

Year 2

Autumn 1

7 weeks

The Flamingo

who wanted to

be Pink

Narrative Retell of the story of

The Flamingo who wanted

to be Pink.

Punctuating Sentences

2A Sentences

Meerkat Mail

1 week

Narrative A postcard from his

journey. Apostrophes for

contractions

Adjectives

Vocabulary development

Lila and the

Secret of Rain

4 weeks

Narrative – to

recount

3 weeks

Retell the story of Lila

and the secret of rain.

HA: innovate an element. Coordinating and

subordinating clauses. Punctuation

Instructions-

Topic

Instructions for making

African food. Imperative Verbs

Time conjunctions

Verbs/ Adverbs

Animal Fact File -

Topic

Create their own animal

on SwitchZoo and write a

fact file on it. Organisational features

Time conjunctions

Verbs/adverbs

The secret

Diary of Jane

Pinny

4 weeks

Diary Write a diary entry from

the perspective of a

character. Pronouns

Past and present tense

Range of texts

linked to

festivals

4 weeks

Focus on reading. Reading and Grammar

focus.


Year 2

Spring 1

6 weeks

Little Red

Riding Hood

6 weeks

To describe

1 week

A character description

on a character of their

choice from LRRH. Adjectives

Organisational features

(subheading etc)

Narrative

3 weeks

Innovate the story e.g.

change

character/setting/ending

etc. Exclamation sentences

Speech marks

Apology Letter

Thankyou letter

2 weeks

A letter from one

character to another

either apologising or

thanking them. Pronouns

Apostrophes for

contractions

Year 2

Spring 2

7 weeks

Great Fire of

London texts

7 weeks

Poetry Unit

2 weeks

Create their own poems

inspired by the Great

Fire of London –

onomatopoeia poetry.

Newspaper Report

4 weeks

Write a newspaper

report after The Great

Fire of London. Past and present tense

Conjunctions

Co-ordinating and

subordinating.

Direct speech

Polishing week Polishing week

Year 2

Summer 1

4 weeks

SATs Month Reading, grammar

and short write

focus.

Reading, grammar and

short write focus.

Year 2

Summer 1

Jack and the

Beanstalk

Narrative Innovating character and

setting to create own 5

part narrative.


Alongside

reading

focus

Year 2

Summer 2

6 Weeks

Under the sea:

A non-

chronological

Report

4 weeks

A non-chronological

report on a sea creature. Organisational features

Application of all taught

grammar skills.

A poem

2 weeks

Sea poetry Descriptive language,

adjectives etc.

Year 2

Summer 1

4 weeks

Commotion in

the ocean.

3 weeks

Poetry

Create their own rhyming

poem.

Create riddles Adjectives

2a sentences

Verb work

Stone Age Boy

5

Narrative

4 weeks

Innovate The Stone Age

Boy, changing character

and setting. Noun phrases

Causal conjunctions

Year 3

Autumn 2

7 weeks

Romulus and

Remus

The Romans

God’s Emperors

and Dormice.

6 weeks

To describe

2 weeks

Character Profiles –

description/ roles/

character traits Subordinate clauses


Narrative

2 weeks

Creating own comic

stories. Developing a rich, varied

vocabulary

Introduce speech bubbles

To describe

3 weeks

Create a mythical beast. Developing a rich, varied

vocabulary

HA- fronted adverbials

Year 3

Spring 1

6 weeks

Range on

information

text examples.

3 weeks

Non chronological

report.

Create a non-

chronological report on

Accelerated Reader. Organisational features

Time conjunctions

HA- fronted adverbials

Dragon’s Den

3 weeks

To advertise

To Persuade

Create a persuasive

advert their product. Vocabulary work

Rhetorical questions

Exclamation marks.

Create a script for the

advert. First person

Apostrophes for

contractions


Year 3

Spring 2

7 weeks

Volcanoes

Escape from

Pompeii

5 weeks

Diary entry

2 Weeks

Wrote a diary entry

from the perspective of

the character. Tense- past, present,

future (then perfect).

Letter

2 weeks

1 week-polishing

Write a letter discussing

the experience of living

through the eruption-

building tension. Tense- past, present,

future (then perfect).

Vocabulary development-

similes and metaphors

Easter Story

2 weeks

To recount Recount of The Easter

Story. Time conjunctions

Determiners

Year 3

Summer 1

4 weeks

Harry Potter

Letter

1 week

Write a response to

accept the invitation to

Hogwarts Punctuation- question

marks, exclamation marks

ect.

Character

description

1 week

Choose a character to

write a character

description of. Similes, vocabulary

development, show don’t

tell, pronouns

Year 3

Summer 2

6 weeks

Setting

description

1 week

Write a setting

description of Diagon

Alley. Similes, vocabulary

development, show don’t

tell, pronouns

3ed sentences

Poetry

1 weeks

Write a rap for the

sorting. Vocabulary development,

Commas


Newspaper Report

2 weeks

Write the orientation

and the first eye witness

quote of a newspaper

report on the troll in the

dungeon. Direct speech

Paragraphs

Captions/features of

report

Narrative

3 weeks

Alternate ending to

Harry potter. Application of all taught

skills.

Year 4

Autumn 1

7 weeks

Neon Leon

2 weeks

Writing a letter Writing a letter to

persuade one of the

characters to befriend

him. – moral dilemma. Pronouns and nouns

The Tin Forest

5 weeks

Short story with a

moral- 3 weeks

Creation of own picture

book with message. Paragraphs

Fronted adverbials

Newspaper report-

2 weeks

Newspaper report about

the extinction of an

animal. Speech marks for direct

speech

To persuade

(Topic)

Persuasive piece on the

damage to the

environment Tense work

Year 4

Autumn 2

8 weeks

Oliver Twist/

texts about

London

6 weeks

Character

description

1 week

To describe Oliver to

familiarise with

character Rich and varied vocab

Expanded noun phrases

Diary entry

(recount)

1 week

Diary entry in the role of

Oliver Possessive pronouns

apostrophes


A story of change

3 weeks

Write a story of change

inspired by Oliver Twist.

(outcome piece) Speech marks

Fronted adverbials

Varied sentence types e.g.

compound, complex

Poetry

Topic Afternoon

Acrostic poem linked to

The River Thames

Setting Desciption

1 week

Setting Description of

The Workhouse Recap all previous taught

grammar

A variety of

play scripts

2 weeks

Play script Write a play script linked

to Christmas (a festival) Punctuation

Standard English

Year 4

Spring 1

6 weeks

A variety of

information

texts

3 weeks

To inform

Write an information

text about our Dragons’

Den product Organisation features

Atlas book

(writing

project)

To persuade

3 weeks

Write a brochure to

persuade to visit Ancient

Egypt Expanded noun phrases.

Sentence types

Year 4

Spring 2

7 weeks

Atlas book

(writing

project)

To inform

2 weeks

Write an information

text about Ancient Egypt Organisation features

Spelling work- homophones

Instructions

1 weeks

Write a set of

instructions for the

process of

mummification Fronted adverbials for time

Egyptian

Cinderella

2 weeks

Narrative

2 weeks

Writing an alternative

ending for the story.

A variety of

poems

Daffodils Poem

2 weeks

To write classical poetry Vocab and description,

figurative language.


Tense work

Year 4

Summer 1

4 weeks

Charlie and the

Chocolate

factory

To advertise.

2 weeks

Create advertisement

for a job in the chocolate

factory. Vocabulary development


Rhetorical questions

To describe

2 weeks

A setting description of

the chocolate factory.

Create settings

Year 4

Summer 2

6 weeks

Charlie and the

Chocolate

factory

Diary entry

1 week

Diary entry to show

Charlie’s feelings about

events Narrative work

Show not tell

Newspaper report

1 week

Newspaper report about

the golden ticket Recap all taught skills

Poem

Topic

Chocolate river poem Figurative language

Write an

alternative

chapter with a new

character.

3 weeks

Create a chapter for

CATCF inventing a new

character Recap on sentence types

Application of all taught

skills

Year 5

Autumn 1

7 weeks

The Wonder

Garden

2 weeks

To inform An information text on

an animal they have

created using

Switcharoo. Subordinate and Relative

clauses

Lost Happy

Endings by

Carol Ann

Duffy

To describe

2 weeks

Description of ‘The Lost

Happy Endings’. Vocabulary to enhance

meaning

Figurative language


5 weeks To develop tension

in a story.

3 weeks

An independent

overcoming the monster

story that builds tension.

Outcome piece. Speech marks


Adverbial phrases

Paragraphing

Tense

Year 5

Autumn 2

8 weeks

Beowulf by

Michael

Morpurgo

4 weeks

To predict

1 day

Prediction of Beowulf.

To discuss

2 weeks

Discursive piece on

whether Grendel should

be allowed to live or die. Modal verbs

Paragraphs around a theme

To recount (Diary)

1 week

Diary entry in the role of

Beowulf. First person

Pronouns recap

To summarise.

1 day

Summary of the story.

Manfred the

Baddie

3 weeks

To explain An explanation text

explaining how to use

their machine. Adverbials of time

Devices to build cohesion.

Year 5

Spring 1

6 weeks

Various types

of persuasive

texts- Dragons

Den unit

3 weeks

To Persuade A persuasive letter for

their product using

formal language. Formal and informal

Contractions/apostrophe

work

The Promise

4 weeks

alongside

Dragons Den

To recount A diary entry from the

perspective of the main

character- moral

dilemma. Recap of taught grammar


Narrative A story of change- using

repetition. Speech recap

Figurative language


The

Highwayman

2 weeks

Various other

narrative

poems

To create imagery

and narrative

poetry.

Various reading activities

developing

comprehension and

understanding.

A narrative poem in the

style of Alfred Noyes. Figurative language


Year 5

Spring 2

7 weeks

Earth and

Space Non

Fiction Book

7 weeks

To Inform

3 weeks

An information text on

The Solar System. Parenthesis – dashes, semi-

colons, brackets and colons.

To Explain

1 weeks

An explanation text on

‘Why do we have day and

night?’ Recap relative clauses

Causal conjunctions

To Persuade

3 weeks

A persuasive leaflet

advertising trips to their

own planet. Fictionalising

non-fiction. Recap: modal verbs,

sentence types, rhetorical

questions

Adverbials of possibility

(surely,perhaps etc)

Year 5

Summer 1

4 weeks

A Series of

Unfortunate

events: The

Bad Beginning

8 weeks (first

4 weeks of

summer 2)

To persuade

1 weeks

Chapter 3

Letter to Mr Poe to

persuade him to let them

stay with Justice

Strauss. Apostrophes for possession

To instruct

3 days

Chapter 3

Write a recipe for their

Pasta Puttanesca


Using organisational

devices.

To Predict

1 day

End of Chapter 6

Predict what Count

Olaf’s plan is.

To report

2 weeks

A Newspaper report on

the events at the play. Speech- direct quotes.

Play Scripts / To

entertain

2 week

Write a play script of

Act 3. Using organisational

devices. Formality recap

Year 5

Summer 2

6 weeks

Golden Age of

Islam

2 weeks

To recount Recount the Eid story Application of all taught

grammar.

Year 6

Autumn 1

7 weeks

The Princess’

Blankets

2 weeks

To Complain

A complaint letter to the

king. Apostrophes

Formal and informal

Different sentence types

Hyphenated words

To Describe Create their own page

for a class book based on

The princess’ Blankets Speech

Various

examples of

care guides.

2 weeks

To inform

To explain

Create a care guide for

Esio. Organisational features.

Imperative verbs

Propositions

Modal verbs

WW2

5 weeks

Newspaper Write a newspaper

report about Black

Saturday Active and passive

Formal and informal voice

Relative clauses

Direct speech

HA: Interviewed in role


Setting

description

Used personification,

metaphors, alliteration,

similes to write a setting

description of a train

station from the POV of

an evacuee. Expanded noun phrases

Cohesive devices – pronoun

work, synonyms etc

Autumn 2

8 weeks

The Boy in the

Striped

Pyjamas

Diary entry

Write a dairy entry from

the POV of Bruno using

the information gained

from the chapter.

Greater Depth- write

the same chapter from

the POV of Bruno’s

mother – thinking about

the same events and how

she would react. Fronted adverbials

Parenthetis

Narrative Alternative ending for

the book. Diologue used to advance

the action.

Build settings, characters

and plot.

Wartime

poetry book.

Poetry Write poems based on

remembrance day – free

style based on Flander’s

Fields Developing a rich and

varied vocabulary.

The Bear and

the Hare

Advert

1 week

Narrative Retell of the story of

The Bear and the Hare. Diologue used to advance

the action.

Vocabulary to develop

empathy and emotions.


Year 6

Spring 1

Avoid Sailing

the Titanic

Non- Chronological

report on The

Titanic.

3 weeks

A non-chronological

report in the Titanic

which uses the Passive

Voice. Organisational features

Paragraphing around a

theme

Various non-fiction texts

linked to The Titanic. Sentence types

Use of semi colons and

colons for clauses.

Brackets for additional

information.

3 weeks Discursive Who sank the Titanic?

Discursive piece using

their own research and

findings. Formal language

Conjunctions for cohesion

Range of punctuation

Year 6

Spring 2

2 weeks Biography Biography of their class

teacher. Diologue used to advance

the action.

2 week Narrative Writing an alternative

ending to a picture book

currently using in Guided

Reading,

Year 6

Summer 1

The Oracle Persuasive Oracle persuasive Advert

looking at the product.

Modal Verbs

Year 6

Summer 2

The Oracle Narrative Oracle Story dealing

with a moral dilemma. Inverted commas

Developing action


All sentence types

Range of punctuation

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