Reading & Writing
The Reading and Writing connected curriculum at Ravenscote Junior School is planned in line with the National Curriculum which aims to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment.
The national curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
- read easily, fluently and with good understanding
- develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
- acquire a wide vocabulary
- an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language appreciate our rich and varied literary heritage
- write clearly, accurately and coherently, adapting their language and style in and for a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
- use discussion in order to learn; they should be able to elaborate and explain clearly their understanding and ideas
- are competent in the arts of speaking and listening, making formal presentations, demonstrating to others and participating in debate.
The topics taught in each year group are outlined in the table below.
WRITING
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Transition Unit Pirates
Poetry |
The Star in the Jar
Robots |
Egyptians
The Day the Crayons Quit |
The Secret life of Black Rock
Dinosaurs (fiction and non-fiction) |
The Incredible book eating boy
The Blue Umbrella (fiction) |
Holiday brochure - Skara Brae
George’s Marvellous Medicine (fiction) |
| 4 |
Transition Unit Stone Age Boy (fiction)
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (non-fiction) |
Creatures (non-fiction)
The Lost Thing (fiction)
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Europe non-chronological report (non-fiction)
Jumanji (fiction) |
Flotsam (fiction)
Rivers (non-fiction)
English Week |
Feast (fiction)
The BFG (fiction) |
Escape from Pompeii (fiction)
Volcano poetry
Letter Writing (non-fiction) |
| 5 |
Transition Unit
The Ridge (fiction)
Shakleton's Journey (non-fiction) |
The Explorer (fiction)
The Great Kapok Tree (non-fiction)
Rainforest Poetry |
Cosmic (fiction)
Space (non-fiction)
|
Robin Hood (fiction)
The Highwayman (narrative poetry and non-fiction)
English Week
|
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore (fiction)
Balanced Argument (non- fiction) |
The Nowhere Emporium (fiction)
Shakespeare (playscripts) |
| 6 |
Transition Unit
Letters from the Lighthouse WW2 (diary entries, information leaflets, descripitive writing)
|
Thornhill Spooky stories (fiction)
Titanic (non-fiction) |
Asia Non-chronological reports (non-fiction) Letters of complaint (non-fiction)
Performance Poetry |
La Luna (fiction)
The Lost Happy Endings (fiction)
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Treasure (fiction)
The Firework Maker's Daughter (fiction) |
The Giant's Necklace (fiction and non-fiction) |
READING
| Year | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
Both of these are used in both class reader and Reading lessons
The Indoor Pirates
Spud Murphy |
Charlotte's Web (class reader and Reading lessons)
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Both of these are used in both class reader and Reading lessons
Magnificent Egyptians
Alice in Wonderland
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Both of these are used in both class reader and Reading lessons
I don't like poetry
Worst Witch |
Varjak Paw (class reader and Reading lessons)
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Three Cheers for Women (class reader and Reading lessons) |
| 4 |
The Wild Way Home (class reader)
Short Stories (Reading lessons)
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The Boy Who Grew Dragons (class reader)
How to Train your Dragon (Reading lessons)
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Leonardo Di Vinci - A Stroke of Genius (class reader)
How to Train your Dragon (Reading lessons)
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Wonder (class reader)
Short extracts (reading lessons) |
The BFG/Poetry (class reader)
Short extracts (reading lessons)
|
The BFG/Poetry (class reader)
So You Think You've Got it Bad? A kid's Life in Ancient Rome (reading lessons) |
| 5 |
The House with Chicken Legs (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons)
|
The Explorer (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons) |
Cosmic (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons)
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The Terrible Tudors (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons)
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I Know What You Did Last Wednesday (class reader)
The Considine Curse (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons) |
Kensuke's Kingdom (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons) |
| 6 |
Letters from the Lighthouse (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons) |
POG (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons)
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Roofhoppers (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons) |
Roofhoppers (class reader)
Short Stories (reading lessons)
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The Kid Who Came From Space (class reader)
The Kid Who Came From Space (reading lessons) |
The Kid Who Came From Space (class reader)
The Kid Who Came From Space (reading lessons) |
High-quality, rich texts shared within each year group:
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