Non-fiction

English Year 5/6 Autumn Reports

Awesome Oceans

Use My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans to revise key features of information texts. Research and create information pages for younger children. Learn to use complex punctuation and cohesive devices.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Identifying features of non-chronological reports and summarising information
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Complex punctuation (colons, semi-colons and bullet points)
(suggested as 3 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Cohesive devices
(suggested as 2 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Plan and produce a double page spread
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley