CM2 (year 6 / 5th grade) programme 2010-11

This is the work we intend to cover during the year. Changes may be made if necessary.

	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3
Fiction and poetry	Novels by a significant author – The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis Extracts from Macbeth by William Shakespeare A range of poetic forms	Novel - Skellig by David Almond Narrative structure Features of various forms of fiction especially Fantasy and Adventure	Extracts from a range of fiction Media comparison Internet research Poetry Playscripts The VIP Bear – Unlimited Learning
Non-fiction	Balanced arguments Class debate Non-chronological reports	Notices Public information documents	Explanatory text - Inventors
Related activities	Identify the narrator and the point of view in a story Re-write a text from a different point of view Summarize a text Write a book review Write an extended story related to fiction reading Review the features of non-fiction texts Write a non-chronological report Understand features of a balanced argument Learn about and use formal and informal language Review connectives as used in arguments Review note-taking and summarizing Write a balanced report Participate in class debate Analyse how messages, moods, feelings and attitudes are conveyed in poetry Write in formal/informal language Understand that language changes over time Drama relating to fiction and poetry (all three terms)	Learn about narrative structure, especially the ways to explain the passage of time Write own story using flashbacks or a story within a story to convey the passing of time Compare and evaluate a novel or play in print and the film version Articulate personal responses to literature Contribute constructively to shared discussion about literature Be aware of the use of paragraphs to move the action in a story Write own adventure story focusing on the use of paragraphs Use different genres as modes to write sequels, additional episode, alternative endings	Learn the features of an explanatory text Review taking notes and summarizing Write an explanatory text Study and compare the work of an author – types and ages of characters, kinds of situations... Write a book review Make an oral presentation about an author they like Examine content and style of a poem Learn about alliteration, onomatopoeia and personification Write own sequence of poems Invention convention – collaborative work Review of major text types Review features of playscripts and perform extracts from plays Focus on ICT – making movies
Sentence work	Understand and recognize different parts of speech Use apostrophes Main and subordinate clauses in sentences Commas to separate clauses Connectives used in and between sentences Active and passive forms of verbs	Recognize active and passive verb forms Use impersonal sentence style Review note-taking and summarizing Review clauses and punctuation Learn how different connectives change meaning of a sentence Review verb form and tenses	Investigate clauses in sentences Extend sentence structure to include complex sentences Understand and use similes and metaphors
Word work	Identify own spelling errors Use of LSCWC or other strategy to help improve spelling – all year Review of root words, prefixes and suffixes Transforming words using prefixes and suffixes Review of forming plurals and the spelling changes needed Review of different verb forms and the spelling changes needed Vocabulary building (all 3 terms)	Understand and create own spelling rules Identify irregular and difficult spelling Use of syllables to aid spelling Build vocabulary of words and phrases used in arguments Review homophones Be aware of more connectives	Study and practise a variety of spelling rule exercises Create own rules to explain Review suffixes and prefixes

CM2 Work samples