Long Term Plan Y2 (NB Some Parts of This Overview Are in Outline Only at This Stage s1

Medium Term Plan Spring 2 2016 -Literacy- Danes

Term Fiction Non-fiction Non-fiction Persuasive Writing (1 week) Argument and debate (2 weeks) Instructions and Explanations (2 weeks) texts: texts: texts: The Tin Forest by Helen Wood & Wayne Anderson Arguments for and against use of CCTV cameras (provided) Sue Palmer’s Books of Instructions and Explanations Dinosaurs and all that Rubbish by Michael Foreman Description: Description: Eco-Wolf and the Three Pigs by Laurence Anholt Identify features of argument texts & discuss differences They read and write instructions and explanations, exploring Description: between facts & opinions. Find out how to present opinions register, punctuating bullet points and adding parentheses. Use The Tin Forest, Dinosaurs and all that rubbish and as if they were facts. Study formal & informal speech. The unit ends with writing based on the childrens interests, Eco-Wolf and the Three Pigs to explore expanded noun Research for & hold a class debate. Chn then write & edit be they football, Strictly or competitive baking. phrases, apostrophes and modal verbs. Compare their their own argument text. Grammar focus: informal language with formal texts. Chn write a persuasive Grammar focus: 1. Use brackets, dashes and commas to indicate parenthesis. letter, short story + blurb & hold a debate. 1. Formal and informal speech and writing. Use of 2. Use semi-colons, colons or dashes to mark boundaries Grammar focus: subjunctive forms. between main clauses 1. Recognise vocabulary and structures that are appropriate 2. Use bullet points, colons and semi-colons. 3. Use colons to introduce lists for formal speech and writing 4. Punctuate bullet points consistently 2. Use modal verbs in writing 3. Use expanded noun phrases 3. Use and understand the grammatical terminology p

S Non-Fiction

n Non-chronological Reports and Journalistic Writing (2 i

r weeks – week 2 going into summer 1) g texts: 2 The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen Plus other texts on Clothes and Shoes. Description: Explore reports and journalistic writing, using Susanna Davidson's version of The Emperor's New Clothes, through the topic: clothes and shoes. Chn use role-play; read, discuss and write a range of reports; and hold a classroom fashion show. Grammar includes dialogue punctuation, direct/reported speech, active and passive voice and dog fancy-dress. Grammar focus: 1. Understand active and passive moods and when to use each one 2. Recognise differences between direct and indirect speech, including punctuation 3. Understand the grammatical differences between spoken and written speech, incl. contractions

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