Writing Curriculum – Year 6

Assessing Writing – Year 6 Expectations

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• Convert verbs into nouns by adding suffixes, for example, tion, ure.
• Distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused.
• Spell identified commonly misspelt words from Year 5 and 6 word list.
• Understand that the spelling of some words needs to be learnt specifically.
• Use dictionaries to check the spelling and meaning of words.
• Use the first three or four letters of a word to check spelling, meaning or both of these in a dictionary.
• Use a thesaurus.
• Use a range of spelling strategies.
• Choose which shape of a letter to use when given choices and deciding, as part of their personal style, whether or not to join specific letters.
• Choose the writing implement that is best suited for a task (eg, quick notes, letters).

Composition

• Identify the audience for and purpose of the writing.
• Choose the appropriate form, and register for the audience and purpose of the writing.
• Use grammatical structures/features and choose vocabulary appropriate to the audience, purpose and degree of formality to make meaning clear and create effect.
• Use a range of sentence starters to create specific effects, for example, adverbials, conjunctions, ing, ed.
• Use developed noun phrases to add detail to sentences.
• Use the passive voice to present information with a different emphasis.
• Use commas to mark phrases and clauses.
• Sustain and develop main ideas logically in narrative and non-narrative writing.
• Use character, dialogue and action to advance events in narrative writing.
• Summarise text, conveying key information.

Assessing Writing – Year 6 Mastery

Writing-Exceeding Statements

• Choose the appropriate style and form for the purpose and audience of the writing.
• Use techniques to engage the reader, for example, personal comments, opening hook, flashback.
• Write paragraphs with a clear focus.
• Write paragraphs with different structures and lengths.
• Link ideas within and between paragraphs with a range of cohesive devices, for example, connecting adverbs/adverbials, use of pronouns.
• Use different sentence structures and length to suit the purpose and audience of the writing.
• Use a range of sentence types for impact and specific effect on the reader.
• Control complex sentences, manipulating the clauses to achieve specific effects.
• Use punctuation to convey and clarify meaning, including colon and semi-colon.
• Make precise and specific word choices according to the text type and audience.
• Summarise longer texts precisely, identifying the key information.
• Use the passive voice confidently, for example, to create suspense or in a science investigation or historical or geographical report.
• Use the subjunctive in the most formal writing to express a wish or a suggestion for the future.