English Workshop Y3-5 Writing

English curriculum English curriculum is vast We have to cover all these areas and within these areas there are many skills the children need to learn All tested or assessed through SATS SPellings- government words and then spelling patterns - tion, tch, Grammar- new test at Y6- understanding word classes Reading and writing will go into more depth now.

So what’s a complex sentence? A complex sentence is a sentence which has a main clause and a dependent clause. What's a clause- it is another name for a sentence. So in a complex sentence you have a ‘sentence or clause’ that makes complete sense by itself (MAIN) and a dependent ‘clause’ that does not make sense by itself. Mother chicken and baby chicken. This is the key objective children across KS2 need to master. The aim is to create interesting sentences and vary sentence structure.

Complex sentences examples Despite the fact she was not much taller than Barnaby, she was twice as wide. Although it was raining, the children still went to play outside. Could also be: The children still went to play outside although it was raining. If one were to visit the kingdom of Fairendale, it would take quite an extraordinary mind to imagine what loveliness it wore once upon a time. The kingdom, as it used to exist, lived in a perpetual fall. Explain the main and dependent clauses * as you can see all these sentences are formed differently- the aim is to use a variety of complex Show you other examples

Subordinate clauses- Y3 Subordinate clauses get their name from the fact that they always start with a subordinating conjunction such as since, because, although, and while.  A subordinate clause can go at the beginning of a sentence or later in a sentence. The only difference is that if it goes at the beginning, you need a comma after the subordinate clause, and if goes later, you don’t need a comma. EXAMPLES: Since being in Year 3, Harry had grown two inches taller. Because it was cold outside, Miss Brown asked the class to put their coats on.

Adverb starters- Y3 & 4 Adverb starter starts a sentence with an adverb. - Urgently, Sally gathered her things for school. (Y3) - Urgently gathering her things for school, Sally rushed out of the house. (Y4) Common misconception is that adverbs end with just ‘ly’ Adverb examples When I’ve finished watching the movie, I’ll make dinner. After I’ve washed my hands, I will eat my dinner.

Adverbials- Y4 Adverbials explain how something is being done, where something is being done, when something is being done, how often something is being done. On the horizon, they spotted a sailing boat. Whipping her tail back and forth, the dog seemed as happy as could be. In the evening, the school held a parent workshop.

‘ed’ and ‘ing’ openers- Y5 Add a dependent clause at the start of the sentence using an ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ opener. - Waiting patiently, the dog received its award. - Sitting in the classroom, the parents felt very strange. - Frightened by the dark alleyway, he changed his direction. - Confused by the question, she avoided eye contact with the teacher. ED Word Bank   Amazed Excited Exhausted Pleased Relaxed Relieved Surprised Thrilled Confused Frightened Horrified Puzzled Shocked

Creating varied sentences

Composition Genre of writing- persuasion, play scripts, fairy tales, newspaper articles, adventure, myths, poetry. Read and analyse this style of writing. Practise skills within this style of writing. Plan and create own. Edit and improve. Talk and demonstrate this process