ENGLISH SYLLABUS

Year 3 Aims
The English syllabus will broadly follow the National Literacy Strategy with work divided into the three bands: word, sentence and text levels. This will be set within the context of UCS and take into account the length of lessons and the setting of homework at the Junior Branch.

Content
The boys will be introduced to the following during Year 3:-

Word Level
Apostrophe Definition Homonym Root word Singular Suffix

Sentence Level
Adjective Bullet points Conjunction Formal language Grammar Informal language Noun: personal possessive Verb Verb tense 1st, 2nd, 3rd person

Text Level
Alliteration Audience Bibliography Calgary Dialogue Encyclopaedia Fable Legend Myth Onomatopoeia

Parables

ENGLISH SYLLABUS

Year 3
Performance poetry Purpose of writing Sequel Sequence Structure Thesaurus Traditional story

Skills
Word Level
Children should be able to orchestrate a range of reading systems and cues, including phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual methods in order to monitor their own reading and spelling. To have access to, and an interest in a suitable and technical vocabulary that is always being explored and ever expanding. To be able to access, explore and check words from a dictionary and thesaurus.

Sentence Level
Children should be able to deconstruct a sentence in order to increase appreciation and the understanding of a given text. To be able to manipulate the structure of a sentence in order to obtain the optimum level of expression when writing within any genre. Plan, draft, revise and edit their writing.

Text Level
To read and write with confidence and fluency. To listen to children read three sessions per week using a reading scheme. To be able to write in a range of fiction styles and genres and be familiar in the ways in which narratives are structured, including setting, character and plot. Recognise the purpose, use and layout of a range of non-fiction texts and to be able to write in a range of styles including newspaper, magazine, information and explanation and to be persuasive. To develop a lasting interest in Literacy and in books and to read with pleasure. Through studying a broad curriculum of literature, styles and genres, develop the childrens imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness. Read a range of novels as class readers and to discuss the book together.

ENGLISH SYLLABUS Year 4 Aims

The English syllabus will broadly follow the National Literacy Strategy with work divided into the three bands: work, sentence and text levels. This will be set within the context of UCS and take into account the length of lessons and the setting of homework at the Junior Branch.

Content
In Year 4, the boys will revise topics covered in Year 3 and will be introduced to the following during the year:-

Word level
Diminutive Font Homophone Pun Simile

Sentence level
Adjectives: comparative, superlative Adverb Clause Connective Hyphen Paragraph Phrase Possessive apostrophe

Text level
Abbreviate Argument Chorus Cinquain Debate Discursive writing Discussion Editorial Epitaph Fantasy Adventure Free verse

ENGLISH SYLLABUS Year 4

Haiku Jingle Monologue Narrative Opinion Persuasive writing Play script Rhyming couplet Science fiction Stanza Summary Voice

Skills
Word Level
Children should be able to orchestrate a range of reading systems and cues, including phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual methods in order to monitor their own reading and spelling. To have access to, and an interest in a suitable and technical vocabulary that is always being explored and ever expanding. To be able to access, explore and check words from a dictionary and thesaurus.

Sentence Level
Children should be able to deconstruct a sentence in order to increase appreciation and the understanding of a given text. To be able to manipulate the structure of a sentence in order to obtain the optimum level of expression when writing within any genre. Plan, draft, revise and edit their writing.

Text Level
To read and write with confidence and fluency. To be able to write in a range of fiction styles and genres and be familiar in the ways in which narratives are structured, including setting, character and plot. Recognise the purpose, use and layout of a range of non-fiction texts and to be able to write in a range of styles including newspaper, magazine, information and explanation and to be persuasive. To develop a lasting interest in Literacy and in books and to read with pleasure. Through studying a broad curriculum of literature, styles and genres, develop the childrens imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness. Read a range of novels as a class reader and to discuss and analyse the text together.

ENGLISH SYLLABUS Year 5

The English syllabus will broadly follow the National Literacy Strategy with work divided into the three bands: word, sentence and text levels. This will be set within the context of UCS and take into account the length of lessons and the setting of homework at the Junior Branch.

Content
In Year 5, the children will revise work already completed in Years 3 & 4. Following are new terms to be introduced to the children:-

Word Level
Acronym Clich Idiom Metaphor Slang Technical Vocabulary

Sentence Level
Dialect Imperative verb Preposition Rhetorical question Speech: direct, reported Standard English Subject

Text Level
Ballad Chronological sequence Complication Concrete poetry Edit Extract Imagery Novel Point of view Quotation Resolution Rhyme: full, half, internal

Plan Sonnet Stage direction

ENGLISH SYLLABUS Year 5 Skills

Word Level
Children should be able to orchestrate a range of reading systems and cues, including phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual methods in order to monitor their own reading and spelling. To have access to, and an interest in a suitable and technical vocabulary that is always being explored and ever expanding. To be able to access, explore and check words from a dictionary and thesaurus.

Sentence Level
Children should be able to deconstruct a sentence in order to increase appreciation and the understanding of a given text. To be able to manipulate the structure of a sentence in order to obtain the optimum level of expression when writing within any genre. Plan, draft, revise and edit their writing. Begin to use a variety of sentence types in any writing task.

Text Level
To read and write with confidence and fluency. To be able to write in a range of fiction styles and genres and be familiar in the ways in which narratives are structured, including setting, character and plot. Recognise the purpose, use and layout of a range of non-fiction texts and to be able to write in a range of styles including newspaper, magazine, information and explanation and to be persuasive. To develop a lasting interest in Literacy and in books and to read with pleasure. Through studying a broad curriculum of literature, styles and genres, develop the childrens imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness. To read a range of novels as a class reader and discuss and analyse the text together.

ENGLISH SYLLABUS Year 6 Aims

The English syllabus will broadly follow the National Literacy Strategy with work divided into the three bands: word, sentence and text levels. This will be set within the context of UCS and take into account the length of lessons and the setting of homework at the Junior Branch.

Content
In Year 6, the children will revise work already completed in the three previous years at UCS. During Year 6, the following new terms will be introduced to the children:

Word Level
Mnemonic Proverb Word derivation

Sentence Level
Asterisk Complex sentence Hypothesis Impersonal language Parentheses: brackets, commas, dashes Voice: active, passive

Text Level
Anecdote Appendix, appendices Assonance Autobiography Biography Commentary Footnote Journalistic writing A range of poetry types Narrator Parody Personification Synopsis Viewpoint

ENGLISH SYLLABUS Year 6

Skills
Word Level
Children should be able to orchestrate a range of reading systems and cues, including phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual methods in order to monitor their own reading and spelling. To have access to, and an interest in a suitable and technical vocabulary that is always being explored and ever expanding. To be able to access, explore and check words from a dictionary and thesaurus.

Sentence Level
Children should be able to deconstruct a sentence in order to increase appreciation and the understanding of a given text. To be able to manipulate the structure of a sentence in order to obtain the optimum level of expression when writing within any genre. Plan, draft, revise and edit their writing.

Text Level
To read and write with confidence and fluency. To be able to write in a range of fiction styles and genres and be familiar in the ways in which narratives are structured, including setting, character and plot. Recognise the purpose, use and layout of a range of non-fiction texts and to be able to write in a range of styles including newspaper, magazine, information and explanation and to be persuasive. To develop a lasting interest in Literacy and in books and to read with pleasure. Through studying a broad curriculum of literature, styles and genres, develop the childrens imagination, inventiveness and critical awareness. To read a range of novels as class readers and to discuss and analyse the text together.