{"id":1621,"date":"2013-01-29T21:35:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T21:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.welbeck.nottingham.sch.uk\/welb\/?page_id=1621"},"modified":"2019-09-05T10:35:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T09:35:18","slug":"year-6-literacy-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.welbeck.nottingham.sch.uk\/welb\/parents\/year-6-literacy-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 6 English Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Year 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Children learn to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speak and listen for a wide range of purposes in different contexts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speaking <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use a range of oral techniques to present persuasive arguments and engaging narratives<\/li>\n<li>participate in whole-class debate using the conventions and language of debate, including Standard English<\/li>\n<li>use the techniques of dialogic talk to explore ideas, topics or issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.\u00a0\u00a0 Listening and Responding<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>make notes when listening for a sustained period and discuss how note taking varies depending on context and purpose<\/li>\n<li>analyse and evaluate how speakers present points effectively through use of language and gesture<\/li>\n<li>listen for language variation in formal and informal contexts<\/li>\n<li>identify the ways spoken language varies according to differences in context and purpose of use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group discussion and interaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>consider examples of conflict and resolution, exploring language used<\/li>\n<li>understand and use a variety of ways to criticise constructively and respond to criticism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drama<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>improvise using a range of drama strategies and conventions to explore themes such as hopes, fears, desires<\/li>\n<li>consider the overall impact of a live or recorded performance, identifying dramatic ways of conveying characters\u2019 ideas and building tension [creative entitlement<\/li>\n<li>devise a performance considering how to adapt the performance for a specific audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read a wide range of texts on screen and on paper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Word reading skills and strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use knowledge of word derivations and word structure, eg affixes, acronyms and letter omission, to construct the meaning of words in context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Understanding and interpreting texts <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>appraise a text quickly, deciding on its value\/quality\/usefulness<\/li>\n<li>understand underlying themes, causes and points of view<\/li>\n<li>understand how writers use different structures to create coherence and impact<\/li>\n<li>recognise rhetorical devices used to argue, persuade, mislead and sway the reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Engaging with and responding to texts <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>read extensively and discuss personal reading with others, including in reading groups<\/li>\n<li>sustain engagement with longer texts, using different techniques to make the text come alive<\/li>\n<li>compare how writers from different times and places present experiences and use language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Write a wide range of texts on paper and on screen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Creating and shaping texts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>set own challenges to extend achievement and experience in writing<\/li>\n<li>use different narrative techniques to engage and entertain the reader<\/li>\n<li>in non-narrative, establish, balance and maintain viewpoints<\/li>\n<li>select words and language drawing on their knowledge of literary features and formal and informal writing<\/li>\n<li>integrate words, images and sounds imaginatively for different purposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Text structure and organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use varied structures to shape and organise texts coherently<\/li>\n<li>use paragraphs to achieve pace and emphasis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sentence structure and punctuation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>express subtle distinctions of meaning, including hypothesis, speculation and supposition, by constructing sentences in varied ways<\/li>\n<li>use punctuation to clarify meaning in complex sentences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11.\u00a0\u00a0 Word structure and spelling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>spell familiar words correctly and employ a range of strategies to spell difficult and unfamiliar words<\/li>\n<li>use a range of appropriate strategies to edit, proofread and correct spelling in own work, on paper and on screen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>12.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>use different styles of handwriting fir different purposes with a range of media, developing a consistent and personal legible style<\/li>\n<li>select from a variety of ICT programmes to present text effectively and communicate information and ideas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Year 6 &nbsp; Children learn to: &nbsp; Speak and listen for a wide range of purposes in different contexts &nbsp; 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Speaking use a range 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