Extended Writing Map Year 2
Autumn 2
Planes, Trains and
Automobiles
Spring 1
Tadpole’s Promise
Spring 2
Traction Man
Summer 1
Awesome Egyptians
Divali
Birthday of Guru Nanak
Hannukah
Growing up in a Christian
family
Easter
Ramadan and Id-ul-Fitr
Narrative x 3
Instructions
Recount
Information Texts
Narrative x 3
Instructions
Information Texts
Non-chronological reports
Narrative x 3
Recounts
Explanations
Information Texts
Narrative x 3
Instructions
Explanations
Non-chronological reports
Narrative x 3
Recount
Information Texts
Non-chronological reports
Formation of nouns using
suffixes such as –ness, –er
and by compounding (e.g.
whiteboard, superman)
Formation of adjectives
using suffixes such as –ful,
–less (A fuller list of
suffixes can be found in
the year 2 spelling
appendix.)
Expanded noun phrases
for description and
specification (e.g. the blue
butterfly, plain flour, the
man in the moon)
Use of the suffixes –er, –
est in adjectives and –ly to
turn adjectives into
adverbs
Formation of nouns using
suffixes such as –ness, –er
and by compounding (e.g.
whiteboard, superman)
How the grammatical
patterns in a sentence
indicate its function as a
statement, question,
exclamation or command
Subordination (using
when, if, that, because)
and coordination (using
or, and, but)
Formation of adjectives
Use of the suffixes –er, –
using suffixes such as –ful, est in adjectives and –ly to
–less (A fuller list of
turn adjectives into
suffixes can be found in
adverbs
the year 2 spelling
appendix.)
Subordination (using when, if, that, because) and
coordination (using or, and, but)
Grammar
Genres
RE
Topic
Autumn 1
A Bug’s Life
Subordination (using
when, if, that, because)
and coordination (using
or, and, but)
Correct choice and
consistent use of present
tense and past tense
throughout writing
Use of the progressive
form of verbs in the
present and past tense to
mark actions in progress
(e.g. she is drumming, he
was shouting)
Correct choice and
consistent use of present
tense and past tense
throughout writing
Use of the progressive
form of verbs in the
present and past tense to
mark actions in progress
(e.g. she is drumming, he
was shouting)
Summer 2
Narrative x 3
Instructions
Explanations
Non-chronological reports
Expanded noun phrases for description and
specification (e.g. the blue butterfly, plain flour, the man
in the moon)
How the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its
function as a statement, question, exclamation or
command
Correct choice and consistent use of present tense and
past tense throughout writing
Use of the progressive form of verbs in the present and
past tense to mark actions in progress (e.g. she is
drumming, he was shouting)
Punctuation
Extended Writing Map Year 2
Use of capital letters, full
stops, question marks and
exclamation marks to
demarcate sentences
Commas to separate
items in a list
Apostrophes to mark
where letters are missing
in spelling
Use of capital letters, full
stops, question marks and
exclamation marks to
demarcate sentences
Use of capital letters, full
stops, question marks and
exclamation marks to
demarcate sentences
Use of capital letters, full
stops, question marks and
exclamation marks to
demarcate sentences
Commas to separate
items in a list
Apostrophes to mark
where letters are missing
in spelling
Commas to separate
items in a list
Apostrophes to mark
where letters are missing
in spelling