Layered Writing Targets. Sentence Structure Autumn Term Second Half
Reception
Begin to write sentences.
Year 1
Write simple sentences
independently.
Year 2
Write simple and compound
sentences and begin to use
connectives in relation to
time and reason.
Year 3
To write simple and
compound sentences, using
casual connectives.
Year 4
Vary sentences adding
phrases to enhance
meaning.
Year 5
Adapt sentence
construction to different
text types, purposes and
readers.
Year 6
Secure control of complex
sentences, understanding
how clauses can be
manipulated to achieve
different effects.
Step 1: I can say a simple sentence.
Step 2: I can begin to write a simple sentence.
Step 3: I can write a simple sentence.
Step 1: I can begin to write a simple sentence.
Step 2: I can write a simple sentence.
Step 3: I can write a simple sentence and join
some with, ‘and,’ or ‘but.’
Step 1: I can write simple sentences.
Step 2: I can write simple sentences and join
some with, ‘and,’ or ‘but.’ I can use time
connectives to tell the reader when something
happened.
Step 3: I can use conjunctions like ‘because’, ‘so’
and ‘when’ to join ideas in my sentences.
Step 1: I can write simple sentences and join
some with, ‘and,’ or ‘but.’ I can use time
connectives to tell the reader when something
happened.
Step 2: I can use conjunctions like ‘because’, ‘so’
and ‘when’ to join ideas in my sentences and
explain why things happen.
Step 3: I can write a range of sentences using
conjunctions such as ‘because, ‘so’ and ‘when’ to
join my ideas.
Step 1: I can use conjunctions like ‘because’, ‘so’
and ‘when’ to join ideas in my sentences and
explain why things happen.
Step 2: I can use a range of adverbial and
adjectival phrases in sentences.
Step 3: I can move adverbial phrases around in a
sentence to vary the effect on the reader.
Step 1: I can use a range of adverbial and
adjectival phrases in sentences.
Step 2: I can add a clause to a sentence to add
detail and interest, using a range of conjunctions,
for example, although, since, however.
Step 3: I can create more complex sentences
considering clauses, connectives and word order.
Step 1: I can add a clause to a sentence to add
detail and interest.
Step 2: I can create more complex sentences
considering clauses, connectives and word order.
Step 3: I can move the clauses around in a
sentence to have an effect on the reader.