Medstead Primary School English Curriculum Coverage 2012 – 2013 Year Group 1 2 Autumn I Autumn II Spring I Spring II Summer I Summer II Poetry – Using the senses Recount Poetry – pattern and rhyme Stories from a range of cultures Stories about fantasy worlds Stories about fantasy worlds Traditional and fairy tales, including plays Stories with familiar settings Information texts Poems on a theme Instructions Labels, lists and captions Information texts Stories with predictable and patterned language Instructions Recount Dictionaries Stories with familiar settings Dictionary Traditional tales Information texts Different stories by the same author Extended stories by significant authors Non-chronological texts Poetry – silly stuff Traditional tales Non-chronological texts Instructions Poetry – really looking Recount – fact and fiction Explanation texts Poetry – patterns on a page Instructions Information texts 3 Stories with familiar settings Newspaper Reports - Instructions Dialogue and Plays Poetry – Shape poems and calligrams Information Texts Narrative – Adventure and mystery POETRY - Creating images Stories set in imaginary worlds Persuasive writing Explanation text Authors and letters Performance poetry 4 Poetry – exploring form Narrative - Stories with historical settings, Recount, newspapers and magazines Stories that raise issues or dilemmas Information text Plays Extended stories by significant authors Stories from other cultures Narrative –myths, legends and traditional tales Poetry Language Play Stories with historical settings Persuasive writing Poetry - Exploring form Recount, newspapers and magazines Reports Stories that raise issues and dilemmas 5 Poetry – choral and performance Instructions Novels and stories by significant children’s authors Persuasive writing Dramatic conventions Biography 6 Poetry - Classic/ narrative poems Recounts Poetic style Film narrative Stories from other cultures. Persuasive writing Instructions Reading and Writing Revision – fiction and non-fiction Reading and Writing Revision – Poetry Older literature Poetry – power of imagery Shakespeare Authors and texts Biography and Autobiography Extending narrative Journalistic writing Argument Poetry – finding a voice Fiction genres Discussion text Traditional stories, fables, myths and legends Non-Fiction – Persuasion Non-Fiction Instructions In addition, we follow the Read, Write Inc. phonics scheme and use this in conjunction with The Oxford Reading Tree as a reading scheme. Narrative – Flashback stories Drama