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Medium term plan

T9 Term 1Generate ideas – brainstormingTerm 1 Settings
T11 Term 1Develop use of settingsTerm 1 Settings
T16 Term 1Begin to organise stories into paragraphsTerm 1 Settings
T13 Term 1Collect suitable words to write poems. Imaginative comparisonsTerm 1 Poetry
T2 Term 2Identify typical story themesTerm 2 Narrative themes
T8 Term 2Write portraits of charactersTerm 2 Narrative themes
T9 Term 2Write story plan for own mythTerm 2 Narrative themes
T6 Term 2Plan main points as structure for story writingTerm 2 Narrative plot
T7 Term 2Describe and sequence key incidentsTerm 2 Narrative plot
T5 Term 2Rehearse and improve performanceTerm 2 Poetry performance
T13 Term 3Write more extended storiesTerm 3 Narrative plot
T11 Term 3Write openings to storiesTerm 3 Narrative plot
T3 Term 3Distinguish between 1st and 3rd person accountsTerm 3 Perspective and character
T12 Term 3 Write a 1st person accountTerm 3 Perspective and character
T15 Term 3Write poetry that uses sound to create effectsTerm 3 Poetry
S11 Term 1Write complete sentencesTerm 1 Settings
S12 Term 1Demarcate end of sentence with full stopTerm 1 Settings
S2 Term 2Function of adjectivesTerm 2 Narrative themes
W16 Term 1Understand the purpose and organisation of the ThesaurusTerm 1 Poetry
W17 Term 1Generate synonymsTerm 1 Poetry
W18 Term 1Use the term ‘synonym’Term 1 Poetry
Speaking and listening emphasisIdentify and discuss story themesTerm 2 Narrative themes
Speaking and listening emphasisRehearse oral performance of a poemTerm 2 Poetry Performance
Speaking and listening emphasisUse talk prior to writing to plan main events of a storyTerm 2 Narrative plot
Speaking and listening emphasisExperiment with words used to create sound effectsTerm 3 Poetry
Speaking and listening emphasisDescribe characters feelings and actionsTerm 3 Narrative perspective and character