| T4 term 1 | Explore narrative order | Term 1 Narrative |
| T9 term 1 | Use different ways of planning stories | Term 1 Narrative |
| T15 Term 1 | Use paragraphs in story writing | Term 1 Narrative |
| T1 Term 1 | Investigate settings and characters | Term 1 Character and setting |
| T11 Term 1 | Write character sketches | Term 1 Character and setting |
| T14 Term 1 | Write poems based on personal or imagined experience | Term 1 Poetry |
| T2 Term 2 | Understand how settings influence events | Term 2 Narrative setting |
| T4 Term 2 | Understand how the use of expressive language can create moods | Term 2 narrative setting |
| T10 Term 2 | Develop use of settings | Term 2 Narrative setting |
| T13 Term 2 | Write own examples of descriptive expressive language | Term 2 Narrative setting |
| T5 Term 2 | Understand use of figurative language in poetry and prose | Term 2 Poetry |
| T14 Term 3 | Write poems experimenting with different styles | Term 3 Poetry |
| T15 Term 3 | Produce polished poetry through revision | Term 3 Poetry |
| T13 Term 3 | Write own longer stories | Term 3 Narrative reading and writing |
| S4 Term 1 | Identify Adverbs | Term 1 Narrative |
| S3 Term 1 | Identify use of powerful verbs | Term 1 Character and setting |
| S1 Term 2 | Revise and extend work on adjectives | Term 2 Narrative setting |
| S1 Term 3 | Understand some words can be changed in particular ways | Term 3 Poetry |
| Speaking and listening emphasis | Discuss each of the main stages in a story | Term 1 Narrative |
| Speaking and listening emphasis | Explain sequencing of paragraphs when writing | Term 1 Narrative |
| Speaking and listening emphasis | Discuss preferences related to the language and form of the poetry | Term 1 Poetry |
| Speaking and listening emphasis | Orally experiment with phrases | Term 1 Poetry |
| Speaking and listening emphasis | Talk about personal responses to the expressive language used in poetry | Term 2 Poetry |
| Speaking and listening emphasis | Offer constructive comment during the process of drafting and editing poetry | Term 3 Poetry |