TheLearnDenYear 6 · English
Plan What And Who To Write For
Year 6 learners practise writing for a purpose and audience.
The activities include Assess the Effectiveness of Vocabulary in a Fiction Text, Choose Appropriate Vocabulary and Sentence Types, Develop Skills in Understanding Non-Fiction Texts, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, interactive, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Assess the Effectiveness of Vocabulary in a Fiction Text
- Choose Appropriate Vocabulary and Sentence Types
- Develop Skills in Understanding Non-Fiction Texts
- Develop Understanding of Using Vocabulary for a Specific Purpose
- Explore How To Write For Purpose
- Identify Language Devices
- Plan Writing To Describe
- Select Vocabulary For Purpose
- Understand How to Write For Purpose
- Understand Imagery
- Understand Personification
- Understand Use of Suitable Vocabulary in a Complaint Letter
Checked learning resources
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BBC Bitesize: Creative writing
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
BBC KS2 Creative writing support for writing for a purpose and audience.
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Who Is Arlo the Author? | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Models how an author's vocabulary and phrase choices enhance meaning and affect the reader. The video models how vocabulary choices enhance meaning and affect a reader, the exact judgement required in the fiction extract
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Who Is Rex Retriever? | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Models how to retrieve explicit information from a text and answer KS2 SATs-style retrieval questions. This video covers locating key information in non-fiction.
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Creating Mood, Atmosphere or Tension Through Word Choices | KS2 English Concepts Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Models how deliberate vocabulary choices create mood, atmosphere and tension in descriptive fiction. The video models selecting vocabulary to create mood and atmosphere, directly supporting the plan-to-describe task.
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Recognising Purpose and Audience | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Models how to identify why a text was written and who it was written for, including inform and persuade purposes. The video explains how purpose and audience shape a text, directly supporting writing for a specified purp
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Recognising the Function of Sentences | KS2 English Concept Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
KS2 learner video explains different sentence types and their functions, with modelled questions that support choosing sentences to suit a writing purpose.
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Vocabulary Choices for Effect KS2 Quiz
Twinkl · Interactive · Account may be required
KS2 quiz uses fiction, non-fiction and poetry passages to assess vocabulary choices, explain their effect and judge how language influences the reader.
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How to Teach Year 6 Writing Composition
Twinkl · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
Free Year 6 guide teaches planning and writing for a specific purpose and audience, selecting effective vocabulary and sentence structures, drafting, editing and producing a final composition.