Year 6 · English
Plan what to write and who to write for in Year 6 English
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Focus on writing for a purpose and audience. Open support for “Assess the Effectiveness of Vocabulary in a Fiction Text”, then explain the idea in your own words.
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, Explore Key Information and Vocabulary in Non-Fiction Texts, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Assess the Effectiveness of Vocabulary in a Fiction Text — support from Twinkl
- Choose Appropriate Vocabulary and Sentence Types — support from Twinkl
- Explore Key Information and Vocabulary in Non-Fiction Texts — support from Twinkl
- Explore Vocabulary for a Purpose and Audience — support from Oak National Academy
- Explore How To Write For Purpose — support from Oak National Academy
- Identify Language Devices — support from Twinkl
- Plan Writing To Describe — support from Twinkl
- Select Vocabulary For Purpose — support from Twinkl
- Understand How to Write For Purpose — support from Twinkl
- Understand Imagery — support from Twinkl
- Understand Personification — support from Twinkl
- Understand Use of Suitable Vocabulary in a Complaint Letter — support from Twinkl
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Watch it explained
watch a video explanation
Who Is Arlo the Author? | KS2 English Concept Video
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Recognising the Function of Sentences | KS2 English Concept Video
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Who Is Rex Retriever? | KS2 English Concept Video
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Oak: Publishing A Non Chronological Report About Pandas
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Oak: Apostrophes And Speech Punctuation Revision
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Recognising Similes and Metaphors | KS2 English Concept Video
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Creating Mood, Atmosphere or Tension Through Word Choices | KS2 English Concepts Video
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Year 6 English Thesaurus Skills: Video Lesson
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Recognising Purpose and Audience | KS2 English Concept Video
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Recognising Personification | KS2 English Concepts Video
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Learn it properly
lessons and teaching pages
Year 6 Vocabulary Victor Reading Revision and Practice Booklet
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Beowulf faces a new foe — explaining author language choices
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UKS2 Writing to Persuade Resource Pack
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Character Description Writing Unit Pack
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Understanding Language in Fiction and Non-Fiction Texts
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Year 6 SATs: Parents' Reading Practice and Revision Activity Pack
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BBC Bitesize: Creative writing
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Understanding Figurative Language: KS2 PowerPoint
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Year 6 Descriptive Writing Lesson Pack
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Describe the Landscapes Writing Activity Pack
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Practise it
questions and activities to try
Year 5 and 6 Figurative Language Differentiated Sorting Cards Activity
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Improving Writing with Imagery Activity Sheets for Years 3–6
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Figurative Language: Personification Differentiated Worksheets
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Print and finish
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Year 6 Writing Checklist
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How to Write a Formal Letter Differentiated Worksheet
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