At The Pochin School we aim to give our children in Key Stage 1 enough teaching and practice for them to become fluent in foundational knowledge and skills, such as in handwriting and composing simple sentences. This ensures that our children learn the foundational knowledge that they will need later to be successful in Key Stage 2.
We use books as vehicles for writing to captivate and engage our children.
In Key Stage 2, our ‘Writing Journey’ consists of the following concepts:
Awaiting KS2 Writing Curriculum Overview
The programmes of study for writing at Key Stages 1 and 2 include:
It is essential that teaching develops pupils’ competence in these two dimensions. In addition, pupils should be taught how to plan, revise and evaluate their writing. These aspects of writing have been incorporated into the programmes of study for composition.
Please find below the expectations for writing from Year 1 to Year 6. These are the core objectives that the children need to be able to do in order to be working at age expectation:
Please see the below document detailing the progression of handwriting throughout Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2:
Please see below the glossary of terminology that is used in our grammar sessions:
Active Voice
When a sentence is in the active voice, the subject is doing the action.
e.g. Sophie opened the door.
Adjective
A word that describes a noun.
e.g. huge, kind, small
Adverb
A word that describes and qualifies a verb, adjective or another adverb.
e.g. rapidly, soon
Adverbial
A group of words that is used to show time, place, manner or frequency.
e.g. Before school, I read my book.
Antonym
A word opposite in meaning to another word.
e.g. bad/good, beautiful/ugly
Apostrophe
Omission: to replace letters that have been omitted.
e.g. could not/couldn’t
Possession: to show something belongs to someone or something.
e.g. Samia’s coat
Brackets
A pair of marks used for parenthesis.
e.g. The River Nile (the longest river in the world) is in north Africa.
Bullet Points
Used for lists.
e.g. Ingredients:
Capital Letter
Used at the start of a sentence or for a proper noun.
e.g. My brother lives in Athens.
Clause
A part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb.
e.g. I went to the cinema.
Cohesion
Using words and phrases that link paragraphs or sentences to help guide the reader.
e.g. It was beginning to rain. However, the children could still go outside as they had umbrellas and wellies.
Colon
Used to detail the previous clause by answering or explain the idea in it.
e.g. The verdict had been reached: guilty!
Colons can be used at the start of a list if there is an independent clause before the punctuation.
e.g. I packed the essentials for my holiday: sun-cream, snorkel and swimsuit.
Comma
Use to separate items in a list and for a parenthesis.
e.g. I packed my toothbrush, towel and pyjamas.
e.g. The River Nile, which is the longest river in the world, is in north Africa.
Command
A sentence beginning with an imperative verb which tells someone to do something. It can end with an exclamation or full stop.
e.g. Put your pencil down. Stop!
Co-ordinating Conjunction
A word used to join two main clauses in a sentence.
e.g. for, and, nor, but, yet, or, so
Dashes
These can be used like brackets or to introduce a new clause.
e.g. I put your letter in the post – it will arrive in two days.
Determiner
A word that introduces a noun and can add more detail.
e.g. a, an, the, some, my, your, two.
Direct Speech
The actual words of a speaker using inverted commas.
e.g. “Please write your name on the back,” asked the teacher.
Ellipsis
Used to show that one or more words have been missed out or that a sentence is not finished.
e.g. She didn’t dare ask what was in the package . . .
Exclamation
A group of words or sentence which shows surprise, emotion or pain.
e.g. You did it!
Exclamation Mark
A mark at the end of an exclamation or an exclamation sentence.
e.g. !
Exclamation Sentence
A sentence that shows surprise, emotion or pain. It must start with ‘how’ or ‘what’ and include a verb.
e.g. What a peculiar day!
Expanded Noun Phrase
A group of words that serves the same function as a noun in a clause.
e.g. an evil witch.
e.g. a witch on a broom
e.g. a witch with an evil cackle
Hyphen
Used to connect two or more words.
e.g. prison-like
e.g. twenty-one
Inverted Commas
Used at the start and end of direct speech.
e.g. “Let’s go!” said dad.
Modal Verbs
Used to express possibility, intention, obligation and necessity
e.g. can, could, should, might, shall, ought to
Noun
A person, place or thing.
e.g. London, house, Buckingham Palace
Games:
Parenthesis
A word or phrase inserted as an explanation/after thought punctuated by either commas, brackets or dashes.
e.g. Messi – my favourite footballer – scored a tremendous goal.
Passive Voice
When the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb.
e.g. The door was opened by Noah.
Past/Present/Future Tense
Past: Something happened/has happened
Present: Something happens/is happening
Future: Something will happen/is going to happen
e.g. I was/I am/I will be? I am going to be
Plural
More than one thing
e.g. two men, three cats, many children
Possessive Pronoun
A pronoun showing possession.
e.g. mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
Prefix
Letters added to the start of a word.
e.g. replay, undo
Preposition
A word which shows a noun’s relationship to another word in the sentence. It often shows where or when something is.
e.g. under, next to, before, between
Pronoun
A word to replace a noun
e.g. I, she, he, they, his, them
Punctuation
Marks used in writing
e.g. . ! ? ,
Question
Something you ask that ends with a question mark.
e.g. What is your favourite colour?
Question Mark
A mark to show the end of a question
e.g. What is your favourite colour?
Relative Clause
Used to explain or describe something that has just been mentioned.
e.g. The dog, which was a Labrador, chased after the cat.
Relative Pronoun
A pronoun that introduces a relative clause.
e.g. when, who, which, that, where
Semi-colon
A punctuation mark used to separate longer, detailed items in a list or to link related clauses.
e.g. I You will need to bring the following: sleeping bag, pillow, and pyjamas for the overnight stay; water bottle, waterproof jacket, sweatshirt, and walking boots for the afternoon trek; and a swimming kit for the river activities.
e.g. It was starting to rain; the children ran inside.
Sentence
A group of work with a verb that makes complete sense.
e.g. The boy read his book.
Singular
One thing.
e.g. one book, one egg, one child
Statement
A sentence which states something. It ends with a full stop.
e.g. I like scuba diving.
Subjunctive form
Used to express doubt, wishes or a recommendation.
e.g. The headteacher has recommended that the children should attend football training.
Subordinate Clause
A clause that doesn’t make sense on its own. It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
e.g. I couldn’t play tennis because I had hurt my ankle.
Subordinating Conjunction
A word at the start of a subordinate clause.
e.g. whilst, when, if, because, unless, however
Suffix
Letters at the end of a root word.
e.g. -ful, -ness
Synoym
A word that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.
e.g. smile/grin
