Page 1 - National Curriculum Made Easy Parent Leaflet - Year 6
P. 1
Reading Writing
• Refer to text to support opinions and • Use subordinate clauses to write complex
predictions. sentences.
• Give a view about choice of vocabulary, • Use passive voice where appropriate.
structure, etc. • Use expanded noun phrases to convey
• Distinguish between fact and opinion. complicated information concisely (e.g. The
• Appreciate how a set of sentences has been fact that it was raining meant the end of sports
day).
arranged to create maximum effect. • Use a sentence structure and layout matched
• Recognise: to requirements of text type.
• Use semi-colon, colon or dash to mark the
o complex sentences with more than one boundary between independent clauses.
subordinate clause • Use colon to introduce a list and semi colon
within a list.
o phrases which add detail to sentences • Use correct punctuation of bullet points.
• Explain how a writer has used sentences to • Use hyphens to avoid ambiguity.
• Use full range of punctuation matched to
create particular effects. requirements of text type.
• Skim and scan to aide note-taking. • Use wide range of devices to build cohesion
within and across paragraphs.
• Use paragraphs to signal change in time,
scene, action, mood or person.
• Write legibly, fluently and with increasing
speed.
