Consolidating Formal and Informal Writing Year 6 Consolidation Resource Pack

Step 9: Consolidating Formal and Informal Writing Year 6 Resource Pack

Consolidating Formal and Informal Writing Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Summer Block 2.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

• Consolidating Formal and Informal Writing Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
• Consolidating Formal and Informal Writing Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
• Consolidating Formal and Informal Writing Year 6 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 6: (6G7.4) Recognising vocabulary and structures that are appropriate for formal speech and writing, including subjunctive forms

English Year 6: (6G7.2) The difference between vocabulary typical of informal speech and vocabulary appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, find out – discover; ask for – request; go in – enter]

English Year 6: (6G7.3) The difference between structures typical of informal speech and structures appropriate for formal speech and writing [for example, the use of question tags: He’s your friend, isn’t he?, or the use of subjunctive forms such as If I were or Were they to come in some very formal writing and speech]

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to consolidate the use of formal and informal vocabulary and structures. Sentences include up to two clauses and use vocabulary taken predominantly from the Year 3/4 spelling expectations.
Expected Questions to consolidate the use of formal and informal vocabulary and structures. Sentences include multiple clauses and use vocabulary taken predominantly from the Year 5/6 spelling expectations.
Greater Depth Questions to consolidate the use of formal and informal vocabulary and structures. Sentences vary in length and structure, and some language used may be unfamiliar. Some language is colloquial or archaic and as such it may prove useful for children to have access to dictionaries for questions in this level.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Write an informal version of a formal sentence or vice versa. Sentences include up to two clauses and some vocabulary from the Year 3/4 spelling list.
Expected Write an informal version of a formal sentence or vice versa. Sentences include multiple clauses and some vocabulary from the Year 5/6 spelling list.
Greater Depth Write an informal version of a formal sentence or vice versa. Sentences vary in length and structure, and some language used may be unfamiliar.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether a table will be correct when the given answer is inserted, using some vocabulary from the Year 3/4 spelling list.
Expected Explain whether a table will be correct when the given answer is inserted, using some vocabulary from the Year 5/6 spelling list.
Greater Depth Explain whether a table will be correct when the given answer is inserted. Some language used may be unfamiliar.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether formal or informal language is suitable for the given situation. Sentences include up to two clauses and some vocabulary from the Year 3/4 spelling list.
Expected Explain whether formal or informal language is suitable for the given situation. Sentences include multiple clauses and some vocabulary from the Year 5/6 spelling list.
Greater Depth Explain whether formal or informal language is suitable for the given situation. Sentences vary in length and structure, and some language used may be unfamiliar.

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