Formal and Informal Vocabulary Year 6 Formal and Informal Resource Pack

Formal and Informal Vocabulary Year 6 Resource Pack

Step 4: Formal and Informal Vocabulary Year 6 Resource Pack

Formal and Informal Vocabulary 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 Spring Block 3.


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This pack includes:

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

National Curriculum Objectives

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]

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

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support identifying and using formal and informal vocabulary. Sentences with a maximum of two clauses are used and vocabulary is predominantly taken from the Y3/4 spelling expectations.
Expected Questions to support identifying and using formal and informal vocabulary. Sentences may have multiple clauses and feature vocabulary which is predominantly taken from the Y5/6 spelling expectations.
Greater Depth Questions to support identifying and using formal and informal vocabulary. Sentences vary in length and structure and some language is colloquial or archaic.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether a sentence is formal or informal with reference to specific vocabulary. Sentences with a maximum of two clauses are used and vocabulary is predominantly taken from the Y3/4 spelling expectations.
Expected Explain whether a sentence is formal or informal with reference to specific vocabulary. Sentences may have multiple clauses and vocabulary used is predominantly taken from the Y5/6 spelling expectations.
Greater Depth Explain whether a sentence is formal or informal with reference to specific vocabulary. Sentences vary in length and structure and some language used is colloquial or archaic.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Rewrite a sentence using formal or informal vocabulary. Differentiation as above.
Expected Rewrite a sentence using formal or informal vocabulary. Differentiation as above.
Greater Depth Rewrite a sentence using formal or informal vocabulary. Differentiation as above.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application)
Developing Use given formal or informal vocabulary to write a sentence. Differentiation as above.
Expected Use given formal or informal vocabulary to write a sentence. Differentiation as above.
Greater Depth Use given formal or informal vocabulary to write a sentence. Differentiation as above.

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