Y6 Grammar Punctuation and Spelling
Recognising Formal and Informal Writing Lesson
This lesson covers the prior learning of 'Were' or 'Was' and 'Did' or 'Done', and 'Have' not 'Of' and 'These/Those' not 'Them' before moving onto the main skill of recognising formal and informal writing.
The lesson starts with a prior learning activity to check pupils’ understanding. If they need more practice, you can choose other resources for that step. The interactive lesson slides recap the prior learning before moving on to the main skill. Children can then practise further by completing the activities and can extend their learning with engaging reasoning and application tasks.
National Curriculum Objective:
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]
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2 Teaching Support
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Teaching PowerPoint
This teaching PowerPoint guides pupils through the prior learning of 'Were' or 'Was' and 'Did' or 'Done', and 'Have' not 'Of' and 'These/Those' not 'Them' before moving onto the main skill of recognising formal and informal writing. There are some modelled varied fluency and application and reasoning questions included at the end.
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Modelling PowerPoint
This PowerPoint can be used to model the questions that the children will complete on the varied fluency and application and reasoning worksheets as part of this lesson.
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Free Year 6 GPS Scheme of Work Spring Block 3 – Formal and Informal
This is a free scheme of work for Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. This resource is the second block in the teaching sequence and includes 5 small steps with guidance for teaching.
1 Prior Learning
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Prior Learning Activity
This Recognising Formal and Informal Writing Prior Learning Activity recaps the prior learning of 'Were' or 'Was' and 'Did' or 'Done', and 'Have' not 'Of' and 'These/Those' not 'Them' before moving onto the main skill of recognising formal and informal writing.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 4 Standard English Game is designed to check pupils' ability to use standard English forms for verb inflections (was/were/did/done).
2 Varied Fluency
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Varied Fluency
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency questions for pupils to support the teaching of this step.
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Interactive Activity
This Year 6 Recognising Formal and Informal Writing activity checks pupils' understanding of formal and informal vocabulary and language.
2 Application
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Application
This application task includes a challenge activity which can be used to further pupils' understanding of the concepts taught in the Recognising Formal and Informal Writing lesson.
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Mixed Activity
This main activity includes varied fluency, reasoning and application questions for pupils to practise the main skill of recognising formal and informal writing.
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Application and Reasoning
This differentiated worksheet includes application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.
2 Homework
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Homework
This differentiated worksheet includes varied fluency and application and reasoning questions to support the teaching of this step.
