Year 6 table

English 5-14

YEAR 6

QCA units of work where the suggested writing tasks within the unit make strong links with NLS,
non-fiction, text level objectives.

Term/text type	Curriculum focus	Title of QCA unit of work
Term 1 Recounts	History Science Religious Education	11 What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain? 20 What can we learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person? 6B Micro-organisms 6C Why are sacred texts important?
Term 1 Reports	Geography History Science Religious Education Design & Technology	15 The mountain environment 15 How do we use ancient Greek ideas today? 19 What were the effects of Tudor exploration? 6A Interdependence and adaptation 6F How do people express their faith through the arts? 6A Shelters
Term 2 Persuasion/ Discussion	Geography History Science Religious Education	23 Investigating coasts 12 How did life change in our locality in Victorian times? 6D Reversible and irreversible changes 6A Worship and community 6D What is the Qur'an and why is it important to Muslims?
Term 3 A range of non- fiction text types	Geography History Science Religious Education Design and Technology	The NLS objectives for this term consolidate the writing of all the non-fiction text types so the writing activities from any QCA units of work for Y6 would be relevant.