Year 5 Writing Long Term Plan Autumn 1 Week 1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling
Week 2 Week 3
Writing outcome: Character description of a new witch or wizard
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling Writing outcome: Poster to persuade Mrs Stuart to allow Y5 to visit Harry Potter World.
Week 6 Week 7 Week 8
Fiction
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling Writing outcome: Letter from Dudley to persuade Dumbledore to accept Harry into Hogwarts immediately.
Spring 1 The Malfeasance– Alan Bold Writing outcome: Poem
Non-fiction
Poetry
Writing outcome: Non-chronological report on what makes a successful Antarctica expedition.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J. K. Rowling Writing outcome: Newspaper report detailing the events of Harry’s first day at Hogwarts
Spring 2 Cosmic – Libby Jackson Writing outcome: Narrative science fiction.
Summer 1
Summer 2
Reading balance argument – Are playtimes essential to children’s wellbeing. Sentence stacking: Balanced argument – Is screen use making children lazy? Non-fiction balanced argument Should Year 5 children do homework?
Shackleton’s’ Journey – William Grill
Week 4
Week 5
Autumn 2
The ExplorerKatherine Rundell
The Vikings in 30 seconds – Philip Steele
Writing Outcome: Adventure narrative.
Writing outcome: Non-chronological report on how the Vikings developed over time.
Mars Transmission Writing transmission Non-fiction -Journal – Children write a diary entry from a day on the Moon.
The Present by Jacob Frey Writing Outcome: Narrative story