Years 5-6 · Key Stage 2 · Writing - composition
draft and write by:
Statutory requirement
Pupils should be taught to draft and write by:
- selecting appropriate grammar and vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning
- in narratives, describing settings, characters and atmosphere and integrating dialogue to convey character and advance the action
- précising longer passages
- using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs
- using further organisational and presentational devices to structure text and to guide the readerNon-statutory example: for example, headings, bullet points, underlining
Source: Department for Education, English programmes of study. Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChalkBee reference:
uk-ks2-y5-6-en-wc-02. The DfE does not assign an official alphanumeric code to this requirement.Worksheet gap
ChalkBee does not yet have a genuinely matched, age-equivalent worksheet for this requirement.
Teaching-unit gap
A dedicated ChalkBee unit is still needed for this requirement.