Year 3 English Scheme of Work

Nouns and Noun Phrases

• –Using and understanding the grammatical terminology: noun, noun phrase
• –Extending noun phrases using preposition phrases and adjectives

• –Analysing noun phrases in high-quality literature to see how authors build detail
• –Constructing extended noun phrases using prepositional phrases
• –Rewriting a simple passage with enriched noun phrases to improve quality
• –Peer feedback on use of noun phrases using a structured response format

Conjunctions for Complex Sentences

• –Using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause
• –Extending the range of sentences with more than one clause

• –Classifying conjunctions by their function: time, cause, contrast, condition
• –Building complex sentences from two simple sentences using appropriate conjunctions
• –Writing a persuasive letter using a range of conjunctions to develop arguments
• –Analysing published writing to identify how authors use conjunctions

Narrative Writing

• –Composing and rehearsing sentences orally before writing
• –Organising paragraphs around a theme and using narrative structure

• –Exploring story openings from quality texts and analysing the techniques authors use
• –Planning a narrative using a story mountain with clear orientation, build-up, climax and resolution
• –Drafting a short narrative, focusing on descriptive language and varied sentence structure
• –Evaluating and editing own writing against a co-constructed success criteria

Inverted Commas for Direct Speech

• –Using inverted commas to punctuate direct speech
• –Using a comma after a reporting clause and punctuating dialogue correctly

• –Identifying direct speech in a story and discussing how inverted commas work
• –Adding inverted commas to unpunctuated dialogue
• –Writing a short dialogue between two characters using correct speech punctuation
• –Comparing direct speech with reported speech and discussing the differences

Non-fiction: Explanation Texts

• –Using organisational and presentational devices to structure text
• –Assessing the effectiveness of own and others' writing, suggesting improvements

• –Reading and analysing model explanation texts to identify key features
• –Researching a class topic and making organised notes using subheadings
• –Writing a multi-paragraph explanation text with an introduction, subheadings and a conclusion
• –Self-assessing against an explanation text success criteria

Poetry: Language and Pattern

• –Preparing poems to read aloud and to perform, showing understanding through intonation
• –Recognising and discussing language features in poetry including rhyme and repetition

• –Reading and performing a range of poems, discussing the effect of language choices
• –Identifying poetic devices including simile, rhyme, repetition and alliteration
• –Writing a class poem using a chosen poetic structure as a model
• –Performing original poems to an audience with appropriate expression