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Year 5 English Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
'Crazy about Cats': reading
- Analysing use of language in 'Crazy about Cats' Study Guide
- Building comprehension of 'Crazy about Cats' through rich discussion Study Guide
- Considering the impact of 'Crazy about Cats' Study Guide
- Engaging with 'Crazy about Cats' Study Guide
- Identifying the features of a non-fiction text with 'Crazy about Cats' Study Guide
'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover': reading
- Building comprehension of 'Curiosity' through rich discussion Study Guide
- Exploring and engaging with themes in 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover' Study Guide
- Exploring the story 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover' Study Guide
- Reading around the text 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover' Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover' Study Guide
'Front Desk': book club
'Front Desk': persuasive letter writing
- Editing the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Identifying linguistic features and persuasive techniques Study Guide
- Planning and writing the conclusion of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Planning part one of the main body of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning part two of the main body of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter, using inspiration from a text Study Guide
- Reading aloud a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'Front Desk' Study Guide
- Understanding the purpose, layout and features of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Writing part one of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Writing part two of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter, using inspiration from a text Study Guide
'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing
- Editing narrative writing based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Editing the main body of a diary entry Study Guide
- Identifying features of a diary entry to write from 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Planning a narrative opening based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Planning a setting description based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Planning part one of the main body of a diary entry Study Guide
- Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry Study Guide
- Planning the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Planning the opening of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Writing a narrative opening based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Writing a setting description based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Writing part one of the main body of a diary entry Study Guide
- Writing part two of the main body of a diary entry Study Guide
- Writing the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
'How To Train Your Dragon': reading
- Building comprehension of 'How To Train Your Dragon' through rich discussions Study Guide
- Engaging with the context of 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Exploring and engaging with themes in 'How to Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Exploring character, setting and plot in 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
- Reflecting on key events in 'How To Train Your Dragon' Study Guide
'Mirror': reading
'Oliver Twist': reading
'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story': reading
- Building comprehension of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' through rich discussions Study Guide
- Exploring characterisation in 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' Study Guide
- Exploring legacy and the suffragette movement in 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' Study Guide
- Exploring perspective in 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' Study Guide
- Introducing the context of 'Princess Sophia Duleep Singh: My Story' Study Guide
'The Highwayman': narrative writing
- Analysing stanzas five and six of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Editing the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Editing the speech section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Learning and reciting stanzas four to six of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Learning and reciting stanzas one to three of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning and writing the second part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Reviewing speech punctuation to write the next section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
'The Listeners': reading
- Examining structure and language in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare Study Guide
- First impressions and engaging with 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare Study Guide
- Identifying key themes in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare Study Guide
- Understanding new vocabulary in 'The Listeners' by Walter de la Mare Study Guide
'The Unforgotten Coat': book club
'The Viewer': narrative writing
- Editing the build-up of 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Engaging with the plot of 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary to describe a character in 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary to describe a setting in 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Planning the build-up of 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Planning the opening of 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Writing the build-up of 'The Viewer' Study Guide
- Writing the opening of 'The Viewer' Study Guide
'Wonder': book club
Action words
- Rich vocabulary associated with being lazy or relaxing Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with chaos and confusion Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with hard-work Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with looking or seeing Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with running Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with the word wet Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with walking Study Guide
Building handwriting fluency through speed, choices and writing dialogue
- Building speed in handwriting Study Guide
- Making choices between pen or pencil Study Guide
- Practising handwriting by writing dialogue Study Guide
- Practising handwriting in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Practising handwriting in journalistic writing Study Guide
- Practising handwriting with more famous quotations Study Guide
Developing reading preferences in Year 5
- Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through appreciation of characters Study Guide
- Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through exploring a range of forms Study Guide
- Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through personal reflection Study Guide
- Developing reading preferences in Year 5 through text recommendations Study Guide
Etymology and prefixes
- Spelling more polysyllabic words with unstressed vowels Study Guide
- Spelling polysyllabic words with unstressed vowels Study Guide
- Spelling words of Greek origin that use 'ch' to make a /k/ sound Study Guide
- Spelling words of Greek origin that use 'ph' to make a /f/ sound Study Guide
- Spelling words of Latin origin that use 'sc' to make a /s/ sound Study Guide
- Spelling words using hard c Study Guide
- Spelling words using soft c Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes ad- and al- and hyphens Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes bi-, trans-, tele- and circum- Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes co-, pre-, pro- and sus- Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes de-, re-, sub-, super-, inter-, anti- and auto- Study Guide
- Spelling words with the prefixes meaning not Study Guide
Five sentence types
- A new sentence structure: the non-finite complex sentence Study Guide
- A new subordinate clause: the non-finite (-ing) clause Study Guide
- Comma rules in four sentence types Study Guide
- Four sentence types Study Guide
- Two types of clause Study Guide
- Using the comma rules in non-finite complex sentences Study Guide
Harriet Tubman: biographical writing
- Identifying the features of a biography Study Guide
- Peer editing the early life section of a biography about Harriet Tubman Study Guide
- Planning and writing the conclusion of a biography about Harriet Tubman Study Guide
- Planning and writing the introduction of a biography about Harriet Tubman Study Guide
- Planning and writing the section about Harriet Tubman's early life Study Guide
- Planning the section about Harriet Tubman's activism Study Guide
- Researching Harriet Tubman in preparation for writing a biography Study Guide
- Writing the section about Harriet Tubman's activism Study Guide
Introduction to debate
- Giving proof and summarising an argument Study Guide
- Judging and scoring a debate Study Guide
- Justifying an opinion Study Guide
- Learning the roles in a debate and making a rebuttal Study Guide
- Making and responding to points of information Study Guide
- Making points and explanations in a debate Study Guide
- Preparing for a debate Study Guide
- Writing notes to support delivering a speech in a debate Study Guide
Key grammar terminology, including determiners and fronted adverbials
Noun suffixes, letter strings and homophones
- Applying spelling rules with the letter string 'fer' Study Guide
- Applying the rule 'i before e except after c' Study Guide
- Investigating the 'ee' sound spelt 'ie' or 'ei' Study Guide
- Investigating the letter string 'fer' Study Guide
- Other sounds represented by the letter string 'ei' Study Guide
- Other sounds represented by the letter string 'ie' Study Guide
- Spelling a selection of homophones Study Guide
- Spelling further homophones and near-homophones Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix -ant Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix -ent Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ance and -ancy Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ence and -ency Study Guide
Poetry about personal experiences
- Exploring themes of identity in 'Back to Me', 'Find Me', 'Friend' and 'Everyone' Study Guide
- Exploring themes of resilience in 'One of These Days' and 'Being Heard' Study Guide
- Exploring themes of sadness in 'The Land of Blue' Study Guide
- Reading, responding to and performing 'In the Heart of a Book' Study Guide
- Writing a poem about a personal experience Study Guide
Poetry by Valerie Bloom
- Exploring connections to 'I Opened the Door' Study Guide
- Exploring themes of belonging and hope in 'Forest' & 'The Colours of My Dreams' Study Guide
- Exploring themes of hate and anger in 'The Wall' Study Guide
- Exploring themes of love in 'You Are' and 'Mum Says She Loves Me' Study Guide
- Reading, responding to and performing 'My Heart is a Volcano' Study Guide
Poetry inspired by animals
- Exploring human relationships with animals through poetry Study Guide
- Introduction to 'The Tyger' by William Blake Study Guide
- Learning animal poetry by heart Study Guide
- Performing 'The Tyger' by William Blake Study Guide
- Reading and performing 'Blackbird' by John Foster &'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes Study Guide
- Reading and performing 'The Snow Leopard' by Philip Gross Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Pike' by Ted Hughes Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Invaders' and 'Kingfisher' by John Foster Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'The Tyger' by William Blake Study Guide
- Reading, responding to&performing 'A Bird came down the Walk' by Emily Dickinson Study Guide
School uniform: persuasive letter writing
- Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Identifying features of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning and writing the conclusion of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Planning the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Planning the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Writing the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Writing the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
Shakespeare's 'Macbeth': narrative and soliloquy writing
- Analysing a scene in the build-up of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Analysing the main character in 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Exploring characters and setting in the opening scene of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary for the opening of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Identifying the features of a soliloquy Study Guide
- Peer editing a soliloquy based on 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Peer editing the opening of a narrative based on 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Performing a soliloquy in character as Macbeth Study Guide
- Planning and writing the 'against' section of Macbeth's soliloquy Study Guide
- Planning and writing the 'for' section of Macbeth's soliloquy Study Guide
- Planning and writing the closing thoughts of Macbeth's soliloquy Study Guide
- Planning part one of the opening of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Planning part two of the opening of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Understanding the context of Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Understanding themes, characters and plot in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Writing part one of the opening of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
- Writing part two of the opening of 'Macbeth' Study Guide
Speech punctuation, parenthesis and apostrophes
Successful speeches
Taste and smell words
- More rich vocabulary associated with smell Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with a meal Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with eating Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with flavour Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with hunger or thirst Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with smell Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with the word delicious Study Guide
- Rich vocabulary associated with the word disgusting Study Guide
The Amazon Rainforest: essay writing
- Identifying the features of an essay Study Guide
- Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay Study Guide
- Planning and writing the first main paragraph of an essay Study Guide
- Planning and writing the introduction to an essay Study Guide
- Planning and writing the second main paragraph of an essay Study Guide
- Researching deforestation in the Amazon rainforest Study Guide
- Setting out a logical argument in response to an essay title Study Guide
The Aye-Aye: non-chronological report
- Editing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Identifying the features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Planning the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Planning the conclusion of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Planning the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Planning the introduction of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Researching aye-ayes for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Writing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes Study Guide
The Titanic: journalistic report writing
- Editing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Identifying the features of a journalistic report in preparation for writing about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Planning the second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Researching the Titanic in preparation for writing a journalistic report Study Guide
- Writing the closing of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Writing the first recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Writing the opening of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
- Writing the second recount paragraph of a journalistic report about the Titanic Study Guide
Three tense forms and modal verbs
Verb, adjective and noun suffixes
- Creating adjectives using the suffixes -al and -ic Study Guide
- Creating adjectives using the suffixes -ful and -less Study Guide
- Making plurals using the suffix -es and -ves Study Guide
- Making plurals using the suffixes -s and -ies Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix -able Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffix -ible Study Guide
- Spelling words with the suffixes -ary and -ery Study Guide
- Turning adjectives into nouns using the suffixes -ity and -ness Study Guide
- Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ate and -en Study Guide
- Turning nouns and adjectives into verbs using the suffixes -ify and -ise Study Guide
- Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense Study Guide
- Using the suffix -tion to represent /shun/ Study Guide
- Using the suffix "-ing" to make the present and past tenses Study Guide
- Using the suffixes -cian, -sion and -ssion to represent /shun/ Study Guide
Wild Cats: non-chronological report
- Editing the diet section of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Identifying the features of a non-chronological report in preparation for writing about tigers Study Guide
- Planning the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Planning the conclusion of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Planning the diet section of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Planning the introduction of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Researching tigers for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Writing the diet section of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about tigers Study Guide