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Year 5 · English

Plan what and who to write for in Year 5 English

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Focus on writing for your audience and purpose. Start with “Develop Understanding of Devices to Use in A Non-Fiction Text”, then explain the idea in your own words.

Year 5 learners practise writing for your audience and purpose.

The activities include Develop Understanding of Devices to Use in A Non-Fiction Text, Identify Different Types of Text, Identify Fact and Opinion, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, worksheet, teaching, practice. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

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Activities covered

  • Develop Understanding of Devices to Use in A Non-Fiction Text
  • Identify Different Types of Text
  • Identify Fact and Opinion
  • Identify Features of a Letter
  • Identify Personification
  • Identify Purpose in Writing
  • Identify the Features of a Newspaper
  • Learn How To Write for Your Audience
  • Understand How to Match Writing to a Specific Audience
  • Understand How to Write for Your Audience
  • Understand Persuasive Devices
  • Use Connectives in Writing
  • Use Persuasive Devices

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WatchYouTube — Anglesey Primary School

English: Facts and Opinions — KS2

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LearnBBC Bitesize

Non-fiction Texts

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LearnBBC Bitesize

What Is Personification?

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LearnBBC Bitesize

Creative Writing

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LearnBBC Bitesize

KS2 Grammar

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Year 5 Writing Checklist

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PrintEreading Worksheets

Fact and Opinion Worksheets

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