Writing

Writing

This term, our writing genres are:

Narrative - Greek myths

Non-Chronological reports – Gods/mythological creatures

Persuasive adverts/letters

Newspaper reports – Trojan war

Poetry – Narrative poems

We will be using these as a focus for our writing:

Our reading texts

First-hand experiences

Writing Expectations for writing in Y3

Use capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas in lists
Use adverbs of time, place and cause (then, next, soon, therefore, hurriedly)
Use sub-ordinating and co-ordinating conjunctions (before, after, while, so)
Use prepositions (under, next to, through, behind, beneath)
Use verbs and adjectives to create impact
Begin inverted commas (speech marks) to punctuate speech
Group similar ideas together (begin to use paragraphs)
Write for a range of audiences and purposes choosing the correct layout and features
Use headings and sub-headings
Show a clear beginning middle and end in narrative
Use 'a' or 'an' correctly
Apply Year 3 spelling rules across all writing
Spell the Year 3 common exception words

Handwriting Expectations for writing in Y3

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