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Year 6 English Transition
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to our English lessons at Outwood Academy Freeston. You will study a range of topics and we are certain that there will be something that you will enjoy. English gives you the opportunity to read a range of texts, write a variety of texts and also show your creative side when producing stories or descriptions. You will have four hours of English lessons on your timetable - this may be split between two English teachers.
Your English Lessons
“I admire people who dare to take the language, English, and understand it and understand the melody.” Maya Angelou
As part of your English lessons, you will spend the first 15 minutes reading a book of your choice from our library.
You will use an online program called ‘Accelerated Reader’ where you will complete a reading test which will give you a reading age and a code linked to the amazing range of books in our library. Every time you read a book, you will complete a quiz on it. There are many exciting competitions running in our library linked to reading - keep an eye out for the latest ones when you join us and watch out for our updates on Twitter.
Year 7 Topics
Read all about it - reading non-fiction and reciprocal reading
Novel - The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Creative and descriptive writing
Literary study - extracts from classic novels
Poetry from other cultures
Play - Dracula
What skills will you learn?
Communicate your ideas, views and emotion with confidence, both orally and in written form
Enables you to make sense of the world around you
Consider themes such as friendship, love and loss in novels, plays and poems
Develop your understanding of characters and empathise with their situations
Explore the craft of the writer and analyse how language is used for effect
Develop your skills to write imaginatively and through transactional writing, where purpose, audience and format are important
Extend your vocabulary and written accuracy
