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Year five planning

Total number of units: 12
Total number of exemplified units: 7

Total number of weeks covered: 36–39

Narrative, plays and scripts - 19-20 weeks Unit 1: 
Novels and stories by significant children’s authors
(4 weeks) 		 Unit 2: 
Traditional stories, fables, myths, legends
(4 weeks) 		 Unit 3: 
Stories from other cultures
(3 weeks) 		 Unit 4: 
Older literature
(3 weeks) 		 Unit 5: 
Film narrative
(3 weeks) 		 Unit 6: 
Dramatic conventions
(2–3 weeks) 
Non-fiction - 12-14 weeks  Unit 1: 
Instructions
(3 weeks) 		 Unit 2: 
Reports/explanations
(4–5 weeks)  		  Unit 3: 
Persuasive writing
(5–6 weeks)  
Poetry - 5 weeks   Unit 1: 
Poetic style (word play, rhyme, metaphor, word choice)
(2 weeks) 		 Unit 2: 
Classic/narrative poems
(2 weeks)  		  Unit 3: 
Choral and performance
(1 week)