Inspired by: The Lost Happy Endings - Curriculum Objectives

Within the Year 6 curriculum, pupils are encouraged to cultivate a positive attitude towards reading and to deepen their comprehension through a diverse range of literary materials. This includes engaging with an extensive variety of genres such as fiction, poetry, plays, non-fiction, and reference books. They are taught to appreciate different structures in literature and to read with various purposes in mind. Students are expected to become familiar with a broad spectrum of texts, from myths and legends to contemporary fiction and works from different cultures. They are also encouraged to recommend books to their peers, articulate themes and conventions in writing, and to make thoughtful comparisons between texts. Moreover, pupils are prompted to memorise poetry, perform plays and poems with expressive intonation and volume, and to critically evaluate authors' language use.

In terms of language skills, pupils are taught to expand their vocabulary through understanding root words, prefixes, and suffixes, and to utilise dictionaries and thesauruses effectively. Writing skills are honed by planning, drafting, evaluating, and editing their work with attention to audience, purpose, grammar, and vocabulary choices. They learn to use a variety of grammatical structures and punctuation to enhance clarity and meaning in their writing. Additionally, pupils are taught to write with legibility and fluency, using appropriate writing implements. Comprehension activities may include studying Carol Ann Duffy's works, exploring traditional tales and their features, and examining stories within stories. Composition tasks might involve writing descriptive settings with personification, creating character dialogue, and devising alternative endings to stories.