Wonder - Learning Objectives

For Year 6 students during the Spring terms, the core text is 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio, which serves as a basis for a comprehensive learning plan that integrates reading, spoken language, and writing. The curriculum is designed to explore a variety of learning objectives that aim to enhance students' literacy skills. The reading focus connects with science topics, particularly evolution and inheritance, and encourages students to produce written outcomes such as recounts of experiences, diary entries, and informative texts on scientific concepts.

The objectives are divided into various aspects of language learning. In Spoken Language, students are expected to express opinions with reasons, listen to others, and use Standard English in discussions. For Reading, they will explore narrative genres, understand text structures, and delve into the layers of meaning within texts, making predictions and summarizing key ideas. In Writing - Composition, the focus is on adapting sentence structures, language choices, and formality levels to different text types, with an emphasis on developing a toolkit for successful writing. Finally, the Writing - Grammar and Vocabulary objectives cover the use of cohesive devices, the appropriate application of active and passive voice, and the use of punctuation such as semi-colons, colons, dashes, and hyphens to enhance clarity and coherence in writing.