English is the Key Learning Area where students develop knowledge, skills and understandings about English language and literature. The students will be actively engaged in the development of skills through:

This term in English, Year 6 will be engaging in the following:

In this unit, students learn to critically analyse and respond to texts, with a focus on multimodal, multimedia and visual texts, including the shared text of Wonder by R.J Palacio and Once, by Morris Gleitzman. They explore the ways in which texts are structured and presented in order to communicate ideas and influence viewers, especially focusing on the author’s voice and characterisation. Themes of identity and rite of passage, physical deformity and self-image, bullying and friendship will be explored. Students will become authors and write a narrative for their Kindergarten buddies. 

Spelling: Students will continue to have daily spelling lessons that focus on the four forms of spelling knowledge: Morphemic, Etymological, Visual and Phonological.