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title: "Year 6: English - Explanation Texts"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-03-30-year-6-english-explanation-texts"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
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# Year 6: English - Explanation Texts

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-03-30_11_37_26.jpg)   30 March 2026

This week in English, Year 6 will be writing an explanation text - to explain to the reader about the historical significance of the Maya Civilisation. They are focussing on the accuracy of their punctuation when including the grammatical features taught this term.

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