Targeting Writing Skills Year 5 is a comprehensive program that teaches students the basic structure of the three main types of texts: Informative, Imaginative and Persuasive, and the fundamentals of grammar.

This book is split into 4 terms with 8 units. In every term, two units explore each text type with an annotated model text.

The units are presented using a gradual release of responsibility model in which:

During the writing process students learn:

The final unit in each term provides students with additional practice in writing, either an imaginative or persuasive text, by innovating on an existing text to change characters, setting or point of view. As these are the two main text types that students encounter in NAPLAN assessments, the additional practice helps prepare them for the tests. A review of the work that has been covered concludes the term with answers provided at the back of the book.