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Year 4 · Key Stage 2

English

Reading, writing, grammar, and spoken language.

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  1. Adverbials in ActionPupils discover fronted adverbials of time, place and manner, learn to punctuate them with a comma, and practise varying sentence openings to make their writing more exciting and cohesive.
  2. Whose Is It? Apostrophes for PossessionLearn how apostrophes show ownership — for one owner and for many owners — and practise spotting and writing them correctly.
  3. Picture It: Expanded Noun PhrasesPupils learn to build expanded noun phrases by adding adjectives, determiners, prepositional phrases and relative clauses to a simple noun, then practise using these rich phrases to make their own writing more vivid and precise.
  4. Voices in the Text: Punctuating SpeechLearn how to punctuate speech in stories using inverted commas and other punctuation marks, so your dialogue looks exactly like a published author's work.
  5. Reading Between the LinesPupils learn to 'read between the lines' by practising inference, summarising and information retrieval using a short fiction passage and a non-fiction extract. They discover how to use clues in a text to work out things the author never directly says, put ideas into their own words, and find facts quickly and accurately.
  6. Plan, Draft, Improve: Extended WritingLearn how to plan, draft and improve a piece of writing using a writing framework, paragraphs and cohesive devices, then practise evaluating writing like a real author.